The Code on Social Security, 2020

This edition of The Code on Social Security, 2020 (No. 36 of 2020, dated 29-9-2020) serves as a comprehensive and authoritative legal reference for students, advocates, labour law practitioners, HR professionals, compliance officers, employers, trade unions, and organizations dealing with employee welfare and social security compliance. Presented as a Bare Act with short comments, the publication provides the statutory text of the law in a clear and accessible format, making it suitable for legal study, professional reference, workplace compliance, and competitive examination preparation.

The book incorporates relevant provisions brought into force through government notifications and includes comparative tables showing the corresponding sections of the Code on Social Security, 2020 with the earlier social welfare and labour enactments consolidated under the new Code.

This edition consolidates and replaces several major social security legislations, including:
• The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
• The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
• The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923
• The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
• The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
• The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
• The Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
• The Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996
• The Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008

The publication includes:
• Updated text of The Code on Social Security, 2020
• Comparative tables correlating provisions of old Acts with the new Code
• Short comments for practical understanding and legal reference
• Relevant notifications and enforcement details under the Code

The content comprehensively covers major aspects of employee welfare and social protection, including:
• Provident fund and pension schemes
• Employees’ State Insurance and medical benefits
• Gratuity and maternity benefits
• Compensation for employment-related injuries
• Registration of establishments and employees
• Social security provisions for gig workers, platform workers, and unorganised workers
• Contributions, assessments, and compliance mechanisms
• Welfare funds and cess-related provisions
• Powers of inspectors-cum-facilitators and authorities
• Offences, penalties, adjudication, and recovery procedures under the Code

This edition is particularly suitable for:
• Advocates and legal professionals handling employment and compensation matters
• HR managers and labour compliance officers
• Employers and establishments implementing employee benefit schemes
• Trade unions and labour welfare consultants
• Corporate entities ensuring compliance with modern labour law reforms

Whether used in academic institutions, legal practice, corporate compliance departments, or labour administration, this updated Bare Act edition provides a dependable and practical reference to the Code on Social Security, 2020 and India’s evolving framework of employee welfare and labour protection laws.