Fixed-Term Employment Approved: Contract Workers Can Now Enjoy Benefits As Regular Workers

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for the introduction of the Industrial Relations Code, 2019 in Parliament. allowing companies to hire workers on a fixed-term contracts of any duration. Two-member tribunal (in place of one member) has been set up for dispute, introducing a concept that some of the important cases will be resolved jointly and the rest by a single member resulting in faster disposal of cases.