Industrial Relations and Wage Dynamics in India: Navigating Labour Law Reforms

By Ananthu S Hari

This book offers a clear and balanced explanation of India's recent labour law reforms, which merge twenty-nine central laws into four new labour codes. It shows how these changes reshape industrial relations and wage practices, and highlights their impact on workers, employers, and public institutions. The study outlines how earlier laws evolved and explains the new rules on wages, collective bargaining, dispute settlement, and employment conditions. It also examines key concerns raised by different groups, including the protection of worker rights, the rise of fixed-term employment, enforcement challenges, and the limited coverage of informal labour. Using a qualitative legal approach supported by case law, legislative material, and policy debates, the book places the reforms within India's wider economic and social context. It will interest students, researchers, policymakers, legal and human resource professionals, trade unions, and international readers seeking to understand a major shift in a large and diverse labour market.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1036478882
• ISBN13: 9781036478889
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.0"