{"id":369875,"date":"2025-12-15T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=369875"},"modified":"2025-12-20T16:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:20:07","slug":"esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/","title":{"rendered":"ESIC Circular on SPREE Initiative: Compliance Under Social Security Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 11-12-2025, the Employee&rsquo;s State Insurance Corporation (&lsquo;<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">ESIC<\/span>&rsquo;) issued a circular regarding the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">implementation of the Code on Social Security, 2020<\/span>. The circular <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">advised organizations to prioritise compliance<\/span> and to ensure ESIC&rsquo;s employees to receive benefits under Code on Social Security, 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways of ESIC Implementation Circular on 11-12-2025:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Vp8XETOR\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Code on Social Security, 2020<\/span><\/a> (&lsquo;Social Security Code&rsquo;) is a comprehensive <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Labour Code\/Labour Law<\/span> that consolidates all major social security schemes into one, ensuring comprehensive medical and financial security benefits for employees across <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">all establishments<\/span>.<a id=\"fnref1\" href=\"#fn1\" title=\"1. Four Labour Codes Explained: Reforms, Compliance Checklists, Impact | SCC Times\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The provisions of the Code commenced on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/11\/21\/key-phrase-four-labour-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">21-11-2025<\/span><\/a> and this ESIC Implementation Circular was issued by <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">ESIC<\/span> ensuring the implementation<a id=\"fnref2\" href=\"#fn2\" title=\"2. Enforcement dates of Labour Codes | SCC Times\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> of this Code.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Circular emphasized that all establishments meeting the prescribed criteria under the Code must <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">register themselves with ESIC<\/span> without delay.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>All establishments include <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">educational and medical institutions<\/span>, ensuring that employees in these sectors also benefit from <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">social security<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The ESIC Implementation Circular mandated as under:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Immediate registration<\/span> of establishments under the ESIC framework.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Enrolment of all eligible employees<\/span> as per the Code&rsquo;s criteria.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Adherence to the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">new definition of wages<a id=\"fnref3\" href=\"#fn3\" title=\"3. http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Vp8XETOR\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a>, which includes Basic Pay + Dearness Allowance + Retaining Allowances (if any).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Employers were urged to act promptly to avoid non-compliance and to ensure their workforce receives the benefits guaranteed under the Code.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Online registration could be completed through:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li>\n<p>Shram Suvidha Portal<a id=\"fnref4\" href=\"#fn4\" title=\"4. https:\/\/shramsuvidha.gov.in\/signupUser\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a> or,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>ESIC Employer Portal<a id=\"fnref5\" href=\"#fn5\" title=\"5. https:\/\/portal.esic.gov.in\/ESICInsurance1\/ESICInsurancePortal\/ESICSignup.aspx\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The deadline for compliance under the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SPREE<\/span><a id=\"fnref6\" href=\"#fn6\" title=\"6. https:\/\/esic.gov.in\/attachments\/publicationfile\/Leaflet_For_SPREE_Campaign_2025_1753087471.pdf\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a> initiative by ESIC was earlier decided on <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">31-12-2025<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">ESIC Circular on 18-12-2025:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">But soon after, ESIC issued a circular clarifying the purpose of SPREE Initiative. ESIC also reiterated that compliance of Social Security Code can only be implemented once Rules and Regulation of it are notified by the Central Government. The earlier communication dated 11-12-2025 was intended <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">only to create awareness among employers during SPREE<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/11\/29\/india-four-labour-codes-overview-explained-scctimes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about the Four Labour Laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/11\/26\/enforcement-dates-of-labour-codes-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Know more about Enforcement dates of the Codes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn1\" href=\"#fnref1\">1.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/11\/29\/india-four-labour-codes-overview-explained-scctimes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Four Labour Codes Explained: Reforms, Compliance Checklists, Impact | SCC Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn2\" href=\"#fnref2\">2.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/11\/26\/enforcement-dates-of-labour-codes-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Enforcement dates of Labour Codes | SCC Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn3\" href=\"#fnref3\">3.<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Vp8XETOR\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Vp8XETOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn4\" href=\"#fnref4\">4.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shramsuvidha.gov.in\/signupUser\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/shramsuvidha.gov.in\/signupUser<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn5\" href=\"#fnref5\">5.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.esic.gov.in\/ESICInsurance1\/ESICInsurancePortal\/ESICSignup.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/portal.esic.gov.in\/ESICInsurance1\/ESICInsurancePortal\/ESICSignup.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn6\" href=\"#fnref6\">6.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/esic.gov.in\/attachments\/publicationfile\/Leaflet_For_SPREE_Campaign_2025_1753087471.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/esic.gov.in\/attachments\/publicationfile\/Leaflet_For_SPREE_Campaign_2025_1753087471.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">ESIC advised registration under Social Security Code, 2020 mandatory for all establishments but later clarified it was for SPREE awareness; compliance once rules are notified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67525,"featured_media":370484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1193],"tags":[31731,85660,81534,36510,75109,40192,94954,42445,10631,65908,93382,94953],"class_list":["post-369875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislationupdates","category-notifications","tag-compliance","tag-employee-benefits","tag-employee-welfare","tag-employees-state-insurance-corporation","tag-employer-obligations","tag-esic","tag-esic-registration","tag-labour-code","tag-labour-laws","tag-mandatory-registration","tag-social-security-code-2020","tag-spree-initiative"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ESIC Implementation Circular on Social Security Code | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ESIC issues an implementation circular under the Social Security Code, 2020 mandating registration for employers by 31st Dec 2025.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mandatory ESIC Registration Under Social Security Code, 2020: Compliance before 31st Dec 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ESIC issues an implementation circular under the Social Security Code, 2020 mandating registration for employers by 31st Dec 2025.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-15T12:00:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-20T11:20:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-23-13.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"886\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"590\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shubhi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"ESIC Circular on SPREE Initiative: Compliance Under Social Security Code\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shubhi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/\",\"name\":\"ESIC Implementation Circular on Social Security Code | SCC Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-23-13.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-15T12:00:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-20T11:20:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac\"},\"description\":\"ESIC issues an implementation circular under the Social Security Code, 2020 mandating registration for employers by 31st Dec 2025.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-23-13.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-23-13.webp\",\"width\":886,\"height\":590,\"caption\":\"ESIC Implementation Circular\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ESIC Circular on SPREE Initiative: Compliance Under Social Security Code\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac\",\"name\":\"Shubhi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Shubhi\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/shubhi\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ESIC Implementation Circular on Social Security Code | SCC Times","description":"ESIC issues an implementation circular under the Social Security Code, 2020 mandating registration for employers by 31st Dec 2025.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mandatory ESIC Registration Under Social Security Code, 2020: Compliance before 31st Dec 2025","og_description":"ESIC issues an implementation circular under the Social Security Code, 2020 mandating registration for employers by 31st Dec 2025.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2025-12-15T12:00:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-20T11:20:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":886,"height":590,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-23-13.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Shubhi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"ESIC Circular on SPREE Initiative: Compliance Under Social Security Code","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Shubhi","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/","name":"ESIC Implementation Circular on Social Security Code | SCC Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-23-13.webp","datePublished":"2025-12-15T12:00:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-20T11:20:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac"},"description":"ESIC issues an implementation circular under the Social Security Code, 2020 mandating registration for employers by 31st Dec 2025.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-23-13.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-23-13.webp","width":886,"height":590,"caption":"ESIC Implementation Circular"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/15\/esic-implementation-circular-social-security-code\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ESIC Circular on SPREE Initiative: Compliance Under Social Security Code"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac","name":"Shubhi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Shubhi"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/shubhi\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/blog-23-13.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":370396,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/20\/esic-clarifies-spree-circular-for-awareness-only-for-now-compliance-under-social-security-code\/","url_meta":{"origin":369875,"position":0},"title":"SPREE Circular is for awareness only; Compliance to take place once Social Security Code Rules Are Notified: ESIC Clarifies","author":"Shubhi","date":"December 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"ESIC issued a circular clarifying the intent of circular on 11-12-2025 and compliance under Social Security Code.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Legislation Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SPREE Compliance","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SPREE-Compliance.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SPREE-Compliance.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SPREE-Compliance.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SPREE-Compliance.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":93331,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/18\/esic-introduces-new-scheme-to-promote-registration-of-employersemployees\/","url_meta":{"origin":369875,"position":1},"title":"ESIC introduces new Scheme to promote Registration of Employers\/Employees","author":"Saba","date":"December 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The ESI Corporation has taken some very important decisions towards extending the Social Security cover of ESI Scheme to whole of India and for medical care for serving the workers.\u00a0 Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Govt. of India chaired the 170th Meeting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Case Briefs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":368196,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/11\/29\/india-four-labour-codes-overview-explained-scctimes\/","url_meta":{"origin":369875,"position":2},"title":"A Complete Guide to Four Labour Codes: Key Reforms, Compliance Checklists &amp; Impact on India\u2019s Workforce","author":"Shubhi","date":"November 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This article aims to provide a lucid overview of India\u2019s Four Labour Codes, with insights into Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security, and Occupational Safety, highlighting reforms, compliance, and impacts.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Law made Easy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Law made Easy","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/law-made-easy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Four Labour Codes","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Four-Labour-Codes-1.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Four-Labour-Codes-1.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Four-Labour-Codes-1.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Four-Labour-Codes-1.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":239194,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/11\/16\/union-labour-ministry-notifies-draft-rules-under-the-code-on-social-security-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":369875,"position":3},"title":"Union Labour Ministry Notifies Draft Rules under the Code on Social Security 2020","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"November 16, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the draft rules under the Code on Social Security, 2020 on 13.11.2020 inviting objections and suggestions, if any, from the stakeholders. Such objections and suggestions are required to be submitted within a period of 45 days from the date of notification of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Legislation Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":216470,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/07\/04\/cabinet-approves-code-on-wages-bill\/","url_meta":{"origin":369875,"position":4},"title":"Cabinet approves Code on Wages Bill","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"July 4, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"As reported by PTI, Cabinet has approved the Code on Wages Bill which seeks to : \" subsume existing laws related to workers remuneration and enable the Centre to fix minimum wages for the entire country.\" The said Code would combine four\u00a0labour laws\u00a0\u2014 Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Minimum Wages\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cabinet Decisions&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cabinet Decisions","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/cabinet_decisions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":236487,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/09\/30\/code-on-social-security-2020-schemes-for-unorganised-workers-gig-workers-platform-workers-gratuity-period-for-journalists-reduced-from-5-to-3-years-scope-of-social-security-widened-read-more\/","url_meta":{"origin":369875,"position":5},"title":"Code on Social Security, 2020 | Schemes for unorganised workers, gig workers &#038; platform workers, Gratuity period for journalists reduced from 5 to 3 years, Scope of Social Security widened [Read More]","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"September 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Code on Social Security, 2020 received Presidential Assent on 28-09-2020. The Code on Social Security, 2020 Second National Commission on Labour, which submitted its report in June, 2002 had recommended that the existing set of labour laws should be broadly amalgamated into the following groups, namely:\u2014 (a) industrial relations;\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Legislation Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67525"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}