Labour Codes may require retailers to clear departing employees’ wages within two working days
Once the relevant Labour Code provisions are notified and operationalised, employers could need to pay wage dues within two working days of resignation, dismissal, retrenchment or closure. Other full-and-final components—including gratuity, PF, incentives, reimbursements and leave encashment—may remain subject to separate timelines.
India’s Labour Codes could require employers, including retailers, to pay wage dues within two working days of employee separation. Full-and-final components such as gratuity, PF, incentives, reimbursements and leave encashment may follow separate timelines.
Why this matters
With no related recent signals provided, the Indian Labour Codes update highlights a potential change to retailer exit-payroll processes and wage settlement controls.
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