Chandigarh, July 4 -- The labour department of the UT administration has pre-published draft rules under the four central labour codes, inviting objections and suggestions from stakeholders before finalisation.

The draft rules were notified in the Chandigarh administration gazette (extraordinary) dated July 2, 2026, and have also been uploaded on the official portal of the labour department for wider public access.

The rules cover key labour reforms under four central legislations - the code on wages, 2019; the industrial relations code, 2020; the code on social security, 2020; and the occupational safety, health and working conditions code, 2020 - aimed at streamlining labour regulations and improving compliance mechanisms.

According ...