New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- In a significant shift to labour norms, the government has merged 29 laws into four labour codes on Friday, November 21, with the aim of promoting ease of business while protecting workers' rights. These include the Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Social Security Code, and Occupational Safety Code.

Several key provisions have been introduced under the latest labour codes, which are likely to impact more than 400 million workers across both the formal and informal sectors.

With provisions such as equality for women in workplaces, gratuity for fixed-term employees after one year, free annual health check-ups, double wages for overtime, and more, here are key highlights from the newly launched labour codes -...