Code on Social Security, 2020
The Code on Social Security, 2020 is one of four labour codes that consolidate 29 pre-existing central labour laws. It subsumes nine earlier acts including the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, and the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, among others. Crucially, it introduces the first statutory definition and social security framework for gig and platform workers in Indian law.
- Gig worker defined: a person who performs work outside of a traditional employer-employee relationship and earns from such activity
- Platform worker defined: a person engaged in work arranged through an online platform, outside conventional employment
- Aggregator contribution: 1–2% of annual turnover, capped at 5% of total payments to gig/platform workers
- Benefits to be provided include life and disability cover, accident insurance, health and maternity benefits, and old age protection
- National Social Security Board to be constituted for gig and platform worker welfare
- e-Shram portal (launched August 26, 2021) serves as the national database for unorganised and platform workers
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