LiveLaw Academy Announces Course on the New Labour Codes: Registrations Open Now

LiveLaw Academy has opened registrations for its upcoming Course on the New Labour Codes, a structured and practice-oriented online course designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of India's reformed labour law framework. Interested participants can view full course details and register through LiveLaw Academy here:

👉 Register for the Course on the New Labour Codes

Understanding India's New Labour Law Framework

India's labour law regime is undergoing a fundamental transformation with the enactment of the four Labour Codes - a legislative overhaul aimed at consolidating, rationalising, and modernising labour laws that governed industrial relations, wages, social security, and workplace safety for decades.

The new framework seeks to balance the interests of workers, employers, and the State, while responding to changing employment patterns, economic reforms, and federal dynamics between the Centre and the States.

For legal practitioners, HR professionals, trade union members, and those involved in industrial adjudication, understanding the structure, objectives, and implications of these Codes has become essential.

LiveLaw Academy's Course on the New Labour Codes has been designed to address this need through a structured, concept-driven, and practice-focused approach.

About the Course

The course offers a comprehensive introduction to all four Labour Codes, situating them within the broader context of economic reforms, evolving employment relationships, and constitutional and federal considerations.

The course will cover:

• The Code on Wages, 2019
• The Industrial Relations Code, 2020
• The Code on Social Security, 2020
• The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

Participants will gain clarity on how these Codes consolidate earlier legislation, introduce new concepts, redefine rights and obligations, and reshape dispute resolution and compliance mechanisms.

Course Instructors

The course will be taught by two experienced labour and employment law practitioners:

Fidel Sebastian

Fidel Sebastian is a Labour Lawyer and former Legal Partner with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He has over 11 years of litigation experience, primarily before the High Court of Delhi, with extensive work in industrial disputes and service matters from the workman and employee perspective. He has also been associated with the Socio-Legal Information Centre while working with UNHCR.

Chirayu Jain

Advocate Chirayu Jain has more than 8 years of litigation experience before courts and tribunals in Delhi, with a special focus on labour and employment law. He represents both workers and management and has advised the Chhattisgarh State Government on rule-framing under the Labour Codes. He is an alumnus of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru.

Course Structure and Schedule

Course Dates: 21 February to 8 March 2026

Duration: 3 weeks

Class Frequency: Three classes per week (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Class Timings: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Total Sessions: 9

Session Duration: 2 hours each

Total Teaching Hours: 18 hours

Mode: Online (live classes)

Recordings: Available for enrolled participants

Certification: Certificate of completion will be provided

(Availability of recordings allows participants to learn flexibly.)

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for:

• Law students and legal practitioners
• Members and practitioners before Industrial Tribunals
• Labour union members and representatives
• HR professionals in public sector undertakings and private organisations
• Professionals dealing with employment, compliance, and industrial relations

Key Focus Areas

The course will examine:

• The rationale and objectives behind labour law reforms
• Common definitions and applicability thresholds across the Codes
• Changes introduced in wage regulation, industrial relations, and dispute resolution
• Social security expansion, including coverage of gig and unorganised workers
• Occupational safety, working conditions, and compliance mechanisms
• Impact on employers, workers, unions, and industrial adjudication
• Constitutional, federal, and implementation challenges

Registrations Open

Registrations for the Course on the New Labour Codes are now open. Participants can view detailed information and complete their registration through LiveLaw Academy at the link below:

👉 Register for the Course on the New Labour Codes – LiveLaw Academy