29 Laws to 4 Labour Codes: Explained Through One Worker's Day | UPSC EPFO APFC 2026

📘 ₹9 APFC Notes + EPF & Labour Codes Ebook (story style + MCQs): https://rzp.io/rzp/apfc-mastermind 29 labour laws → 4 Labour Codes, explained through one ordinary working day of Ramesh, a machine operator in Faridabad. If you are preparing for UPSC EPFO APFC 2026, this change rewrites a big part of your Labour Laws syllabus. In this lesson you will learn which old Acts went into the Code on Wages 2019, the Industrial Relations Code 2020, the Code on Social Security 2020 and the OSH Code 2020; the 4-3-9-13 trick to remember all 29 laws; why "passed" and "in force" are different dates (all four Codes in force from 21 November 2025); and the key thresholds examiners love: 300 workers for standing orders and lay-off permission, strike rules (notice within 60 days before a strike, and no strike within 14 days of the notice), fixed-term gratuity after one year, gig and platform workers, and the new factory thresholds of 20 (with power) and 40 (without power). ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:32 Meet Ramesh 1:10 Why 29 laws became 4 Codes 2:21 The magic number 4-3-9-13 3:00 Code on Wages 2019 4:32 Industrial Relations Code 2020 7:03 Code on Social Security 2020 9:49 OSH Code 2020 11:28 Ramesh's day = memory map 11:58 3 exam traps 13:05 Recap 14:45 Your question ▶️ Watch next: APFC 2026: 65 दिन का Day-by-Day Roadmap (Lesson 1), and the next lesson on the new EPF wage ceiling of ₹25,000. ❓ Comment your answer: Under the Code on Social Security, after how many years does a fixed-term employee become eligible for gratuity, and on what basis? 💬 Join our WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb8S... #UPSCEPFO #APFC #LabourCodes