Labour codes & workplace compliance courses, for HR and IC members
Two practitioner certifications on the workforce-facing compliance stack: the four Labour Codes 2020 (effective 21 November 2025 with Central Rules 2026) and the POSH Act 2013 (Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace) as amended through the 2026 case law.
Between 21 November 2025 and the 20 August 2026 Supreme Court 9-judge Constitution Bench ruling on IR Code Section 2(p), the operational landscape for HR and labour compliance in India changed materially. The four Labour Codes (Code on Wages 2019, IR Code 2020, Social Security Code 2020, OSH&WC Code 2020) came into force with Central Rules 2026 notified for all four Codes. State Rules are being notified on a rolling basis, so the effective obligation set is now genuinely state-by-state.
The Labour Codes 2020 Practitioner Certification walks the entire regime from primary sources — the current text of each of the four Codes, all four Central Rules 2026, the 20 August 2026 Constitution Bench ruling, the state-by-state notification tracker maintained under LawWatch, and the FAQs issued by the Ministry of Labour & Employment. It is written for the HR head, the factory occupier, the payroll compliance lead and the industrial-relations counsel who has to actually operate under the new regime.
The POSH Practitioner Certification covers the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013 as amended through 2026 case law — Internal Committee constitution and quorum, inquiry procedure and timelines, District Officer coordination, annual returns under Section 21, and the three rulings (including the 2023 Supreme Court judgement on interim relief and the 2026 High Court rulings on IC composition) that changed operational treatment. Written for HR heads and IC members who chair inquiries, not for coaching-institute students.
Certifications in this domain
Labour Codes 2020 Practitioner: HR, Payroll & Compliance Certification
Master the four new Labour Codes that replaced 29 old laws. Written for people who actually restructure payroll, register unions, file returns, and defend inspections.
POSH Act Practitioner: Advanced Certification
Run an Internal Committee that holds up in court. India's most current POSH practitioner programme.
Questions people ask about labour & workplace certifications
Are the four Labour Codes actually in force in my state?
Central government notified all four Labour Codes as effective from 21 November 2025 with Central Rules 2026 for all four. State-level implementation is on a rolling basis — states are notifying their State Rules and moving establishments from the superseded pre-Code regime (Factories Act 1948, Industrial Disputes Act 1947, EPF & MP Act 1952, etc.) to the new Code framework in sequence. The Labour Codes 2020 Practitioner Certification includes the state-by-state notification tracker so you always know which regime is currently binding on a given establishment.
Does the POSH Act 2013 apply to my organisation?
POSH applies to any workplace where ten or more workers are employed (Section 2(o) read with Section 4). "Workplace" is defined broadly — it covers offices, factories, hospitals, sports institutions, transportation used for the work, and any place visited by the employee arising out of or during the course of employment. Contract workers, apprentices and interns are included in the ten-count. If you employ ten or more workers in any capacity, you are required to constitute an Internal Committee under Section 4 and comply with the inquiry procedure under Section 11.
Do POSH and Labour Codes overlap for HR practitioners?
Yes, significantly. Most HR teams that run POSH compliance also run Labour Codes compliance for the same workforce. Both require formal committees, both have annual return obligations, both interact with the Companies Act Section 134 Board's Report disclosures for listed entities, and both are inspected together in most state labour-department audits. Working practitioners typically take the two certifications together as one integrated workforce-compliance stack.