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Toh hua kya hai, dosto? Jo desh bhar mein naye labour codes aaye hain, unhone 'wage' ki definition ko extend kar diya hai. Yeh naye codes 29 purane laws ko combine karke four naye codes banaye gaye hain. Pehle companies kya karti thi ki basic pay kam rakhti thi taaki PF aur gratuity mein contribution kam ho, aur baaki paise allowances mein de deti thi jisse tax bachta tha aur take-home salary bhi zyaada lagti thi. Par ab aisa nahi chalega!
Naye rules ke hisab se, basic pay aur fixed allowances milakar kam se kam 50% of CTC (Cost to Company) hona chahiye. Jo bhi allowance is 50% mein nahi aata, woh wage mein add hoga aur us par PF/gratuity calculate hoga. Iska matlab hai ki employer ka cost seedha badh jayega. Aur haan, ab fixed-term employees ko bhi 1 saal kaam karne ke baad gratuity milegi.
Ab jab sabke mann mein ye sawaal hai ki companies kar kya rahi hain, toh reports keh rahi hain ki lagbhag 80% companies apne pay structures ko adjust kar rahi hain. Bade banks jaise HDFC Bank aur ICICI Bank ne toh already bataya hai ki unka employee cost badhne wala hai aur uske liye funds bhi alag rakhe hain. Public sector banks par zyada fark nahi pad raha kyuki unke structure pehle se hi rules ke kareeb the. Experts ka kehna hai ki badi companies toh ye extra cost manage kar lengi, par jo medium-sized firms hain jinke profits kam hain, unke liye yeh ek bada challenge ho sakta hai.
Yeh reforms long run mein employment costs ko 64% tak badha sakte hain FY2026-27 tak, isliye companies cost optimization par focus kar rahi hain. Lekin har state mein ye rules alag-alag time par lagoo ho rahe hain, kuch states mein toh final rules abhi pending hain. Is uncertainty ki wajah se bahut saari companies wait kar rahi hain ki pehle clear guidelines aa jayein, taaki baar baar changes na karne pade.
Jo companies smart chalaki dikha rahi hain, woh apne pay packages ko adjust kar rahi hain aur saath mein tax-saving benefits jaise House Rent Allowance (HRA), meal vouchers, aur reimbursements ko carefully use kar rahi hain. Experts keh rahe hain ki short term mein thodi mushkil hogi, par long term mein ye changes global standards ke saath align honge, employee welfare badhega aur operational flexibility bhi milegi. Digital payroll systems bhi companies ko compliance manage karne mein help karenge.