Labour law reform: J&K's uniform employment code proposal can be first step

At the Union level, reforms are being undertaken by the Labour Ministry

I propose to frame a uniform Employment Code for the state, containing all the labour laws in force in the State. The proposed Employment Code shall set out the framework for terms of employment and service of all the workers except domestic workers and agricultural labour and a strong, independent and separate labour judiciary.

These words of the Finance Minister, J&K, from Budget Speech 2018-19 will go down in history as starting a new chapter in labour law reforms.

The problems with the present laws have been voiced often. To begin with, we have multiple labour laws at the national