The new wage code for India for 2022 is now in effect, as promised at the 2021 Union Budget. After more than a year and an extended delay past the projected April 2022 roll out deadline, the eagerly awaited four labour rules on pay, social security, industrial relations, and occupational safety, health, and working conditions are once again making headlines. The Indian government has made an effort to streamline the many wage-related laws through the New Wage Code.