Role Overview
Indus Action seeks a highly motivated legal professional to anchor and institutionalise legal expertise across its labour systems work. With the Labour Codes entering phased implementation across India, this role will ensure that all Indus Action proposals, projects, advisories, and government engagements are backed by rigorous statutory clarity and actionable legal interpretation.
The Executive- RTL will function as the in-house labour law expert for construction workers and unorganised workers’ welfare systems. The role will support state teams and government stakeholders in interpreting, operationalising, and troubleshooting issues under the Labour Codes, BOCW framework, social security legislation, and related administrative rules.
This position is ideal for a legally trained professional with strong research, drafting, and policy interpretation skills who wants to work at the intersection of law, governance, and systems reform.
Key Responsibilities
1. Labour Codes Legal Advisory
- Provide statutory interpretation and advisory support on:
- Code on Social Security, 2020
- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
- Provisions relating to Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW)
- State Rules and subordinate legislation
- Review and vet Indus Action proposals, MoUs, concept notes, and project documents for legal robustness.
- Draft legal notes clarifying ambiguities in Labour Code implementation for:
- State labour departments
- Welfare Boards
- MoLE and allied institutions
- Support drafting/analysis of state rules aligned with central codes where required.
2. Government & State-Level Legal Support
- Provide real-time legal inputs during engagements with:
- Labour Secretaries
- Welfare Board CEOs
- Commissioners and Inspectors
- Assist states in:
- Harmonising legacy BOCW frameworks with new Labour Codes
- Designing compliant processes for registration, cess collection, inspections, and benefit disbursal
- Prepare structured legal briefs before high-level government meetings.
- Support drafting of representations, clarifications, and issue notes for escalation to ministries.
3. Knowledge Systems & Documentation
- Labour Codes Implementation Handbook (Internal Version)
- State-specific legal compliance checklists
- Track regulatory updates at Central and State levels.
- Vetting and creation of MoUs for IA
- Create periodic legal updates for internal teams.
- Build a repository of relevant case laws, government circulars, and administrative instructions.
