Oracle was not in financial trouble. It posted 22% revenue growth. Yet around 12,000 employees in India reportedly lost their jobs in a single morning. If your company decided tomorrow that AI makes your role redundant, are you financially ready?

Centre notified Labour Code rules on May 8, 2026. The 50% wage rule may drop your monthly take-home by ₹1,000-3,000, raise your PF contribution, and push your gratuity corpus up about 25%. Fixed-term employees get gratuity after 1 year. F&F settlement now legally due in 48 hours. Here is exactly what changes — and when it applies to your state.

Since April 2025, bank account KYC can be updated directly on the UAN portal without employer approval. Here is the exact process, common rejection reasons and fixes, what still needs employer sign-off, and how to use Self-Mark Exit.