News Summary

• Glib usage, frequently in the wrong context, threatens to rob the word of its import.
• The word ‘reforms’ has become a placeholder to denote any and all changes.
• The term’s random and frequent use seems to be diluting its meaning.
• The government may have been a bit hasty in announcing the implementation of the labour codes because the final execution of the codes will depend on the final draft rules.
• The codes do envisage sweeping changes and have the potential to alter the country's industrial relations landscape.