New labour code rules issued by the Centre create flexibility in how weekly working time is distributed, enabling a four-day workweek option in some sectors, according to multiple reports. The rules relate to the final framework under India’s four Labour Codes and allow employers to arrange work across the week while maintaining a cap of 48 hours of work. By permitting the distribution of these 48 weekly hours across fewer days, the regulations provide a pathway for industries to restructure schedules into a four-day work pattern, but only where permitted under the applicable sector-specific and compliance conditions. The outlets note that the four-day workweek approach is not portrayed as a universal mandate; instead, it is presented as an option that could be adopted in “select” sectors subject to the rules’ implementation and related requirements. Overall, the reporting focuses on the regulatory change that makes compressed weekly scheduling possible within the established weekly hour limit.