Contract Labour Law and Field Service Agreements: Navigating the Legal Distinction Between Principal–Contractor and Principal-to-Principal Models

As businesses increasingly rely on workforce outsourcing for operational efficiency, a critical legal consideration arises—whether such engagement models attract the applicability of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (CLA), or whether they can be structured to fall outside its purview by adopting a genuine Principal-to-Principal service agreement framework. This article examines the legal […]