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OLL-X04
(ExPGP 2004-07 : Term-IX)

OVERVIEW OF LABOUR LEGISLATION
(Faculty: Dr. P.K. Padhi)

COURSE OUTLINE

· To induct the students to the principles governing industrial Adjudication with special reference to the various legal concepts as applicable to the labour laws through a process of case analysis and reasoning covering almost all the important pieces of labour legislation.
· To expose the students to a variety of situations that exist in the industrial establishment and to equip them with the necessary tools to deal the situations correctly and effectively.

Course Outlines

IR laws:

· Industrial Disputes Act
· Trade Union Act

Wage laws:
(Basic philosophy, main provisions, calculation methods, reports & returns formats for practical application and penal provisions as applicable)

· Minimum Wages Act
· Payment of Wages Act
· Payment of Bonus Act
· Equal remuneration Act

Welfare laws:
(Basic philosophy, main provisions, calculation methods, reports & returns
formats for practical application and penal provisions as applicable)

· Factories Act
· Prohibition of Child labour Act
· Provident Fund Act
· Gratuity Act
· Workman's Compensation Act
· Contact Labour (R&A) Act


1. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
· Objectives of the I D Act, 1947
· Definitions : Industry, industrial disputes, retrenchment, layoff, strike, lockout, closure, settlement etc.
· Authorities under the Act : Conciliation officer, Board of Conciliation, Court of Inquiry, Labour Court, Industrial Tribunal, National Tribunal, Arbitrator
· Reference, Discharge and Dismissal, Individual Disputes, Change of condition of service during the pendency, & etc
· Compensation for retrenchment, layoff, & closure etc.

2. The Trade Unions Act, 1926
· Constitution of India & Trade Unions
· Supreme Court & Trade Unions
· Trade Unionism in India : Emergence, history & growth
· Size, affiliation, registration, recognition, leadership, membership, finance etc.
· Politics & Implication
· Immunity : Civil & Criminal 3. The Minimum wages Act, 1948
· Types of wage: Minimum wage, Fair Wage, Living wage
· Constitution of India & Living Wage
· Supreme Court & Wage
· Principle of Wage Fixation & applicability 4. Payment of Wages Act, 1936
· Mode and periodicity of payment of wages
· Authorized Deduction
· Penalties for Delay Payment / Unauthorised Deduction 5. The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
· Objective of the Act
· Definitions : Workman, Partial disablement, Total disablement
· Employer’s Liability for compensation, Amount of compensation
· Supreme Court & Notional Extension
· Occupational Diseases 6. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
· Application of the Act
· Definitions : Completed year of service, continue service, retirement, superannuation, wages etc.
· Payment of Gratuity & Penalties
7. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
· Application of the Act
· Definitions : Available surplus and allocable surplus
· Payment of Minimum and maximum bonus
· Set-on and set-off
· Recovery and reference
· Act not to apply certain classes of employees 8. The Factories Act, 1948
· Definitions : Factory, Manufacturing Process, Occupier etc.
· Working Hours
· Employment of Young Persons
· Annual Leave with wages

9. The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
· Objects
· Definitions : Contract Labour, Contractor, Workman, Principal Employer
· Advisory Boards, Registration & Licensing of the Contractors
· Implication of Section 10 of the Act :
· Abolition vis-à-vis Absorption
· Welfare & Health etc.

Suggested Readings
Malhotra, O.P. - Industrial Disputes Act
Srivastava, K.D. - Trade Unions Act
Srivastava, K.D. - Workmen’s Act
Kharbanda, V. K. - Contract Labour
Mishra, S.N. - Labour Law
2nd National Labour Commission on Labour Law Tentative Evaluation and Grading Pattern

Quiz [ Individual/ Group ]5 x 2 : 10 %
Class Participation : 10 %
Assignment : 10 %
Presentation : 10 %
Mid –term [ objective/ & subjective ] : 20 %
End- term [ objective/ & subjective ] : 40 %
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100 %
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Created By: Bijoy Kar on 12/03/2006 at 06:42 PM
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