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OLL-X04
(ExPGP 2004-07 : Term-IX)
OVERVIEW OF LABOUR LEGISLATION
(Faculty: Dr. P.K. Padhi)
COURSE OUTLINE
Objectives
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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.
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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:
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Industrial Disputes Act
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Trade Union Act
Wage laws:
(Basic philosophy, main provisions, calculation methods, reports & returns formats for practical application and penal provisions as applicable)
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Minimum Wages Act
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Payment of Wages Act
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Payment of Bonus Act
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Equal remuneration Act
Welfare laws:
(Basic philosophy, main provisions, calculation methods, reports & returns
formats for practical application and penal provisions as applicable)
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Factories Act
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Prohibition of Child labour Act
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Provident Fund Act
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Gratuity Act
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Workman's Compensation Act
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Contact Labour (R&A) Act
1. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
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Objectives of the I D Act, 1947
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Definitions : Industry, industrial disputes, retrenchment, layoff, strike, lockout, closure, settlement etc.
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Authorities under the Act : Conciliation officer, Board of Conciliation, Court of Inquiry, Labour Court, Industrial Tribunal, National Tribunal, Arbitrator
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Reference, Discharge and Dismissal, Individual Disputes, Change of condition of service during the pendency, & etc
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Compensation for retrenchment, layoff, & closure etc.
2. The Trade Unions Act, 1926
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Constitution of India & Trade Unions
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Supreme Court & Trade Unions
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Trade Unionism in India : Emergence, history & growth
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Size, affiliation, registration, recognition, leadership, membership, finance etc.
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Politics & Implication
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Immunity : Civil & Criminal
3. The Minimum wages Act, 1948
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Types of wage: Minimum wage, Fair Wage, Living wage
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Constitution of India & Living Wage
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Supreme Court & Wage
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Principle of Wage Fixation & applicability
4. Payment of Wages Act, 1936
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Mode and periodicity of payment of wages
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Authorized Deduction
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Penalties for Delay Payment / Unauthorised Deduction
5. The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
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Objective of the Act
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Definitions : Workman, Partial disablement, Total disablement
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Employer’s Liability for compensation, Amount of compensation
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Supreme Court & Notional Extension
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Occupational Diseases
6. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
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Application of the Act
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Definitions : Completed year of service, continue service, retirement, superannuation, wages etc.
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Payment of Gratuity & Penalties
7. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
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Application of the Act
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Definitions : Available surplus and allocable surplus
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Payment of Minimum and maximum bonus
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Set-on and set-off
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Recovery and reference
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Act not to apply certain classes of employees
8. The Factories Act, 1948
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Definitions : Factory, Manufacturing Process, Occupier etc.
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Working Hours
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Employment of Young Persons
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Annual Leave with wages
9. The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
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Objects
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Definitions : Contract Labour, Contractor, Workman, Principal Employer
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Advisory Boards, Registration & Licensing of the Contractors
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Implication of Section 10 of the Act :
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Abolition vis-à-vis Absorption
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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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Bijoy Kar
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12/03/2006
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