Indian Labour Legislation

Syllabus

HRM-302: Indian Labour Legislation

Introduction: Labour Legislations: Nature, Objectives, Need, Importance Classification/Types of Labour Legislation; Principles of Modern Labour Legislation; Factors Influencing Labour Legislations; Indian Constitution and Labour Legislation. Jurisprudence : meaning and scope of Industrial Jurisprudence, Principles of Industrial Adjudication; Lacunae/Problems in Labour Laws, Approaches to enforcement of law

The Regulative & Protective Labour Legislations: The Trade Unions Act, 1926; The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, The Factories Act, 1948. 

Wage-Related Labour Legislations: The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.

Social Security Labour Legislations: The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, The Employees PF and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

Laws Relating to Protection of Child Labour, Contract Labour and Women at Workplace: Major Legal Provisions of  The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 & The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.  Sexual Harassment at Workplace: Meaning and definition, Legal Analysis, Judicial View, International Norms, National Norms, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013;  

Contemporary Issues: Need of Labour Law Reforms, New proposed Labour Codes; Govt , trade unions , employer and employees perspective towards new proposed labour reforms. Gender Justice: Constitutional Aspects, Legal Aspects. Important Case Laws