Employment Laws (Functional Electives HR)

Paper Code: 
MBH- 622
Credits: 
4.0
Contact Hours: 
40.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • This course is designed to understand basic concept behind procedural substantive and protective legislation relating to employment laws.
8.00
Unit I: 
Employment Legislations

Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970

8.00
Unit II: 
Compensation Legislations

Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

8.00
Unit III: 
Social security Legislations

Employee’s State Insurance Act, 1948, Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

8.00
Unit IV: 
IR Legislations

Trade Union Act, 1926, Industrial Dispute act, 1947-Authorities Under this Act, Notice of Change, Procedures, Powers and Duties of Authorities, Strikes and Lock-Outs, Lay off and Retrenchment, Unfair labour practices and penalties

8.00
Unit V: 
Work place Legislations

Factories Act, 1948 (Safety of welfare provisions), Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946(Setting up of model standing orders)

Essential Readings: 
  • P. R. N. Sinha, Indu Bala Sinha, Industrial Relation, Trade Unions, and Labour Relations, Pearson Education, 2004
  • Sivarethinamohma, Industrial Relation & Labour welfare: Text & Cases, Eastern Economy Edition, 2010
References: 
  1. Report of National Commission on Labour: Govt. Of India
  2. The Indian Labour Year Book (Latest Issue). Ministry of Labour Govt. of India.