Labour Laws and Industrial Relations

Paper Code: 
EMH 623
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Objective: 

To make the students aware of:

  • The employers obligations under the statutes
  • The employee/workers rights under the Acts
  • Consequences of non compliance of the Statutes in Business Scenario
  • The powers of the government/Authorities under the Act.
     
12.00
Unit I: 

Overview of Industrial Relations:
 concept of Industrial Relations: Nature of Industrial Relations; Objectives of IR; Evolution of IR in India; Role of State: Trade Union; Employers’ organization; ILO in IR.
 

12.00
Unit II: 
Trade Unionism:

Trade Union: Origin and growth, Unions after Independence, unions in  the area of liberalization; Concept, Objectives, Functions and role of Trade Unions in Collective Bargaining; Problems of Trade Unions.
 

12.00
Unit III: 

Labour Problems: Discipline and misconduct; Grievance Handling Procedure; Labour Turnover, Absenteeism, Workers Participation in management.

12.00
Unit IV: 

Technological Change in IR-Employment Issues, Management Strategy, Trade Union Response, Human Resource Management and IR-Management Approaches, Integrative Approaches to HRM; International Dimensions of IR

12.00
Unit V: 

Labour Legislations: Industrial Dispute Act, Factories Act, Payment of Wages Act, Workmen’s Compensation Act.
Important Provisions of Employees State Insurance Act, Payment of Gratuity Act, Employees Provident Fund Act.
 

References: 

Text Books:

  1. Venkata Ratnam-Industrial Relations (Oxford, 2006, 2nd Ed.)

Suggested Readings:

  1. Mamoria CB, Mamoria, Gankar-Dynamics of Industrial Relations(Himalayan Publications, 15th Ed.)
  2. Singh B.D.- Industrial Relations ( Excel, 1st Ed.)
  3. Sinha- Industrial Relationas, Trade Unions and Labour Legislation ( Pearson Education, 1st Ed.)
  4. Srivastava SC-Industrial Relations and Labour Laws ( Vikas 2000, 4th Ed.)