Industrial Relations and Labour Legislations

Paper Code: 
24DBSG511B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To give the students an understanding of principles and practices of Industrial Relations and Labour Legislations to develop strategies for effective labour relations in organisations. 

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24DBSG511B

 

Industrial Relations and Labour Legislations

(Theory)

 

CO169: Evaluate the concept of IR and its various components

CO170: Apply the concepts of industrial disputes and Trade Unions and methods to resolve disputes

CO171: Analyse the important definitions and provisions regarding health, safety, welfare and working hours of workers under the Factories Act, 1948

CO172: Analyse and infer the salient definitions and provisions with respect to Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, Payment of Wages Act, 1936 and The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

CO173: Analyse the important social security acts like Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and The Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948

CO174: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching: Class Room Lecture (Using Power Point Presentation)

Discussions using Leading Case laws

 

Learning activities for the students: Role Play activities/ Moot Court/Group Discussions/ Class presentation

Class participation, tutorial assignments and presentations, class tests, CA Test, Semester End Exams.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Industrial Relations
  • Industrial Relations: Concept, Scope, Approaches
  • Labour Welfare: Meaning, Definition, scope, theories, principles and approaches
  • Statutory and Non statutory welfare, Intramural and extra mural welfare.
  • Worker Participation in Management: Definition, Objectives& Methods, Code of Discipline, Employee Discipline: forms of indiscipline and disciplinary procedure and Grievance handling ,Tripartite bodies, ILO

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Industrial Disputes and Trade Union

 

·Industrial Disputes

·Methods of settlement - Collective bargaining, conciliation, arbitration and adjudication

·Strikes and lockouts

·Lay off and retrenchment

·Definition and Characteristics of Trade Unions

·Functions of Trade Unions

·Problems faced by Trade unions and future of trade unions

 

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Law on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions

-The Factories Act, 1948

  • Object and Scope of the Act
  • Important Definitions (Adult, Child, Adolescent, Young Person, Day, Week, Power, Factory, Manufacturing Process, Hazardous Process, Occupier)
  • Health Measures
  • Safety Measures
  • Welfare Measures
  • Working Hours of Adults
  • Penalties and Procedure

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Laws on Wages and Social Security for Women

Payment of Wages Act

  • Object and Scope of the Act
  • Important Definitions (Appropriate Government, Employee, Employer, Wages)
  • Fixation of Wage Periods
  • Time and Medium of Wage Payment
  • Deductions
  • Penalties and Procedures

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

  • Object and Scope of the Act
    • Important Definitions (Appropriate Government, Employee, Employer, Wages)
    • Procedure and Manner of Fixing and Revising Minimum Wages
    • Advisory Committees and Sub- Committees – Advisory Board, Central Advisory Board, Composition of Committees
    • Penalties and Procedure

 

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

  • Objective and Scope of the Act
  • Definitions (Appropriate Government, Child, Delivery, Employer, Establishment, miscarriage, wages, woman)
  • Provisions relating to Payment of Maternity (in regular situation and in case of death)
  • Forfeiture of Maternity Benefit
  • Penalties and Procedure

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Laws on Social Security

The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

  • Objective and Scope of the Act
  • Definitions (Appropriate Government, Employee, Continuous Service, Retirement,  Superannuation, Wages, Family)
  • Calculation of Gratuity
  • Forfeiture of gratuity
  • Penalties and Procedure

 

The Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948

  • Objective and Scope of the Act
  • Definitions (Appropriate Government, Basic Wages)
  • Schemes under the Act –Employees’ Provident Fund Schemes, 1952; Employees’ Pension     Scheme, 1995 and Employees’ Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976
  • Penalties and Procedure

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Gupta, P. Industrial Relations and Labour Laws for Managers, Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
  • Awasthi, S.K., Labour Laws, Delhi Law House, New Delhi
  • Mamoria, C.B., Mamoria, Satish and Gankar, S.V., Dynamics of Industrial Relations, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, 2005, 17th ed.

 

 

References: 
  • Kataria, O.P., Labour Law, Delhi Law House, New Delhi
  • Nabhi, Labour Laws One should know, Delhi Law House, New Delhi
  • Monappa, Arun, Industrial Relations, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Ltd., New Delhi

 

e-RESOURCES

 

REFERENCE JOURNALS

  • NLIU Journal for Labour and Employment Law
  • National Journal of Labour and Industrial Law

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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