INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND LABOUR LEGISLATIONS

Paper Code: 
BSG 422
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Course outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to-

 

CO97: Discuss various dimensions of industrial relations

CO98: Understand the role, rights and duties of various components of the industrial relations.

CO99: Analyse various employment laws regarding working conditions, wages, social security etc.

CO100: Elaborate the important concepts background and components of Industrial Relations.

CO101: Critically analyze various processes and procedures of handling Employee Relations like participation, discipline and grievance handling.

CO102: Understand the concepts, history, principles, laws and issues connected with trade unions.

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Interactive Lectures, Theory supported with companies’ case examples, Class discussions using advertisements from newspapers, magazines, web sources, television etc., PPT, Sharing web links. Self learning assignments, Role plays, presentation, Real life examples from newspapers, business magazines and web sources. case study discussions.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
     

 

18.00
Unit I: 
  • Industrial Relations: Concept, Scope, Approaches
  • Labour welfare: Meaning, Definition, Scope, Theories, Principles and Approaches.
  • Statutory and Non statutory welfare, Intramural and extra mural welfare.
18.00
Unit II: 
  • Worker Participation in Management: Definition, Objectives & Methods
  • Code of discipline
  • Employee Discipline: forms of indiscipline
  • Disciplinary procedure
  • Grievance handling
  • Tripartite bodies
  • ILO

 

18.00
Unit III: 
  • Factory Act 1948
  • Trade Union Act, 1926: History and analysis of trade union movements in India, Registration, Status, Function.
  • Four labour codes

 

18.00
Unit IV: 
  • Employees State Insurance Act, 1948
  • Employee’s Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
  • Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
  • Payment of Wages Act, 1936
  • Minimum Wages Act, 1948

 

18.00
Unit V: 
  • Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Definition,
  • Authorities for the settlement of disputes, methods of settlement, collective bargaining, conciliation, arbitration and adjudication, strikes and lockouts, lay off and retrenchment, change of service conditions.
  • Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
  • Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
  • The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Monappa, Arun. Industrial Relations, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Comp. Ltd., New Delhi..
  • Chaterjee, N. N. Industrial Relations in India’s Developing Economy, Allied Book Agency, NewDelhi.
  • Mamoria C B ,Mamoria Satish & Gangkar S V. Dynamics of Industrial Relations. Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi.
  • Sinha. Industrial Relations, Trade Unions and Labour Legislation . Pearson Education

 

References: 
  • Sharma, A.M. Industrial Relations, Conceptual and Legal Framework. Himalaya Publishing House.
  • Poole M. Industrial Relations; Origins and Patterns of National Diversity. Routledge & Keganpaul, London.
  • Dwivedi, R. S.  Managing Human Resources/Personnel Management in Indian enterprises, Galgotia Publishing Company, New Delhi.
  • V. S. P. Rao. Human Resource Management: Text & Cases. Anurag Jain, New Delhi.

Note: Latest edition of the readings may be used.

 

e- RESOURCES:

 

JOURNALS:

  • OPUS: Annual HR Journal
  • Yojana
  • Indian Journal of Industrial Relations

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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