Labour Laws

Paper Code: 
BSG 616
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objective of this course is to acquaint the students with the legal framework with regard to labour working in factories and industries. It provides them with the knowledge of various laws being enacted to protect the rights of workers.

 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

BSG 616

Labour Laws

 

CO 216:Analyse the important definitions and  provisions regarding health, safety, welfare and working hours of workers under the The Factories Act, 1948

CO 217:Analyse and infer the salient definitions and  provisions with respect to fixing and revising Minimum Wages as per The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

CO 218:Evaluate the important schemes and  provisions under The Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

CO 219:Analyse the important definitions and provisions of eligibility, calculation and forfeiture of gratuity as under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

 

CO 220:Infer the definitions and provisions of benefits under Employee State Insurance Act, 1948

Approach in teaching

Interactive Lectures

Group Discussions

Assignments

PPT Presentations

 

Learning activities for the students:

Case studies, Role plays, Student presentations.

 

Class Test

Quiz

Assignments

Observation

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Factories Act, 1948:

Objective, Scope, Definitions ( Adult, Child, Adolescent, Young Person, Day, Week, Power, Factory, manufacturing process, hazardous process), provisions relating to Approval, Licensing & Registration of Factories. Health Measures, Safety Measures, Welfare Measures. Provisions relating to Working Hours

9.00
Unit II: 
Minimum Wages Act, 1948:

Minimum Wages Act, 1948:

Objective, Scope, Definitions (Appropriate Government, Employee, Employer, Wages), Fixation and Revision of Minimum Wages – Manner, Procedure, Time Duration

9.00
Unit III: 
The Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952:

 

Objective, Scope, 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

9.00
Unit IV: 
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972:

Objective, Scope, Definitions (Appropriate Government, Employee, Continuous Service, Retirement, Superannuation, Wages, Family) Calculation of Gratuity, Payment of gratuity, forfeiture of gratuity.

9.00
Unit V: 
The Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952:

Employee State Insurance Act, 1948:

Objective, Scope, Definitions ( Appropriate Government, Confinement, Dependent, Employment Injury, Employee, Family, Sickness, Temporary Disablement, Permanent Partial Disablement, Permanent Total Disablement, Wages)

ESI Corporation – Constitution, Power and Duties. Wings of the Corporation - Standing Committee and Medical Benefit Council; Contributions.

Essential Readings: 
  1. Awasthi, S.K., Labour Laws, Delhi Law House, New Delhi
  2. Mamoria, C.B., Mamoria, Satish and Gankar, S.V., Dynamics of Industrial Relations, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, 2005, 17th ed.
References: 
  1. Kataria, O.P., Labour Law, Delhi Law House, New Delhi
  2. Nabhi, Labour Laws One should know, Delhi Law House, New Delhi
  3. Monappa, Arun, Industrial Relations, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Ltd., New Delhi
Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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