LABOUR LEGISLATIONS

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)
• Occupier - Duties
• Approval, Licensing & Registration of Factories
• Health Measures
• Safety Measures
• Welfare Measures
• Working Hours of Adults
• Penalties and Procedure

• The Payment of Wages Act, 1936

• 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, Cost of Living Index)
• Time Duration
• Procedure and Manner of Fixing and Revising Minimum Wages
• Advisory Committees and Sub- Committees – Advisory Board, Central Advisory Board, Composition of Committees
• Penalties

• The Industrial Dispute Act, 1947

• Object and Scope of the Act
• Important Definition (Industry, Industrial Dispute)
• Authorities for the settlement of disputes
• Methods of settlement - collective bargaining, conciliation, arbitration and adjudication,
• Strikes and lockouts
• Lay off and retrenchment
• Unfair Labour Practices
• Penalties

• 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
• Payment of Gratuity
• Forfeiture of gratuity
• Penalties

• 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

• 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
• Penalty

• The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

• Objective and Scope of the Act
• Definitions (man, woman, remuneration, same work or work of similar nature)
• Overriding effect of the Act
• Provisions relating to the payment of remuneration at equal rates to men and women and other Matters
• Miscellaneous Provisions