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Labour Laws

Notes Questions:
1. Analyze the role of external parties such as trade unions; political parties etc., in
disturbing the working environment in a company
2. Examine top management’s role in maintaining a peaceful working environment.

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3.5 Summary

l z The evolution of labour jurisprudence is the culmination of the incessant struggle waged
by the workers’, all over the world for just and better conditions of work as well as security
of their job.
l z Labour legislations have now acquired the status of a separate branch of jurisprudence
because of its special features and changing juristic ideas.

l z As labour legislations are to regulate the conditions of labour, in the industrial milieu, it is
required to be adjusted as per the changing requirements of industry.

l z Industrial Revolution is an epoch-making event, which completely changes the lifestyles of
society from agricultural and pastoral to industrial and materialistic one.
l z Social equality provides the flexibility in labour legislations to adjust to the need of the
industrial society.

l z The origin of labour legislation is the history of continuous and relentless struggle for
emancipation of working class from cloches of aggressive capitalism.

l z Proper regulation of employee-employer relationship is a condition precedent for planned,
progressive and purposeful development of any society.
l z The main objective of the regulative legislations is to regulate the relations between
employees and employers and to provide for methods and manners of settling industrial
disputes.

l z Every society on it’s onwards march revises, reviews, refurbishes and reinvents its legal
concept and civilised ways of living.
l z Labour legislation seeks to deal with problems arising out of occupational status of the
individual.

3.6 Keywords

Benefits: A payment or entitlement, such as one made under an insurance policy or employment
agreement, or public assistance program.
Economy: The wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production
and consumption of goods and services.
Individualism: Concept that all values, rights, and duties originate in individuals and, therefore,
the interests of the individuals are (or ought to be) ethically paramount as opposed to those of an
abstract entity such as society. See also conservatism and liberalism.
Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing
processes that occurred in the period from about 1760 to some time between 1820 and 1840.

Labour Legislations: Labour legislation seeks to deal with problems arising out of occupational
status of the individual.

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