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Notes Unit 10: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
10.1 Definitions
10.1.1 Other Important Terms Related to the Act

10.1.2 Unfair Labour Practices
10.2 Objectives and Scope of Industrial Disputes Act
10.2.1 Objectives of Industrial Disputes Act
10.2.2 Scope and Coverage of Industrial Disputes Act
10.2.3 Causes of Industrial Disputes
10.3 Authorities under this Act
10.4 Procedure and Machinery for Investigation and Settlement of Disputes

10.4.1 Conciliation
10.4.2 Voluntary Arbitration
10.4.3 Adjudication
10.5 Measures for Prevention of Conflicts and Disputes; Penalties under the Act
10.6 Summary
10.7 Keywords
10.8 Review Questions
10.9 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
 Explain the definitions under Industrial Disputes Act
 Discuss the objectives and scope of Industrial Disputes Act

 Get an overview of authorities under this Act
 Describe the procedure and machinery for investigation and settlement of disputes
 Discuss measures for prevention of conflicts and disputes

Introduction

Based on the experiences of Trade Disputes Act, 1929 and usefulness of rule 81 (a) of the Defence
of India Rules, the bill pertaining to Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 embodied the essential principles
of rule 81 (a) which was acceptable to both employers and workers retaining most parts of the
provisions of Trade Disputes Act, 1929. This legislation is designed to ensure industrial peace by
recourse to a given form of procedure and machinery for investigation and settlement of industrial
disputes.

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