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SYLLABUS
Labour Legislations

Objectives: This course is aimed at developing an understanding of the interaction pattern among labour, management and the
State; impart basic knowledge of the Indian Labour Laws and its distinctive features and impart knowledge of the various
enactments with focus on practice.

Sr. No. Topics

1. Introduction to Labour Legislation: Social legislation and Labour Legislation , Forces influencing
Labour Legislation in India, Principals of modern Labour Legislation, types of Labour Legislation
2. International Labour Organisation: Preamble to the constitution, Organisation structure, Major
Activities of ILO, International standards of Labour and their influence on Indian Labour Legislation
3. The Factories Act, 1948: objective, coverage, welfare measures, administrative machinery,
recommendations of Second National Commission on Labour.
4. Industrial Employment (standing order) Act, 1946: Objective, Coverage, Benefits and main
provisions of the act.
5. Trade Union Act, 1926: Objective, Registration Process and miscellaneous provisions
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Objective, Coverage, Benefits, strikes and lockout, Conciliation Officers,
Board, Court of enquiry, Labour Court, tribunals, National tribunals, Amendments, Collective
Bargaining: Importance, Levels, Collective agreements, Hurdles to Collective Bargaining in India
6. The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923: Objective, Coverage, Benefits ,Main provisions.
Employee’s State Insurance Act, 1948: objective, scope, coverage, benefits, The role of ESI Corporation
and ESI Hospitals, critical appraisal of the Act
7. The Employee’s Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952: objective, coverage,
employers’ obligations, benefits, penalties, critical appraisal of the Act.
8. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: Objective, Coverage, Employers’ obligations, benefits, critical
appraisal of the Act.
9. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961: Objective, Coverage, Benefits, penalties, critical appraisal of the
Act.

10. Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation Act, 1986): Objective, Coverage, Benefits, Contract
Labour (Regulation and Abolition Act, 1986): Objective, Coverage, main provisions