ABOUT THE COURSE: Industrial Relations and Labour Legislation is a subject broadly concerned with nuances of employment. This is a multidisciplinary field of study which examines the interrelations of varying complexities between employers and employees, employer organisations and the state with trade and labour unions. Industry is one of the major contributors to the growth of Indian economy. As such it is pivotal to ensure the smooth functioning of the interrelationship between the stakeholders, namely, employers and employees. This makes it imperative to be well averse with the labour legislations of the country, in order to promote the worker’s welfare, along with achieving the nation’s economic prosperity. With the help of Industrial Relations laws, living standards can be improved, and increased globalization could be achieved through flexibility in the labour market. Similarly, labour legislation laws mediate work relationships and focus on the right of the employees at the place of work. It prevents exploitation of workers, at the hands of the employers.This course will provide a detailed understanding of the labour-industry interface and will serve as a source of practical knowledge to learners. The course will also introduce learners to the Labour Codes developed in 2019-20 which consolidates the central labour laws into broader groups of Labour Codes.Learning outcomes:On completion of the course, learners will beExposed to various IR situations and will learn extant laws that apply to a given set of contexts within the ecosystem of work.Familiarized with the administration of labour laws in India at the National and State levelsEnhancing their understanding on functioning of labour related departmentsINTENDED AUDIENCE: B.Com/BBA/MBA/PhD/Faculty/Industry personnelINDUSTRY SUPPORT: As it is related to industrial relations, it will be applicable to all Industries and will be of much value to them in improving the dynamics of employer-employee relations
Labour Welfare and Industrial Relations
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and NPTEL via Swayam
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:
Module 1:Introduction to Industrial Relations (IR)-Background, IR in the post-independence period, functions of IR
Module 2:Approaches towards IR, Models of IR
Module 3:Introduction to Trade Unions, Labour Legislations, Worker’s participation
Module 4:Employers’ federations and their role in IR
Module 5:Salient Features of IR in India
Week 2:
Module 1: Trade Unionism (TU)- Birth of a TU, Evolution and the TU movement in India
Module 2: Objective of TUs, Methods and Bases of TUs, Craft Vs Industrial Unions
Module 3: TU federations, Presence of local TUs, reasons for growth, Compulsory Unionism
Module 4: Trade Unions Act 1926: Aim, scope, registration, Rights & Responsibilities of TUs
Module 5: Size & Finance of TUs, TU rivalry & recognition
Week 3:
Module 1: Industrial Disputes: Meaning, Causes, Interests & Rights disputes
Module 2: Strikes, Forms and Effects of strike
Module 3: Industrial Disputes Act 1947: Dispute settlement machineries
Module 4: Statutory and non-statutory measures of settlement
Module 5: Collective Bargaining: Importance, Theories, Hurdles to CB in India
Week 4:
Module 1: Labour Welfare (Part 1): Introduction, Objectives, Classification
Module 2: Intra mural labour welfare services
Module 3: Extra mural labour welfare amenities
Module 4: Evolution of social security measures, Mention of welfare provisions of few labour laws
Module 5:Social Security, Convention (No.102) ILO
Week 5:
Module 1:Labour Welfare (Part 2): Social security legislations:Evolution and growth
Module 2:Provision for old age and against unemployment,
Module 3:Gratuity, existing social security laws
Module 4:Issues in Labour Welfare and Social security, Review of welfare amenities (rural areas, agricultural labour)
Module 5:Role of welfare officer, problems in enforcement of welfare amenities, need for an integrated social security scheme
Week 6:
Module 1:Labour Welfare Part 3: Employees’ Compensation Act 1923: Occupational diseases, Compensation
Module 2:Right to compensation in presence of Employees’ State Insurance Act
Module 3:Evolution of Provident Fund legislation in India, Central Government Health Scheme, 1954
Module 4:Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: Scope, Definitions
Module 5:Employees’ Provident Fund, Deposit Linked Insurance Schemes
Week 7:
Module 1:Labour Welfare Part 4: Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995, Miscellaneous Provisions
Module 2:Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: Enactment, Scope & Coverage
Module 3:Main provisions, Compulsory Insurance, Other provisions
Module 4:Maternity Benefit Act 1961: Growth, Definitions, Main provisions
Module 5:Maternity Benefit Act 1961: Other provisions, Assessment of the Act
Week 8:
Module 1:Welfare Part 5: Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986: Objectives
Module 2:Prohibition of employment and regulation of conditions of children, in certain occupations
Module 3:Other provisions, penalties and procedures
Module 4:Central Board of Workers’ Education Scheme: Rationale, Scheme, Composition of Board
Module 5:Five year Plans and Workers Education
Week 9:
Module 1:Factories Act 1948: Definitions, Authorities
Module 2:Health, Safety, Provisions relating to hazardous processes
Module 3:Welfare, Working hours of adults,
Module 4:Employment of young persons, Annual leave with wages
Module 5:Penalties and procedure, Other provisions
Week 10:
Module 1:Payment of Wages Act 1936: Objective, scope
Module 2:Wage legalities, Authorized deductions, miscellaneous provisions
Module 3:Minimum Wages Act 1948: Scope, Fixation of minimum wages
Module 4:Procedures for fixing minimum wages, mode of payment, miscellaneous provisions
Module 5:Equal Remuneration Act 1976: Scope, definitions, provisions
Week 11:
Module 1:Workers’ Participation in Management
Module 2:Degrees and forms of labour participation
Module 3:Works Committee, Joint Management Councils
Module 4:Scheme pf Employees’ participation in PSUs, Participation in private sector
Module 5:The Participation of Workers in Management Bill, 1990
Week 12:
Module 1:Introduction to Labour Codes: Introduction
Module 2:Code on Wages 2019
Module 3:Occupational Safety, Health and Working
Module 4:Industrial Relations Code, 2020
Module 5:Code on Social Security
Module 1:Introduction to Industrial Relations (IR)-Background, IR in the post-independence period, functions of IR
Module 2:Approaches towards IR, Models of IR
Module 3:Introduction to Trade Unions, Labour Legislations, Worker’s participation
Module 4:Employers’ federations and their role in IR
Module 5:Salient Features of IR in India
Week 2:
Module 1: Trade Unionism (TU)- Birth of a TU, Evolution and the TU movement in India
Module 2: Objective of TUs, Methods and Bases of TUs, Craft Vs Industrial Unions
Module 3: TU federations, Presence of local TUs, reasons for growth, Compulsory Unionism
Module 4: Trade Unions Act 1926: Aim, scope, registration, Rights & Responsibilities of TUs
Module 5: Size & Finance of TUs, TU rivalry & recognition
Week 3:
Module 1: Industrial Disputes: Meaning, Causes, Interests & Rights disputes
Module 2: Strikes, Forms and Effects of strike
Module 3: Industrial Disputes Act 1947: Dispute settlement machineries
Module 4: Statutory and non-statutory measures of settlement
Module 5: Collective Bargaining: Importance, Theories, Hurdles to CB in India
Week 4:
Module 1: Labour Welfare (Part 1): Introduction, Objectives, Classification
Module 2: Intra mural labour welfare services
Module 3: Extra mural labour welfare amenities
Module 4: Evolution of social security measures, Mention of welfare provisions of few labour laws
Module 5:Social Security, Convention (No.102) ILO
Week 5:
Module 1:Labour Welfare (Part 2): Social security legislations:Evolution and growth
Module 2:Provision for old age and against unemployment,
Module 3:Gratuity, existing social security laws
Module 4:Issues in Labour Welfare and Social security, Review of welfare amenities (rural areas, agricultural labour)
Module 5:Role of welfare officer, problems in enforcement of welfare amenities, need for an integrated social security scheme
Week 6:
Module 1:Labour Welfare Part 3: Employees’ Compensation Act 1923: Occupational diseases, Compensation
Module 2:Right to compensation in presence of Employees’ State Insurance Act
Module 3:Evolution of Provident Fund legislation in India, Central Government Health Scheme, 1954
Module 4:Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: Scope, Definitions
Module 5:Employees’ Provident Fund, Deposit Linked Insurance Schemes
Week 7:
Module 1:Labour Welfare Part 4: Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995, Miscellaneous Provisions
Module 2:Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: Enactment, Scope & Coverage
Module 3:Main provisions, Compulsory Insurance, Other provisions
Module 4:Maternity Benefit Act 1961: Growth, Definitions, Main provisions
Module 5:Maternity Benefit Act 1961: Other provisions, Assessment of the Act
Week 8:
Module 1:Welfare Part 5: Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986: Objectives
Module 2:Prohibition of employment and regulation of conditions of children, in certain occupations
Module 3:Other provisions, penalties and procedures
Module 4:Central Board of Workers’ Education Scheme: Rationale, Scheme, Composition of Board
Module 5:Five year Plans and Workers Education
Week 9:
Module 1:Factories Act 1948: Definitions, Authorities
Module 2:Health, Safety, Provisions relating to hazardous processes
Module 3:Welfare, Working hours of adults,
Module 4:Employment of young persons, Annual leave with wages
Module 5:Penalties and procedure, Other provisions
Week 10:
Module 1:Payment of Wages Act 1936: Objective, scope
Module 2:Wage legalities, Authorized deductions, miscellaneous provisions
Module 3:Minimum Wages Act 1948: Scope, Fixation of minimum wages
Module 4:Procedures for fixing minimum wages, mode of payment, miscellaneous provisions
Module 5:Equal Remuneration Act 1976: Scope, definitions, provisions
Week 11:
Module 1:Workers’ Participation in Management
Module 2:Degrees and forms of labour participation
Module 3:Works Committee, Joint Management Councils
Module 4:Scheme pf Employees’ participation in PSUs, Participation in private sector
Module 5:The Participation of Workers in Management Bill, 1990
Week 12:
Module 1:Introduction to Labour Codes: Introduction
Module 2:Code on Wages 2019
Module 3:Occupational Safety, Health and Working
Module 4:Industrial Relations Code, 2020
Module 5:Code on Social Security
Taught by
Prof. Abraham Cyril Issac
