ABOUT THE COURSE: The study of labour and industrial law envelops various aspects of industrial relations and labour welfare enactments made in the pre and post-independence era. The present Government is committed to the reform of labour legislation in the country as a part of doing ease of doing business and simplifying all social security legislations. The consolidation of all 29 laws into 4 Labour Codes made a new era of social security and Industrial Laws of the country. The Government wants these Codes to be implemented in all states of India uniformly. The present course is a detailed study of the new labor codes of India.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Law students, MBA students, MHRM students, Humanities students.PREREQUISITES: Any Degree HolderINDUSTRY SUPPORT: All industries
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction, Government Policies, History of labour laws in the country, National Labour Commission Reports.
Week 2:Evolution of Trade Unions in India, Constitutional Freedom to Form Associations and Unions, International Labour Organization on Trade Unions. Trade Union – Definitions, Registration, Cancellation, Management of Funds, Recognition, Immunities.
Week 3:Industrial Disputes – Introduction, Definitions, Resolution of Industrial Disputes, Concept of workmen, Contract of service, Contract for service, Strike, Lock-out.
Week 4:Lay-off, Retrenchment, Closure of Undertakings, Industrial Employment (Standing Orders), Desciplinary Action and Procedures.
Week 5:The Code on Wages 2019 – An Introduction, Minimum Wages, Floor Wages, Central and State Advisory Board, Payment of wages, Deductions & Recovery, Fines, Equal Remuneration, Bonus.
Week 6:C-131:Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970, C-26:Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928(No. 26), C-99:Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951.....
Week 7:Code on Social Security 2020 - Introduction, Definitions, Social Security Organizations, Employees compensation and benefits, The concept of arising out of and in the course of employment.
Week 8:Employees State Insurance, Different benefits under the ESI scheme, Employees Provident Fund, Gratuity, Maternity benefit
Week 9:Social security in case of Building and other Construction workers, Social security for unorganized sectors and platform workers, Bonded labour system abolition and regulation, Child labour prohibition, Plantation labour law.
Week 10:Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, Important definitions, Approval and licensing of factories, The meaning of factory, Manufacturing process.
Week 11:Occupational safety and health, Health safety and working conditions, Welfare provisions, Role of Inspector – cum- facilitator, Offences and penalties
Week 12:Contract labour, Migrant workers, Mines workers, Beedi and cigar workers, ILO and Labour standards
Taught by
Prof. KD Raju
