Industrial relations and Labour Laws- Syllabus -Term III

Industrial relations – An Overview
• Overview of Industrial Relations (IR)
• Meaning and Scope of IR
• Perspectives/Approaches to IR
• Major stake holders of IR
• Evolution of IR in India
• Changing Dimensions of IR in India
• Impact of globalization on IR
• ILO

Trade Unionism
• Concepts, Functions, Objectives , Structure
• Kinds of Trade Unions
• Problems of Trade Unions
• Trade union movement in India
• Trade Union Act, 1926
o Applicability
o Registration
o Recognition of Trade unions
o Immunities available to Trade union office bearers
Practical Overview*
Dealing with trade unions

Dispute resolution
• Causes of Industrial Disputes
• Standing Orders& Grievance Procedure
o The Industrial Employment (standing orders) Act, 1946
• Participative Management
• Collective Bargaining
• The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
o Concept of Industry and workman
o Dispute Resolution Methods & Machinery
 Conciliation
 Arbitration
 Adjudication
o Layoff
o Closure
o Retrenchment
o Strike

Labour Welfare
• Objectives, benefits to workers.
• Workers Education and Training

Labour
Legislations
(Only Main Provisions)
(Brief overview)
. Evolution and importance of Labour Legislation in India
• Protective Legislation
o The Factories Act, 1948
• Wage Legislation
o Minimum Wages Act, 1948
o Payment of Wages Act, 1936
o Equal remuneration Act,1976
o Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
o Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
• Social Security Legislation
o Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
o Employees’ Provident Fund, 1952
o Employees State Insurance Act,1976
o The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
o Unorganized Workers Social Security Act 2008

• Miscellaneous Legislations
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
Sexual harassment at workplace- A legal perspective

Practical Overview*
Compliances to be done before setting up a factory
•Filling of Provident fund form, Problems with Provident fund