Module No

Particulars

Hours allocated

1

Constitution and Labour Laws

1

Constitution of India vis-à-vis Labor Legislation, Meaning of State; Fundamental rights vis-à-vis labor laws, Equality before law and its application in Labor Laws, Equal pay for equal work; and Article -16 and reservation policies, Articles 19, 21, 23 and 24 and its implications, Writs and its implication, DPSP and Labor Laws, Jurisdiction of High court and Supreme court

2

Law of Welfare and Working Conditions

1

Present Law relating to welfare and working conditions in Factory, IT & ITES, Construction and etc. shall be discussed in the light of- The Factories Act, 1948, The Shops and Establishment Act (keeping in mind the working conditions of, software industry and other service sector firms), The Contract Labor (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, The Building and the Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 (BOCW Act), Compliance

3

Laws of Industrial Relations

1

The legal framework for of Intellectual Property Protection will be covered, The Trade Unions Act, 1926 and Collective Bargaining, The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (downsizing, retrenchment, lay-off, bench employees and termination), Industrial discipline and domestic inquiry

4

Law of wages

1

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

5

Social Security Legislations

1

The Employees Compensation Act, 1923, The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and policies relating to Maternity Benefit

6

Miscellaneous

1

Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013, The New Labor Codes & Industrial Laws