LABOUR LAW
LABOUR LAW
Solicitor ex Judis is having markets’ excellent Labour laws experts in fact Wikipedia, the Internet encyclopedia defines Labour law as “Labour Law is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the relationship between and among employers, employees, and labor organizations, often dealing with issues of public law”. The terms Labour Laws and Employment Laws, are often interchanged in the usage. This has led to a big confusion as to their meanings. Labour Laws are different from employment laws which deal only with employment contracts and issues regarding employment and workplace discrimination and other private law issues.
Employment Laws cover broader area than labour laws in the sense that employment laws cover all the areas of employer/employee relationship except the negotiation process covered by labour law and collective bargaining.
Labour Laws harmonize many angles of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees. In some countries (like Canada), employment laws related to unionised workplaces are different from those relating to particular individuals. In most countries however, no such distinction is made.
The final goal of labour law is to bring both the employer and the employee on the same level, thereby mitigating the differences between the two ever-warring groups.
We are having team of experts for following but not limited to-; 45 legislations on Labour laws from the Central Government and the number of legislations enacted by the State Governments is close to four times that of the Central Acts.
Labour Laws can be classified into the following eight categories:
- Laws related to Industrial Relations
- Laws related to Wages
- Laws related to Specific Industries
- Laws related to Equality and Empowerment of Women
- Laws related to Deprived and Disadvantaged Sections of the Society
- Laws related to Social Security
- Laws related to Employment & Training
- Others
Laws related to Industrial Relations
- The Trade Unions Act, 1926
- The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1946
- The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Laws related to Wages
- The Payment of Wages Act, 1936The Payment of Wages Rules, 1937
- The Minimum Wages Act, 1948The Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950
- The Working Journalist (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958Working Journalist (Conditions of service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Rules, 1957
- The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965The Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975
Laws related to Specific Industries
- The Factories Act, 1948
- The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
- The Plantation Labour Act, 1951
- The Mines Act, 1952
- The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees’ (Conditions of Service and Misc. Provisions) Act, 1955The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees’ (Conditions of Service and Misc. Provisions) Rules, 1957
- The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
- The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
- The Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
- The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
- The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1976
- The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
- The Shops and Establishments Act
- The Cinema Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981The Cinema Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Rules, 1984The Cine Workers’ Welfare Fund Act, 1981.
- The Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Act, 1986
- The Building & Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment & Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
- The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997
- The Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946
- The Limestone & Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972
- The Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976
- The Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976
- The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976
- The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Cess Act, 1976
- The Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
- The Cine Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981
- The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry latrines Prohibition Act, 1993
- The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974
Laws related to Equality and Empowerment of Women
- The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
- The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
Laws related to Deprived and Disadvantaged Sections of the Society
- The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
- The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986
Laws related to Social Security
- The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
- The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
- The Employees’ Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
- The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Laws related to Employment & Training
- The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rules, 1959
- The Apprentices Act, 1961
Others
- The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
- The War Injuries Ordinance Act, 1943
- The Weekly Holiday Act, 1942
- The National and Festival Holidays Act
- The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943
- The Personal Injuries (Emergency) Provisions Act, 1962
- The Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1963
- The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Register by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988
- The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991