LABOUR LAW TOPICS
Trade Unions:
● Immunities of registered Trade Union
● Process for registration of Trade Union
● Political Funds and General Funds
● Difference between Registered Trade Union and Recognised Trade Union
● Collective Bargaining
Industrial Disputes Act:
● Definition of Industry (Triple Test, Bangalore Water Supplies Case)
● When can an individual dispute convert into an industrial dispute?
● Machinery under ID Act to settle Industrial Disputes (Refer to the chart in PPT)
● Definitions of Strike, Lay off, Retrenchment, Lock Out
● Define Lockout and Legal Provisions Pertaining to Lockout
● Various types of Strikes
Standing Orders:
● Who is competent authority to certify Standing Orders and what are their functions?
● The time limit for submission of draft standing orders
● Certification and Modification of Standing Orders with Sections
Employee’s Compensation Act:
● Dependent Definition
● No. of days of disablement (Test for disablement)
● Arising out of and in the course of employment
● Defences available (6 doctrines)
● Conditions for employer liability for compensation
● The doctrine of Notional Extension
● Objectives of social security legislations & concept of social security
Minimum Wages Act:
● Procedure for fixation and revision of minimum wages
Payment of Wages:
● Types of wages (living, minimum, fair)
● Authorised Deductions
Payment of Bonus:
● Concept of bonus
● Full bench formula
● Eligibility and disqualifications for bonus
● Deductions from bonus
● Set off, set on, allocable surplus & available surplus
● Minimum (8.33%) and Maximum (20%) payable limit of the salary
EPF:
● Contributions to EPF
● Schemes/ Benefits under the Act
● Applicability of EPF
ESI Act:
● Sickness & Wages Definition
● Administration (Standing Committee & Inspector of Factories- Powers/Duties/Rights)
● Benefits Under the Act (6)
● Adjudicatory Body of ESI (EIC)
Factories Act:
● Provisions Pertaining to Health, Safety & Welfare (Secs 11-50)
● Definition of Factory
● Occupier’s Duty
Disciplinary Proceedings:
● What is Misconduct & Types
● Sequential Order of Actions (Slide.2 PPT)
● What is enquiry, disciplinary and domestic enquiry in a brief
● Penalities for misconduct
● Charge Sheet