Indian Labour and Industrial Laws

Master Labour and Industrial Laws with clarity and confidence.

Labour and Industrial Law occupies a central position in legal education and competitive examinations, including LL.B. and BA LL.B. programmes, Judicial Services, UPSC, State Public Service Commissions and various professional and departmental examinations. A sound understanding of labour law is essential not only for examinations but also for appreciating how legal principles regulate employment relations, industrial disputes, workplace welfare, social security and labour reforms in a developing economy like India.

It comprehensively covers major enactments including the Code on Wages, 2019, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020 along with important pre-code and continuing labour laws such as the Factories Act, Trade Unions Act, Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, Contract Labour Act, Employees’ Provident Funds Act, Employees’ State Insurance Act, Maternity Benefit Act, Child Labour Act, Bonded Labour Act, Mines Act, Apprentices Act and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act.

Key Labour Acts/Legislations Covered:

1. The Labour Reforms in India
2. The Code on Wages, 2019
3. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020
4. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020
5. The Code on Social Security, 2020
6. The Factories Act, 1948
7. The Trade Unions Act, 1926
8. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
9. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
10. The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923
11. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
12. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
13. The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
14. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
15. The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
16. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
17. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
18. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
19. The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
20. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
21. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
22. The Apprentices Act, 1961
23. The Mines Act, 1952
24. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013