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Sharing the PPT on "Labour Laws in India" with Various Act under the Labour Law. Kindly have a look on the Same & Share your valuable feedback & suggestion. If you found any mistake kindly update me for the modification the same.
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What‟s Labour Law ???
LabourLawisthe“BodyofLaws,AdministrativeRulings,&Precedents”
whichaddresstheRelationshipbetween&among“Employers,Employees&
LabourOrganizations”,oftendealingwithissuesofPublicLaw.ThetermsLabour
Laws&EmploymentLaws,areofteninterchangedintheusage.Thishasledtoabig
confusionastotheirmeanings.LabourLawsaredifferentfromEmploymentlaws
whichdealonlywithemploymentcontractsandissuesregardingemploymentand
workplacediscrimination&otherPrivateLawissues.
“LabourLaws”harmonizemanyanglesoftheRelationshipbetween“Trade
Unions,Employers&Employees”.Insomecountries(likeCanada),Employment
LawsRelatedtoUnionisedworkplacesaredifferentfromthoserelatingtoparticular
Individuals.Inmostcountrieshowever,nosuchdistinctionismade.
The“FinalGoal”ofLabourLawsistobringboth“Employer&Employee”on
thesameLevel,therebymitigatingthedifferencesbetweenthetwoever-warring
groups.
Individual Labour Law
“Contract of Employment & At-will Employement”
TheBasicFeatureof“LabourLaw”inalmostEveryCountryisthatthe“Rights&
Obligations”ofthe“Employee&Employer”betweenOne-anotheraremediatedthroughthe
“ContractofEmployment”betweenthem.Thishasbeenthecasesincethecollapseof
feudalism&isthecorerealityofModernEconomicRelations.Manyterms&conditionsof
thecontractarehoweverimpliedbyLegislationorCommonLaw,insuchawayastorestrict
thefreedomofpeopletoagreetocertainthingstoprotectemployees,andfacilitateafluid
LabourMarket.
Inthe“UnitedStateofAmerica”forexample,MajorityofStateLawsallowforEmployment
tobe“AtWill“meaningtheEmployercanTerminateanEmployeefromaPositionforany
Reason,solongastheReasonisnotan“IllegalReason”,includingaTerminationin
ViolationofPublicPolicy.
InManyCountriesit‟sEmployer‟sDutytoProvideWrittenParticulars(Contract)of
EmploymenttoanEmployee.ThisaimstoallowtheEmployeetoknowconcretelywhatto
expectandisexpected;intermsof“Wages,HolidayRights,Noticeintheeventof
Dismissal,JobDescription”andsoon.AnEmployeemaynotforinstanceagreetoacontract
whichallowsanEmployertodismissthemunfairly.
Labour Policy in India
“Labour Policy in India”has been evolving in response to specific needs of the
situation to suit requirements of planned “Economic Development & Social Justice”
has two-fold Objectives, viz., Labour Policies are devised to maintain Economic
Development, Social Justice, Industrial Harmony & Welfare of Labour in the country.
HighlightsofLabourPolicy:-
Creative Measures to attract Public & Private Investment.
Creating New Jobs with New Social Security Schemes for workers.
Unified and Beneficial Management of funds of Welfare Boards.
Model Employee –Employer Relationships with Long Term Settlements.
Vital Industries & Establishments declared as “Public Utilities”.
Special conciliation mechanism for projects with investments of Rs. 150 cror more.
Industrial Relations committees in more sectors.
Labour Law Reforms with Times. Empowered body of experts to suggest required changes.
Statutory amendments for expediting & streamlining the mechanism of Labour Judiciary.
Efficient functioning of Labour Department. More labour sectors under Min. Wages Act.
Modern Medical Facilities for workers. Rehabilitation packages for displaced workers.
Restructuring in functioning of Employment Exchangeswith morden Technology.
Revamping of Curriculum & Course content in Industrial Training.
Joint Cell of Labour & Industries Department to study changes in Laws & Rules.
The Apprentices Act -1961
The Payment of Wages Act -1936
The Workmens’ Compensation Act -1923
The Factories Act -1948
The Industrial Disputes Act -1947
The Employees PF & MP Act -1952
The Employees State Insurance Act -1948
The Maternity Benefit Act -1961
The Payment of Bonus Act -1965
The Payment of Gratuity Act -1972
Guidelines @ Wages Act
TimeofWagesPayment:
IftheEmployeestrengthisLessthen“1000”inanyOrganization,thenWagesshallbepaid
beforetheexpiryofthe07
th
Dayofthefollowingmonth.
IftheEmployeestrengthisMorethen“1000”inanyOrganization,thenWagesshallbepaid
beforetheexpiryofthe10
th
Dayofthefollowingmonth.
In case of “Termination”of Employee by the Employer the wages shall be paid before the
expiry of the Second working day from the Date of Termination “DOT”.
DeductionfromWages:-TheMaximumDeductioncanbe50%ofMonthlywages,
However,maximumdeductionupto75%ispermissibleifdeductionispartlymadeforpayment
toCo-operativeSociety.[section7].DeductiononAccountofAbsenceofDuty,Fines,House
AccommodationifprovidedbyOrganization,RecoveryofAdvance,Loansgiven,IncomeTax,
PF,ESIcontribution,LICpremium,amenitiesprovided,deductionbyorderofCourtetc.is
permitted.
DeducationofFines:-TheMaximaumdeducationasFinesfromWagesshouldnotexceed
03%duringthesamewageperiod.Itshouldberecoveredwithin90daysfromthedateitwas
imposed.RoecordofFinesshouldbemaintaininFineRegister(Form-II).
Guidelines @ Wages Act
ModeofWagesPayment:
AllwagesshallbepaidinCurrentCoinsorCurrencyNotesorinboth.
EmployerCanalsopaytheWageseitherbychequeorbycreditingtheWagesinEmployee‟s
BankAccountwithEmployee‟sAuthorizationinwritten.
WagescanbepaidonDaily,Weekly,FortnightlyorMonthlybasis,butwageperiodcannotbe
morethanamonth.MostOrganizationpreffredMonthlyPaymentbasis.
RecordsMaintainance:TheEmployerhastomaintainVariousRegisterundertheActi.e.
RegisterofFines(Form-II),RegisterofDeducation(Form-III),RegisterofAdvance(IX),
RegisterofWages(Form-IV&V),MusterRoll-cum-RegisterofWages(Form–VI)&Annual
Return(forAirTransportServices).AlltheabovementionedRegister&Recordsshallbe
maintainedup-to-date.Theattendanceoftheemployeeshallbemarkednotlaterthanonehour
afteremployeestartsworkfortheday.
PenaltytoEmployer:
On Conviction for any Offence & Again
Guilty of Contravention of same provision
Imprisonmentnotlessthanonemonth
Extendableuptosixmonthsandfinenotless
thanRs.2000,ExtendableuptoRs.15000.
ESI Contribution
Employer's
contribution
(4.75% of gross
salary)
Employee's
contibution
(1.75% of gross
salary)
Total Esi
contributi
on (6.5%
of gross
salary)
Due Date, Contribution & Benefit Period
TheContribution‟sAmount(Employee‟s&
Employer‟sShare)istobeDepositedatStateBank
ofIndiathroughOnlineGeneratedChallanfrom
ESICWebsiteviaEmployer‟sID,onorbefore21
st
dayoffollowingmonth.
“Employers”coveredundertheESIAct,are
requiredtoPayContributiontowardstheschemeon
aMonthlybasis.ThereareTwoContribution
PeriodseachofSixMonthsandTwoCorresponding
BenefitPeriodsalsoofSixMonthsdurationlinked
witheachother.
Contribution Period Benefit Period
1
st
April to 30
th
Sep. 1
st
Jan to 30
th
June
(of the following year)
1
st
Oct to 31
st
Mar. 1
st
July to 31
st
Dec.
IP&hisfamilywillreceivetheMedical&Others
BenefitsofESIasperhisContributionduringthe
ContributionPeriodwithtotalcontributiondays
requiredforSpecificBenefits.
The Maternity Benefit Act -1961
“An act to Regulate the Employment of Women in certain Establishment for certain
period before and after Child-Birth & to provide for Maternity Benefit & Certain other
benefits”.
ObjectiveoftheAct:-
TheMaternityLeave&BenefitActistoProtecttheDignityofMotherhoodbyprovidingthe
Complete&HealthyCaretotheWomen&HerChild,whensheisnotabletoperformherduty
duetoherhealthcondition.Inthemordenworld,astheparticipationofWomenEmployeesis
growinginEveryIndustry,sotheneedoftheMaternityLeave&otherBenefitsarebecoming
increasinglycommon.
ApplicabilityoftheAct:-TheActextendstowholeofIndia.Inthefirstinstance,toevery
establishmentbeingaFactory,MineorPlantationinwhich10orMorepersonsareorwere
employedonanydayofthepreceding(12)Twelvemonths.(includinganysuchestablishment
belongingtoGovernment&toeveryestablishmentwhereinpersonsareemployedforthe
exhibitionofequestrian,acrobaticandotherperformances.exceptemployeescoveredunderthe
“ESIAct1948”.
RightofMaternityBenefit:-EveryPregnantworkingwomeninanyEstablishmentareEligible
forMaternityBenefit,providedtheyhaveServedintheEstablishmentforatleast80daysin(12)
Twelvemonthsbeforetheexpecteddateofdelivery.However,ifawomanisearninglessthan
Rs:-15,000/-shemaybeofferedESIschemebyheremployer&shewillreceivetheMaternity
BebefitunderESIScheme.