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LABOUR LAWS IN INDIA
Index
Particulars
1.

Page No.

Introduction
a)

History of Labour law

3

b) Evolution of Labour law in India

5

c)

6

Purpose of Labour Legislations

d) Constitutional provisions with regard to labour laws

6

e)

8

Labour Policy of India

2.

List of Labour laws in India

9

3.

Classification of labour laws in India

27

4.

Overview of important labour laws in India
a)

Apprentices Act, 1961

29

b) Employees State Insurance Act, 1948

36

c)

51

Employees Provident Fund And Misc. Provisions Act, 1952

d) The

Employment

Exchanges

(Compulsory

Notification

of

55

Vacancies) Act, 1959
e)

Factories Act, 1948

58

f)

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

74

g)

Labour Laws (Exemption From Furnishing Returns & Maintaining

80

Registers By Certain Establishments) Act, 1988
h) Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

83

i)

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

87

j)

Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

91

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k)

The Trade Unions Act, 1926

97

l)

Shops and Establishment Act, 1954

101

m) Laws related to wages

104

n) Laws related to child labour

118

o) Law related to contract labour

129

p) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

132

5.

Checklist of labour law compliance

135

6.

Unfair labour practice

144

7.

Labour laws in the unorganized sector

147

8.

Women labour and the Law

151

9.

Industrial relations

157

10. Special points to be noted while drafting Employment Agreement

172

11. Important case laws under various labour legislations

177

12. Important organizations

179

13. Authorities under the labour law in India

180

14. Labour legislations across the world

186

15. Bibliography

190

16. Annexure
a)

Agreements between employee and employer

192

b) Agreement for reference of disputes to arbitration

196

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1. INTRODUCTION