INDUSTRIAL RELATION & LABOUR LAW

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS : Concept & Scope, History, Understanding Industrial Relations. Approaches of Industrial Relations, Perspectives of Industrial Relations – Conflict model Vs. Collaboration model

TRADE UNIONS : History of Trade Unions –Structure - Organisations – Problems Trade Unions - Theories, functions, methods Trade Unions ACT 1926 Management of Trade Unions in India

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING (CB) The nature, advantages & disadvantages of CB. CB in India Workers Participation in Management Evolutions, objectives of WPM, Their impact on Quality of Work Life and Industrial Relations, WPM in India

LABOUR LEGISLATION : Introduction, Rights and obligations of employees Factories Act 1948, Contract labour Act 1970, Industrial Disputes act 1947, Settlement of Disputes – Procedures The minimum wages Act 1948, Payment of Wages Act 1936, Payment of Bonus Act 1965 Labour Court, Industrial Tribunal. National Tribunal; Role of Judiciary & its impact on industrial relations. The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 ESI Act 1948 The Employee Provident Fund Act & Miscellaneous Act1952 The Workmen Compensation Act The Maternity Benefit Act 1961

DISCIPLINE AND DISPUTES : Negotiation. Mediation, Arbitration - Works ommittee. Conciliation. Board of Conciliation. Court of enquiry