PAPER-7 Labour Laws & Practice
CS Professional Mod 2 Electives
Taught by Faculties:
Syllabus
Objective:
To acquire expert knowledge, understanding and application of Labour Laws. Level of Knowledge: Expert Knowledge Detailed Contents
1. Constitution and Labour Laws:
*Fundamental rights vis-à-vis labour laws, Equality before law and its application in Labour Laws
*Equal pay for equal work
*Article 16 and reservation policies, Articles 19, 21, 23 and 24 and its implication
2. International Labour Organization:
*Aims and objects
*Cooperation between Governments and Employers’ and workers’ organizations in fostering social and economic progress
*Setting labor standards
*Developing policies and devising programmes to promote decent work
3. Law of Welfare & Working Condition:
*The Factories Act, 1948
*Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
*The Building and Other Constructions Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
*The Mines Act, 1952
*The Working Journalists and Other Newspapers Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
*The Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
*Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
*The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986