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Labour and Employment Laws of

India

The labour enactments in India, is divided into

5 broad categories, viz. Working Conditions,

Industrial Relations, Wage, Welfare and Social

Securities.

The enactments are all based upon

Constitution of India and the resolutions taken

in ILO conventions from time to time.


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Indian labour laws divide industry into two

broad categories:

1. Factory

2. The Shops & Commercial Establishment Act


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1. Factory

Factories are regulated by the provisions of

the Factories Act, 1948 (the said Act). All

Industrial establishments employing 10 or

more persons and carrying manufacturing

activities with the aid of power come within

the definition of Factory. The said Act makes

provisions for the health, safety, welfare,working hours and leave of workers in

factories.


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The said Act is enforced by the State Government throughtheir Factory inspectorates. The said Act empowers the

State Governments to frame rules, so that the localconditions prevailing in the State are appropriately

reflected in the enforcement. The said Act puts specialemphasis on welfare, health and safety of workers. Thesaid Act is instrumental in strengthening the provisionsrelating to safety and health at work, providing for

statutory health surveys, requiring appointment of safetyofficers, establishment of canteen, crches, and welfarecommittees etc. in large factories.


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The said Act also provides specific safe guards

against use and handling of hazardous

substance by occupiers of factories and laying

down of emergency standards and measures


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2. The Shops & Commercial

Establishment Act The Shops and Establishment Act is a state

legislation act and each state has framed its own

rules for the Act. The object of this Act is to

provide statutory obligation and rights toemployees and employers in the unauthorized

sector of employment, i.e., shops and

establishments. This Act is applicable to all

persons employed in an establishment with or

without wages, except the members of the

employers family.


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This Act lays down the following rules:

Working hours per day and week.

Guidelines for spread-over, rest interval, opening and

closing hours, closed days, national and religious

holidays, overtime work.

Employment of children, young persons and women.

Rules for annual leave, maternity leave, sickness andcasual leave, etc.

Rules for employment and termination of service.


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The main central laws dealing with labor issues aregiven below: -

1. Minimum Wages Act 1948

2. Industrial Employment (Standing orders) Act 1946

3. Payment of Wages Act 1936

4. Workmens Compensation Act 1923 5. Industrial Disputes Act 1947

6. Employees Provident Fund and MiscellaneousProvisions Act 1952

7. Payment of Bonus Act 1965 8. Payment of Gratuity Act 1972

9. Maternity Benefit Act 1961


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Minimum Wages Act 1948

The Minimum Wages Act prescribes minimum

wages for all employees in all

establishments or working at home in certain

employments specified in the schedule of

the Act. Central and State Governments revise

minimum wages specified in the schedule.

The Minimum Wages Act 1948 has classified

workers as unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled;


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Laws related to Wages

The Payment of Wages Act, 1936The Payment of Wages Rules, 1937

The Payment of Wages (AMENDMENT)Act, 2005

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

The Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194811http://labour.nic.in/act/acts/mw.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/mw.dochttp://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194811


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The Working Journalist (Fixation of Rates of

Wages) Act, 1958

Working Journalist (Conditions of service)

and Miscellaneous Provisions Rules, 1957

The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

The Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195829http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195829http://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/pba.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/pbr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/pbr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/pba.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195829http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195829


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Laws related to Working Hours, Conditions of Services andEmployment

The Factories Act, 1948

The Dock Workers (Regulation of

Employment) Act, 1948

The Plantation Labour Act, 1951

The Working Journalists and other Newspaper

Employees (Conditions of Service and Misc.

Provisions) Act, 1955

The Working Journalists and other

Newspaper Employees

Conditions of Service and Misc.
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194863http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194809http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194809http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195169http://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wja.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wja.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wja.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wja.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wja.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wja.dochttp://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195169http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194809http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194809http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194863


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The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958

The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961

The Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions ofEmployment) Act, 1966

The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition)

Act, 1970

The Contract Labour Regulation Rules
http://labour.nic.in/act/acts/wjr.dochttp://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195844http://labour.nic.in/act/acts/TheMotorTransportWorkersAct,1961.dochttp://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=196632http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=196632http://labour.nic.in/act/acts/contactlabour.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/contactlabour.dochttp://labour.nic.in/acts/RulesCLRAAct.dochttp://labour.nic.in/acts/RulesCLRAAct.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/contactlabour.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/contactlabour.dochttp://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=196632http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=196632http://labour.nic.in/act/acts/TheMotorTransportWorkersAct,1961.dochttp://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195844


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The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation

of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act,

1979

The Cinema Workers and Cinema Theatre

Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act,

1981

The Cinema Workers and Cinema Theatre

Workers (Regulation of Employment) Rules,

1984
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198150http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198150http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198150http://labour.nic.in/act/acts/CineWorkersAndCinemaTheatreWorkers%28Rules%291984.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/CineWorkersAndCinemaTheatreWorkers%28Rules%291984.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/CineWorkersAndCinemaTheatreWorkers%28Rules%291984.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/CineWorkersAndCinemaTheatreWorkers%28Rules%291984.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/CineWorkersAndCinemaTheatreWorkers%28Rules%291984.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/CineWorkersAndCinemaTheatreWorkers%28Rules%291984.dochttp://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198150http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198150http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198150


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The Building & Other Construction Workers

(Regulation of Employment & Conditions of

Service) Act, 1996

The Dock Workers (Regulation of

Employment) (inapplicability to Major Ports)

Act, 1997
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199627http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199627http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199627http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199731http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199731http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199731http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199731http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199731http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199731http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199627http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199627http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199627


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Laws related to Equality and Empowerment of

Women

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=196153http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197625http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197625http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=196153


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Laws related to Deprived and Disadvantaged

Sections of the Society

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act,

1976

The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation)

Act, 1986

The Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197619http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197619http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198661http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198661http://www.indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=193302http://www.indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=193302http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198661http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=198661http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197619http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197619


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Laws related to Social Security

The Workmens Compensation Act, 1923

The Workmen's Compensation (Amendments)

Act, 2000

The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948

The Employees Provident Fund &

Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

The Employees Provident Fund &

Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act,

1996
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=192308http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=200046http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=200046http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194834http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195219http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195219http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199625http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199625http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199625http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199625http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199625http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=199625http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195219http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=195219http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=194834http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=200046http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=200046http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=192308


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The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

The Payment of Gratuity Rules
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197239http://labour.nic.in/act/acts/RulesofPaymentOfGratuity.dochttp://labour.nic.in/act/acts/RulesofPaymentOfGratuity.dochttp://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197239


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