LABOUR & SOCIAL SECURITY LAWS

Paper Code: 
24MHR323
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to understand the laws relating to Industrial relations, social security and working conditions

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching

strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24MHR323

Labour & Social Security Laws (Theory)

CO145: Analyse the Employee Provident Fund Act and its implications for both employers and employees.

CO146: Examine the key provisions of

the ESI Act.

CO147: Synthesize the process for

filing a claim under the Employee

Compensation Act.

CO148: Develop skills to calculate

gratuity               under              the               Payment       of

Gratuity                  Act.

CO149: Evaluate the key provisions

and    recent         amendments   of         the

Maternity                  Benefit                  Act,                  and                its

implications for both employers and

employees.

CO150: Contribute effectively in course –specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Interactive lectures and Discussion and Power point presentation

Learning activities for the students: Self learning

assignments, Effective discussion, simulation

and presentation

CA test,

Semester end examination, Presentation, Quiz, and Interaction

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Social Security Laws

Social Security: Concept, Scope, Evolution & Growth of Social Security Legislation in India, The Code on Social Security 2020- Brief Overview.

The Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: Definitions; Schemes under the act –Employees’ provident fund scheme, Employees’ pension scheme, 1995, Employees’ deposit linked insurance scheme, Recent Amendments.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Employees State Insurance Act, 1948

Employees State Insurance Act, 1948: Objectives and applicability of the scheme; Definitions: personal injury, factory, manufacturing process, wages, partial and permanent disablement; ESI corporation, standing committee and medical benefit council; contributions; adjudication of dispute and claims, benefits, Recent Amendments.

12.00
Unit III: 
Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923

Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923: Definitions:     Dependent, employer, partial and total disablement, workmen, injury, accident; employer’s liability for compensation; amount of compensation; Contracting; Commissioner, Recent Amendments.

12.00
Unit IV: 
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: Applicability and non-applicability of the Act; Definitions-employee, employer, continuous service; Payment of gratuity; Forfeiture of gratuity; Employer’s duty to determine and pay gratuity; Recovery of gratuity; Penalties, Recent Amendments.

12.00
Unit V: 
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961: Definitions, Employment of, or work by, women prohibited during certain periods, right to payment of maternity benefits, notice of claim of maternity benefit and payment thereof, Leaves, Dismissal in absence during pregnancy, forfeiture of maternity benefits, Recent Amendments.

*Case studies related to entire topics are to be taught. 

Essential Readings: 
  • Sinha, Sinha & Shekhar, Industrial Relations, Trade Union & Labour Legislation, Pearson Education, New Delhi
  • Sharma, A.M. Industrial Relations, Conceptual and Legal Framework, Himalaya Publishing House
  • Monappa, Arun, Industrial Relations, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Comp. Ltd., New Delhi.1stedition
  • Malik, K.L., Industrial Laws and Labour Laws, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

·       Edwards, P. (Ed.). (2009). Industrial relations: theory and practice. John Wiley & Sons.

·       Poole, M. (2013). Industrial relations: origins and patterns of national diversity. Routledge.

 

E Resources:

·       Government of India Report of the National Commission on Labour Ministry of Labour and Employment, New Delhi, https://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/39ilcagenda_1.pdf

·       HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ASWATHAPPA, McGraw Hill Education, Bookshelf - McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt Ltd (mheducation.com), Mcgraw2020

 

Journals:

·       Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, https://www.jstor.org/journal/indijindurela

·       South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, https://journals.sagepub.com/home/hrm

·       Industrial Relations Journal, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468233

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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