Labour and Industrial Laws I
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University, Jaipur · LL.B. Semester 1 · 1.5
Unit I — The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 — Conceptual Framework, Trade Unions and Standing Orders
1.1 Objectives, scope and applicability of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and Key Definitions · 1.2 Trade Unions:- Registration of Trade Unions; Rights, Immunities and Liabilities of registered Trade Unions; Cancellation and Dissolution of registration; Recognition of a sole negotiating union or a negotiating council; Collective bargaining and workers' participation in management; · 1.3 Standing Orders: - Applicability of Chapter IV to industrial establishments; Matters specified in the First Schedule; Model Standing Orders; Nature and effect of Certified Standing Orders; Modification and interpretation of Standing Orders · 1.4 Unfair Labour Practices · 1.5 Legal Framework and Implications- Strikes, Lockouts, Lay-off, Retrenchment and Closure
Unit II — The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 — Industrial Disputes, Dispute Resolution Machinery and the 2026 Amendment
2.1 Industrial Disputes — Meaning, Scope and Reference · 2.2 Works Committee and Grievance Redressal Machinery · 2.3 Conciliation and Voluntary Arbitration · 2.4 Adjudication- Industrial Tribunal and National Industrial Tribunal · 2.5 Offences, Penalties and Enforcement
Unit III — The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020- Framework, Registration and Duties
3.1 Objectives, applicability and constitutional foundations of OSH Code 2020: Key definitions; Factory, Establishment, Manufacturing Process, Occupier, Employer, Employee, Worker, etc. · 3.2 Registration, Licensing and Regulatory Administration · 3.3 Duties and Responsibilities of Employers, Employees, Designers, Manufacturers and Suppliers · 3.4 Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions · 3.5 Welfare Facilities and Regulation of Working Hours Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University, Jaipur, 2026
Unit IV — The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — Special Categories of Workers, Inspection Machinery and Enforcement
4.1 Contract Labour—Applicability; obligations of the principal employer; welfare facilities to be provided to contract labour; provision for abolition of contract labour in specified processes; licensing of contractors through a common license. · 4.2 Inter-State Migrant Workers and Audio-Visual Workers · 4.3 Working Journalists, Plantation and Mine Workers · 4.4 Provisions related to Employment of Women · 4.5 Inspection Machinery, Enforcement and Penal Framework