Labour Law - I
Hidayatullah National Law University · LL.B. Semester 4 · LLB-C-403
Unit I — INTRODUCTION
Industrial Jurisprudence and labour policy in India a) Evolution of labour laws and industrial relations b) Laissez faire to welfare State c) Labour laws in the pre-and post-independent period d) Principles of labour legislation · Constitution of India and Labour Laws a) Fundamental Rights b) Directive Principles of the State Policy · Classification of Labour and Industrial Laws · Concept of Collective Bargaining and its application in harmonious industrial relations · ILO, Origin and History
Unit II — MECHANISM FOR RESOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
Important definitions under IRC, 2020 · Concept of Industry and Industrial Dispute · Industrial Dispute Settlement Machinery a) Works Committee b) Conciliation Officers c) Industrial Tribunal and National Industrial Tribunal d) Voluntary Arbitration · Enforcement of the Awards and Settlements under Industrial Relations Code
Unit III — STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
Definition of strike and lockouts · Types of strike – Legal, Illegal and Justifiable Strikes · Right to strike and its constitutional validity. · Lay-off, Retrenchment (including latest draft amendments) and Closure · Wage for the Strike and Lockout period.
Unit IV — TRADE UNIONS
Introduction to Trade Unions and Trade Disputes · History and development of Trade Unionism in India · Registration of Trade Unions · Rights and Liabilities of Registered Trade Union · Immunity of Registered Trade Union · Recognition of Trade Union under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 and the Code on Industrial Relations, 2020 · Amalgamation and Dissolution of Trade Unions
Unit V — STANDING ORDERS
Introduction to Standing Orders – its object and importance · Applicability and non-applicability of Standing Orders · Certification of Standing Orders and its conditions · Powers of Certifying Officer and Appellate Authority
Unit VI — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Penalties · Cognizance of offences · Composition of offences