Labour Law - II
Hidayatullah National Law University · LL.B. Semester 5 · LLB-C-504
Unit I — CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Evolution and the concept of social security · Objectives and the need for social security · Social security welfare schemes · Conventions on social security · Role of the International Labor Organization in promoting social security
Unit II — LAW RELATING TO SOCIAL SECURITY (THE CODE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, 2020
Employees’ Compensation (Chapter VII) 1. Objectives and scope 2. Liability of Employer to pay compensation 3. Doctrine of Notional Extension & Defenses 4. Amount and distribution of Compensation 5. Appointment of competent authority 6. Powers and Procedure of competent authority · Employees’ State Insurance (Chapter IV) 1. Objectives and Scope 2. Employees State Insurance Fund 3. Kinds of benefits, eligibility, and Conditions 4. Constitution of Employees’ Insurance Court and its powers · Employees Provident Fund (Chapter III) 1. Objectives and Scope 2. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation 3. Central Board and its Role 4. Schemes 5. Funds · Maternity Benefit (Chapter VI) 1. Objectives and scope 2. Right to payment of maternity benefit 3. Constitutional perspectives on maternity benefit 4. Payment of medical bonus 5. Leave for miscarriage 6. Forfeiture of maternity benefit · Gratuity (Chapter V) 1. Objectives and scope 2. Rules as to payment of gratuity 3. Continuous service 4. Determination of the amount of Gratuity 5. Competent Authority · Social security for unorganized workers, Gig Workers, and Platform workers (Chapter IX) 1. Objectives and scope 2. Framing of schemes for unorganised workers 3. Registration of unorganized workers 4. Schemes for gig and platform workers
Unit III — THE CODE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, 2020 (OFFENCES AND PENALTIES)
(Chapter XII) Penalty for failure to pay contributions etc. · Cognizance of offences · Compounding of offences
Unit IV — THE CODE ON WAGES, 2019
Minimum Wages (Chapter II) 1. Objectives and scope 2. Concept of Wage and its types - Living wage, fair wage, and minimum wage 3. Constitutional perspectives on minimum wages and its validity 4. Components, Procedure for fixation and revising minimum wage, floor wage etc. · Payment of Wages, (Chapter III) 1. Objectives and scope 2. Mode of payment of wages 3. Time limit for payment of wages 4. Deductions and fines · Payment of Bonus (Chapter IV) 1. Objectives and scope 2. Eligibility for payment of bonus 3. Disqualification for payment of bonus 4. Time limit for payment of bonus 5. Adjudication - Payment of Dues, Claims, and Audit (Chap. VI)
Unit V — THE CODE ON WAGES, 2019 (OFFENCES AND PENALTIES)
(Chap. VIII) Cognizance of offences · Penalties for offences · Composition of offences · Inspector-cum-facilitator (Chap. VII)
Unit VI — THE CODE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND WORKING CONDITIONS, 2020
Objectives and scope · Duties of employer and employee – Chap. III · Health, safety, and working conditions – Chap. V · Welfare provisions- Chap. VI · Hours of work and annual leave with wages – Chap. VII