Labour Laws (Codes) Paper II
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University · LL.B. Semester 3
Unit 1 — General (Part A) [4 units]
Constitutional provision relating to labour · International Instrument relating to Labour rights
Unit 2 — Social Security Code 2020 [8 units]
Scope, applicability and core objectives, Salient Features of the Act. · The Definition under Code on social security: Agent, Aggregate, Audio-Visual Worker, Production Building and other construction worker, Building workers, Career Centre, Contract Labour Contribution, Dependant, Dock Workers, Employee, Employer, Employment, Injury, Factory, Family, Gig Worker, Medical termination of pregnancy, Pension fund, Pension scheme, plantation, Platform work, Seasonal Factory, Self Employed worker, Social Security, contribution, Insured person, social security fund and social security organizations.
Unit 3 — Organization Under Social Security Code [8 units]
Board of Trustee of employees' provident fund · Employees' State Insurance Corporation · National Social Security Board and · State unorganized Workers' Board, · State building workers Welfare Board. · Structure and functions of CBT.
Unit 4 — Employees Provident Fund and Pension [12 units]
Appointment of officer of Central Board, · Scheme, Funds, Contribution in respect of Employees and contractors, · Fund to be recognized under Income Tax Act, · Priority of payment of Contribution over other debts, · Non Application of Chapter · Authorizing certain employer to maintain provident fund accounts, · Transfer of accounts, · Appeal to tribunal
Unit 5 — Employees State insurance Corporation [10 units]
Principle officers and other staff employees state Insurance fund utilization of Funds, · All Employee to be insured, Contribution, Benefits, · Presumption to Accident arising in Course of Employment, Occupational Disease, · Employer liabilities · Employees Insurance Code
Unit 6 — Gratuity [8 units]
Payment of Gratuity criteria for FTE and permanent employee. · Continuous Service, · Nomination determination of amount of gratuity Compulsory insurance, · Competent Authority,
Unit 7 — Maternity Benefit [3 units]
Provision relating to the maternity Benefit linked with OSH code requirement
Unit 8 — Employees Compensation [4 units]
Employer's Liability · Provisions relating to the employee compensation
Unit 9 — Social Security and Cess in respect of building various types of workers [6 units]
Social Security and Cess in respect of building and other construction workers social security for unorganized workers, · Gig workers and platform workers social security coverage · Employment exchange compulsory notification for vacancies · Offences and Penalties U/ The code on social security 2020
Unit 10 — The Code on Wages 2019 (Part B) [6 units]
Scope, Objectives and wide coverage and Salient Features. · Definition - Advisory Board, Contractor, Contract Labour, Employer, Employee, Factory, Industrial Disputes, Tribunal, Wages, Worker, Floor wage. Same work or work of similar nature · Minimum Wages- Payment of minimum Wages, Fixation of Minimum Wages, Components of minimum Wages, Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages, Power of Central government to fix floor wages of employees who work for less than normal working, wages for two or more classes of work, minimum time rate wages for piece work, fixing hours of work for normal working days, wages for overtime work. · Role of Advisory Board.
Unit 11 — Payment of Wages [6 units]
Mode of payment of wages, fixation of wages period, time limit for payment of wages, Deduction which maybe made from wages, Equal pay for equal work, fines, Deduction from absence from duty, deduction for damages or loss, Deduction for service recorded, Deduction for recovery of advance, Deduction for recovery of loans, provision (Clause) of payment of wages not to apply to government establishment.
Unit 12 — Payment of Bonus [6 units]
Eligibility for Bonus proportionate reduction in Bonus in certain cases, Computation of number of working days, Disqualification for bonus, Establishment to include department undertaking and branches, payment of bonus out of allocation surplus computation of gross profit, computation available surplus sums. · Set-on and Set off
Unit 13 — Authority, Offence and Penalty [3 units]
Appointment and powers and functions of Inspector-cum- facilitator, · Offences and Penalties U/Code on Wages 2019