LABOR LEGISLATION

Labor Legislation : The term ‘Labor Legislation’ is

used to cover all the laws which have been
enacted to deal with employment and non-
employment, wages, working conditions,
industrial relations, social security and welfare of
persons employed in industries.

Thus ‘Labor Legislation’ refers to all laws of the

government to provide social and economic
security to the workers. These acts are aimed at
reduction of production losses due to industrial
disputes and to ensure timely payment wages and
other minimum amenities to workers.
 OBJECTIVE OF LABOUR LEGISLATION
• Preservation of healthy, safety and welfare of
labour
• Maintenance of good relation between
employer and employee
• Safe-guard the labour from profit seeking
exploiters in the cut-throught competitive era.
• Promote harmony between employers and
employee
 CONTI….
• Achievement of cordial industrial relation.
• Strengthen industrial relation
• Provide mechaneary to solving industrial
dispute
• Insuring the protection of interest of women
and child in the factories.
 FACILITIES PROVIDED BY LABOUR
LEGISLATION

• WELFARE
• HEALTH
• SAFETY
 NATURE OF LABOUR LEGISLATION
Products of Industrial Revolution
Regards Individual as a worker
Deals with problems of Labor
It Is Role -Relation
Regulates Conditions of Labor
Laws were also made to regulate the labor management
relations. Some of them are :
1. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
2. The Trade Unions Act, 1926, and
3. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders ) Act,
1946.
• Labor legislations ensuring labor welfare and
minimum standards were also enacted. Some of them
are :
1. The Factories Act, 1948
2. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
3. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, and
4. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
 Types Of Labor Legislations
• Protective Labor Legislation
• Regulative Labor Legislation
• Social Security Legislations
• Welfare Legislations
I) Protective Labor Legislations :
The legislations whose primary purpose is to
protect minimum labor standards and improve
working conditions are protective labor
legislations. Legislations laying down the
minimum labor standards in the areas of work,
safety, employment of children and women and
also the manner of wage payment come under
this category. The Indian labor laws under this
category are :
1) The Factories Act, 1948,
2) The Mines Act, 1952,
3) The Plantation Labor Act, 1951,
II )Regulative Legislations :
The legislations whose primary purpose is to regulate
the relations between employers and employees and
to provide for methods and manners for settling
industrial disputes are Regulative Legislations. This
laws also regulate the relationships between workers
and trade unions, the rights and obligations of the
organizations of employers and workers, as well as
their mutual relationships. The laws under this
category are as follows :
1) The Trade Unions Act, 1926,
2) The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and
3) The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act,
1946
III) Social Security Legislations :
The Legislations which intend to provide social security benefits to
the workmen during certain contingencies of life are Social Security
Legislations. Though this legislations may cover other classes of
citizens also, their primary goal has been to protect the workers.
The laws under this category are as follows:
1) The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923,
2) The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948,
3) The Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,
1948,
4) The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,
1952
5) The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and
6) The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
IV) Welfare Legislations:
The legislations which aim at promoting the general
welfare of the workers and improve their living
conditions are Welfare legislations. Such laws carry
the term “Welfare” in their titles. The Laws under
this category are as follows :
1) Mica Mines Labor Welfare Fund Act, 1946,
2) Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore
Mines labor Welfare Fund Act, 1976 and
3) Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976.
All of these laws provide for the funds which is spent
on improving the general welfare of workers
including housing, medical, educational and
recreational facilities.
 PRINCIPLES OF LABOUR LEGISLATION
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL EQUALITY OR WELFARE
NATIONAL ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL UNIFORMITY
 IMPORTANCE OF LABOUR
LEGISLATION
• Labour law regulates not only the condition of
work of industrial establishment but also
industrial relation, payment of wages,
registration of trade unions.
• It defines legal rights and obligations of
employee and employers and also provide
guidelines for their relationship.
• Labour legislation has helped the workers to
remove economic insecurity to a great extent.
• Labour legislation helps the workers in getting
basic amenities and benefits in terms of
occupational security.
• With the enactment of labour legislation
organization have to provide hygiene and well
maintained working condition to their
employees
• Helps in economic development of the
country
• To deal with industrial dispute
• To enforce social insurance and labour welfare
scheme
• Necessary for health, safety, and welfare of
workers
• For the achievement of socio-economic
progress
• Encourages and facilitate the workers in the
organization