DIVISION ONE : Guide to Labour Laws I-7
DIVISION TWO : Labour Laws
Apprentices Act, 1961 1
Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 29
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 45
Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 63
Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 117
Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 177
Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 257
Equal Remuneration Act, 1976* 265
Factories Act, 1948 275
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 359
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 477
Industrial Tribunals 497
Labour Laws (Simplification of Procedure for Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988 513
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 527
Minimum Wages Act, 1948* 543
Payment of Bonus Act, 1965* 585
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 621
Payment of Wages Act, 1936* 637
Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 683
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 693
Trade Unions Act, 1926 711
*Shall be repealed by Code on Wages, 2019 with effect from a date yet to be notified.
CONSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND OF LABOUR LAWS
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LABOUR (PROHIBITION & REGULATION) ACT, 1986
CODE ON WAGES, 2019
CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION AND ABOLITION) ACT, 1970
LABOUR LAWS
AUTHOR : Taxmann's Editorial Board
PUBLISHER : TAXMANN
DATE OF PUBLICATION : January 2025
EDITION : 2025 Edition
ISBN NO : 9789357788342
NO. OF PAGES : 832
BINDING TYPE : PAPERBACK
DESCRIPTION
This book provides complete coverage of India's 20+ laws governing the following:
• Labour Laws,
• Industrial Relations Laws, and
• Industrial Disputes.
Along with the above, the readers get a specially curated & 50+ page 'Guide to Labour Laws' to understand better the laws governing labour & industrial disputes. This book will be handy for employers, employees, legal practitioners, HR professionals, compliance officers, government authorities, and academicians seeking clarity and precision in India's regulatory framework governing labour and industrial relations. The Present Publication is the 2025 Edition and amended up to 1st January 2025. This book is edited by Taxmann's Editorial Board, with the following coverage:
• Apprentices Act, 1961
• Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
• Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
• Employee's Compensation Act, 1923
• Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
• Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
• Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
• Equal Remuneration Act, 1976*
• Factories Act, 1948
• Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
• Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
• Industrial Tribunals
• Labour Laws (Simplification of Procedure for Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988
• Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
• Minimum Wages Act, 1948*
• Payment of Bonus Act, 1965*
• Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
• Payment of Wages Act, 1936*
• Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
• Trade Unions Act, 1926
* Shall be repealed by Code on Wages, 2019, with effect from a date yet to be notified
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