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Industrial Relations and Labour Laws, 9/e

Industrial Relations and Labour Laws, 9/e

Vikas Publishing
  • 9789370631038
  • 848 pages
  • Paperback
  • 6.50 x 9.25 inches
  • Book 825.00
  • 2026

The ninth revised edition of Industrial Relations and Labour Laws presents a comprehensive, analytical, and critical exploration of labour law and industrial relations in India. Spanning 35 chapters, the book delves into key themes including the trade union movement, collective bargaining and workers' participation in management, the constitutional and jurisprudential framework, laws governing industrial disputes, trade unions, and standing orders, social security and wage legislation, statutes relating to factories, contract labour, child labour, and inter-state migrant workers. The book also covers the four labour codes: industrial relations, social security, wages, and occupational safety, health and working conditions.
This edition integrates general principles with contemporary issues and challenges, supported by relevant case law to equip students, practitioners, and professionals with practical insights and legal clarity. Designed to meet academic and professional needs across disciplines, the book aligns with the syllabi of LLB, LLM, MBA, MPA, MSW, the Company Secretary course, and Master's and diploma programs in industrial relations, personnel management, human resource management, and labour law. It also serves as an indispensable reference for HR and personnel managers in public and private sectors, labour department officials at central and state levels, presiding officers of labour courts and tribunals, trade union representatives and labour lawyers.

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PART I: Contextual and Constitutional Framework and Industrial Jurisprudence
Chapter 1: Introduction to Labour Law
Chapter 2: Constitutional Framework and Labour Laws
Chapter 3: Industrial Jurisprudence and the Supreme Court

PART II: Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, Collective Bargaining and Workers Participation in Management
Chapter 4: Industrial Relations: An Overview
Chapter 5: Trade Unions of Workers and Employers' Organizations: A Contextual and Historical Analysis
Chapter 6: Collective Bargaining
Chapter 7: Workers' Participation in Manage

PART III: Industrial Relations Law
Chapter 8: Trade Unions and the Law
Chapter 9: Industrial Disputes Act: Contextual Framework, Concept and Definitions
Chapter 10: Resolution of Industrial Disputes
Chapter 11: Powers and Functions of Appropriate Government in Disputes Settlement
Chapter 12: Instruments of Economic Coercion
Chapter 13:  Lay-off, Retrenchment, Transfer and Closure
Chapter 14: Management of Discipline and Notice of Change
Chapter 15: Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
Chapter 16: Industrial Relations Code, 2020: A Legislative Overview

PART IV: Social Security and Labour Laws
Chapter 17: Social Security: A Contextual Framework
Chapter 18: Employees' Compensation Act, 1923
Chapter 19: Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
Chapter 20: Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous
Provisions Act, 1952
Chapter 21: Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Chapter 22: Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
Chapter 23: Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008
Chapter 24: Code on Social Security, 2020: A Legislative Overview

PART V: Wages and Labour Laws
Chapter 25: Wage Concept
Chapter 26: Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Chapter 27: Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Chapter 28: Payment of Bonus Act, 19
Chapter 29: Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
Chapter 30: Code on Wages, 2019: A Legislative Overview

PART VI: Minimum Standards of Employment and Labour Laws
Chapter 31: Factories Act, 1948
Chapter 32: Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
Chapter 33: Law on Child Labour
Chapter 34: Inter State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979
Chapter 35: Occupational Safety, Health and WorkingConditions Code, 2020: A Legislative Overview