Industrial sector in India is still one of the major labor-intensive sectors though it is said that the future belongs to automation. The Factories Act, 1948 was introduced to consolidate and distribute the powers within the factories for the benefit of the employers and employees, also known as workers and employees. Factory has been defined…
Workmen Compensation Act, 1923: The Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 came into force on the first day of July, 1924. This Act is divided into four chapters and 36 sections. The important definitions under this Act are: •Compensation: compensation means compensation paid under this act. •Minor: minor means a person who has not attained the age…
APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF TRADE UNION[1] For a trade union to be recognised one must apply for the recognition, the applicant union should proceed for application should have thirty percentage or more than thirty percentage of the total members of the employee employed in any undertaking for minimum period of six calendar months, may apply…
Every employee wants to have a stable employment and be reimbursed for the expenses he has incurred. This is a criterion that all businesses, whether small or large, must meet. After all, the success of a firm is determined by its people. As a result, a company’s main goal is to safeguard its personnel and…
Child Labour applies to the practice of employing young children in factories, now used to denote the employment of minors generally, especially in work that may interfere with their education or endanger their health. Throughout the ages and in all cultures children joined with their parents to work in the fields, in the marketplace, and…
A new era began after India attained independence on August15, 1947. Freedom brought a lot of accountability on the social and economic front. India was underdeveloped and the majority of its population was residing in poverty and helplessness as the Britishers had made the use of its people and wealth for centuries. In this way…
INTRODUCTION: he 4 labour codes – Code on Wages 2019, Code on Social Security 2020, Industrial Relations Code 2020 and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 – received the Presidential assent between 2019 and 2020. However, barring the provisions relating to Central Advisory Board on minimum wages and identification of workers for social…
What is a factory? It is a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine. Or historically, we can also say that it is an establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country. The first representation of east India company in Surat. On 24th August 1608, the…
Abstract. One of the important factors of production that we have studied in economics is labour. Labour refers to the physical work or activity done. Labour is demanded in most of the industries for various work. India being a densely populated nation labour is available in surplus. Indian labourers have witnessed various forms of ill-treatments,…
Industry always remains a core aspect in the development of any country. In lines to that India has an elaborate cluster of various industries and clearly remains a labour-intensive country. Therefore, laws and policies regarding to this subject is very dynamic and important. Labour is mentioned under the concurrent list thereby giving powers to both…
