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Labor and Service law is a broad area of the law that covers the relationship between groups of employees, organized into unions, and employers, that is, management. Labour law primarily concerns the rights and responsibilities of unionized employees. Our experts relate to 45 legislations on Labour laws from the Central Government and the innumerable state government legislations.

Labour Laws can be classified into the following eight categories:

  1. Laws related to Industrial Relations
  2. Laws related to Wages
  3. Laws related to Specific Industries
  4. Laws related to Equality and Empowerment of Women
  5. Laws related to Deprived and Disadvantaged Sections of the Society
  6. Laws related to Social Security
  7. Laws related to Employment & Training
  8. Others

Laws related to Industrial Relations

  1. The Trade Unions Act, 1926
  2. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
    The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1946
  3. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Laws related to Wages

  1. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
    The Payment of Wages Rules, 1937
  2. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
    The Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950
  3. The Working Journalist (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958
    Working Journalist (Conditions of service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Rules, 1957
  4. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
    The Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975

Laws related to Specific Industries

  1. The Factories Act, 1948
  2. The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
  3. The Plantation Labour Act, 1951
  4. The Mines Act, 1952
  5. The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees’ (Conditions of Service and        Misc. Provisions) Act, 1955
    The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees’ (Conditions of                                          Service and Misc. Provisions) Rules, 1957
  6. The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
  7. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
  8. The Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
  9. The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
  10. The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
  11. Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1976
  12. The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service)   Act, 1979
  13. The Shops and Establishments Act
  14. The Cinema Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act,          1981
    The Cinema Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Rules,      1984
    The Cine Workers’ Welfare Fund Act, 1981.
  15. The Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Act, 1986
  16. The Building & Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment & Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
  17. The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997
  18. The Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946
  19. The Limestone & Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972
  20. The Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976
  21. The Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976
  22. The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976
  23. The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Cess Act, 1976
  24. The Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
  25. The Cine Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981
  26. The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry latrines Prohibition Act,   1993
  27. The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974

Laws related to Equality and Empowerment of Women

  1. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
  2. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Laws related to Deprived and Disadvantaged Sections of the Society

  1. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
  2. The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986

Laws related to Social Security

  1. The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
  2. The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
  3. The Employees’ Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
  4. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

Laws related to Employment & Training

  1. The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
  2. The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rules, 1959
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  4. The Apprentices Act, 1961

Others

  1. The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
  2. The War Injuries Ordinance Act, 1943
  3. The Weekly Holiday Act, 1942
  4. The National and Festival Holidays Act
  5. The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943
  6. The Personal Injuries (Emergency) Provisions Act, 1962
  7. The Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1963
  8. The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Register by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988
  9. The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

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