Employment, Labor & Service

Employment, Labor & Service

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

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

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