Obligations of Employers under Labour Laws

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Description
It is a trite saying that ignorance of the law is no excuse. In the working of an organisation, statutory obligations are made incumbent on every employer by the provisions of labour enactments which stipulate minimum standards of conditions of work for employees in addition to payment of wages before a certain date, timely deposit of contributions under social security legislations etc. Compliance of such obligations is a legal compulsion. Failure to abide by such obligations entails legal proceedings and penalties which include fine or imprisonment or both. For certain defaults or violations on the part of an employer, some statutes have provided not only maximum punishment but minimum punishment to ensure strict implementation of labour statutes. The amendment to the Factories Act has enhanced the punishments to make it more rigorous. In view of the above, it is felt necessary that there should be a comprehensive guide to equip the managerial personnel with knowledge of the obligations which are cast upon them by the provisions of various statutes. The obligations of the employers, as contained in all the important labour statutes, have been systematically arranged under the respective head of every Act, in this book. The amendments made in various statutes after the publication of the last edition have also been incorporated at appropriate places. The relevant and important case law has also been included in this revised edition. Even a layman can find the appropriate obligation at a glance. The contemplated penalties are also enumerated to enable the employers to know the gravity of punishments and avoid violations. The book contains all relevant provisions in the form of a capsule and is bound to serve as a useful check-list and ready-reckoner for those who are responsible for managing people at work and compliance of labour laws.
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Contents
Chapter 1.    Obligations of Employers under the Apprentices Act, 1961
Chapter 2.    Obligations of Employers under the Beedi & Cigar Workers
                        (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
Chapter 3.    Obligations of Owners under the Indian Boilers Act, 1923
Chapter 4.    Obligations of Employers under the Bonded Labour Syste (Abolition) Act, 1976
Chapter 5.    Obligations of Employers under the Building and other Contstruction Workers
                        (Regulations Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
Chapter 6.    Obligations of Employers under the Child Labour (Prohibition and
                        Regulations) Act, 1986
Chapter 7.    Obligations of Employers under the Cine-Workers and Cinima Theatre workers
                        (Regulations of Employment) Act, 1981
Chapter 8.    Obligations of Employers under the Collection of Statistics Act, 1953
Chapter 9.    Obligations of Employer under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
Chapter 10.    Obligations of Employers under the Dangerous Machines (Regulation)  Act, 1983
Chapter 11.    Obligations of Employers under the Indian Dock Labourers Act, 1934
Chapter 12.    Obligations of Employers under the Emigration Act, 1983
Chapter 13.    Obligations of Employers under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923
Chapter 14.    Obligations of Employers under the Employees Provident Funds and
                          Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
Chapter 15.    Obligations of Employers under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
Chapter 16.    Obligations of Employers under the Employers Liability Act, 1938
Chapter 17.    Obligations of Employers under the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory
                           Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
Chapter 18.    Obligations of Employers under the Equal Remuneration Act,  1976
Chapter 19.    Obligations of Employers under the Factories Act, 1948
Chapter 20.    Obligations of Employers under the Indian Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
Chapter 21.    Obligations of Employers under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Chapter 22.    Obligations of Employers under the Industrial Employment
                           (Standing  Orders) Act, 1946
Chapter 23.    Obligations of Employers under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of
                           Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
Chapter 24.     Obligations of Employers under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961
Chapter 25.    Obligations of Employers (Owners, Agents & Managers) under the Mines  Act, 1952
Chapter 26.    Obligations of Employers under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Chapter 27.    Obligations of Employers under the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
Chapter 28.    Obligations of Employers under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
Chapter 29.    Obligations of Employers under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Chapter 30.    Obligations of Employers under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Chapter 31.    Obligations of Employers under the Sales Promotion Employees
                           (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
Chapter 32.    Obligations of Employers under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
                            (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act2013
Chapter 33.    Obligations of Employers under the Working Journalist and Other Newspaper
                            Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
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Author Details
H.L. Kumar, M.B.I.M. (London), Advocate
Editor, Labour Law Reporter
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