# SN Misra's Labour & Industrial Laws - Book By Central Law Publications

**SN Misra's Labour & Industrial Laws - Book By Central Law Publications**

**Edition :** 30th (2024)

Industry plays a vital role in shaping the economy of the country. The field of industrial laws covers a large number of enactments. There is no single Labour Code in our country. We have different statutes dealing with different branches of labor and industrial laws.

The present work is a brief commentary on Twenty-one different labor enactments dealing with Labour- Management relations, Social Security legislation and Minimum Standard legislation. This edition has been enriched by incorporating relevant material on Collective Bargaining. Important amendments and recent judicial decisions have also been included in this work. This book shall be extremely useful to students of law. It shall also cater to the needs of those preparing for Business Administration courses or doing specialization in this branch of law.

General  
Introduction  
  
1\. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Authorities under this Act  
Chapter III- Notice of Change  
Chapter IV- Grievance Redressal Machinery  
Chapter V- Reference of Disputes to Boards, Courts or Tribunals  
Chapter VI- Procedure, Powers and Duties of Authorities  
Chapter VII- Strikes and Lockouts  
Chapter VIII- Lay-off and Retrenchment  
Chapter IX- Special Provision Relating to Lay-off, Retrenchment and Closure in certain Establishments  
Chapter X- Unfair Labour Practice  
Chapter XI- Penalties  
Chapter XII- Miscellaneous  
  
2\. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Standing Orders  
  
3\. The Trade Unions Act, 1926  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Registration of Trade Union  
Chapter III- Rights and Liabilities of Registered Trade Union  
Chapter IV- Recognition of Trade Union  
Chapter V- Regulations  
Chapter VI- Penalties and Procedure  
Chapter VII- Collective Bargaining and Trade Disputes  
  
4.The Employees' Compensation Act, 1923  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Employees Compensation  
Chapter III- Commissioners  
Chapter IV- Rules  
  
5\. The Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Corporation, Standing Committee and Medical Benefit Council  
Chapter III- Finance and Audit  
Chapter IV- Contributions  
Chapter V- Benefits  
Chapter VA- Scheme for others beneficiaries  
Chapter VI- Adjudication of Disputes and Claims  
Chapter VII- Penalties  
Chapter VIII- Miscellaneous  
  
6\. The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Employees' Provident Fund Scheme and Authorities  
Chapter III- Miscellaneous  
  
7\. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Fixation of Minimum Rates of Wages, Working Hours and Determination of Wages and Claims, etc.  
  
8\. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Payment of Wages and Deduction from Wages  
Chapter III- Authorities under the Act  
Chapter IV- Miscellaneous  
  
9\. The Factories Act, 1948  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- The Inspecting Staff  
Chapter III- Health  
Chapter IV- Safety  
Chapter IV-A- Provisions Relating to Hazardous Process  
Chapter V- Welfare  
Chapter VI- Working Hours of Adults  
Chapter VII- Employment of Young Persons  
Chapter VIII- Annual Leave with wages  
Chapter IX- Special Provisions  
Chapter X- Penalties and procedure  
Chapter XI- Supplemental  
  
10\. The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- The Central Advisory Council and the Development Councils  
Chapter III- Regulation of Scheduled Industries  
Chapter IV- Direct Management or Control of Industrial Undertakings by Central Government in certain cases  
Chapter V- Management or Control of Industrial Undertakings owned by companies in liquidation  
Chapter VI- Power to provide relief to certain industrial undertakings  
Chapter VII- Liquidation or Reconstruction of Companies  
Chapter VIII- Control of Supply, Distribution, Price etc. of certain articles  
Chapter IX- Miscellaneous  
  
11\. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965  
  
12\. The Apprentices Act, 1961  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Apprentices and their Training  
Chapter III- Authorities  
  
13\. The Collection of Statistics Act, 1953  
  
14\. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961  
  
15\. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972  
  
16\. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Prohibition of Employment of Children in certain Occupation and Processes  
Chapter III- Regulation of Conditions of Work and Children  
Chapter IV- Miscellaneous  
  
17\. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- The Advisory Boards  
Chapter III- Registration of Establishments employing Contract Labour  
Chapter IV- Licensing of Contractors  
Chapter V- Welfare and Health of Contract Labour  
Chapter VI- Penalties and Procedure  
Chapter VII- Miscellaneous  
  
18\. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Payment of Remuneration at Equal rates to men and women workers and other matters  
Chapter III- Miscellaneous  
  
19\. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Abolition of Bonded Labour System  
Chapter III- Extinguishment of Liability to repay Bonded Debt  
Chapter IV- Implementing Authorities  
Chapter V- Vigilance Committee  
Chapter VI- Offences and Procedure for Trial  
Chapter VII- Miscellaneous  
  
20\. The Mines Act, 1952  
Chapter I- Preliminary  
Chapter II- Inspectors and Certifying Surgeons  
Chapter III- Committees  
Chapter IV- Mining Operations and Management of Mines  
Chapter V- Provisions as to Health and Safety  
Chapter VI- Hours and Limitation of Employment  
Chapter VII- Leave with Wages  
Chapter VIII- Regulations, Rules and Bye-laws  
Chapter IX- Penalties and Procedure  
Chapter X- Miscellaneous  
  
21\. Labour Laws (Exemption from furnishing returns and maintaining registers by certain establishments) Act, 1988

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