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