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Notes Labour Law2 Osmania University
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Previous Year Repeated Questions Labour Law2 OU
6 Mark Questions
- Industrial Relations Code, 2020
- Dissolution of Trade Union
- Occupational Diseases
- Gratuity
- Social Security Legislations
- Notional Extension
- Industrial Dispute
- Full Bench Formula
- Living Wage
- Payment of Bonus
- ESI Corporation
- Welfare of Labour
- Dearness Allowance
- Gratuity
- Maternity Benefit
- Equal Remuneration
- Living Wages
- Labour Welfare
- ESI Corporation
- Maternity Benefit
- Authorized Deductions
- Occupational Diseases
- Social Insurance
- Gratuity
- Living Wages
- Employer’s liability for compensation
- Gratuity
- Recovery of Bonus
- Set-on and Set-off
- Social Assistance Schemes
- Full Bench Formulas
- Maternity Benefit
15 Mark Questions
- Briefly explain the Whitley Commission Recommendations on Wages.
- Define Bonus and explain the conditions of payment and recovery of bonus under the Payment of Bonus under the Code of Wages, 2019.
- Explain the Objectives and application of the ESI Act, 1948 and the benefits derived under the same with the aid of examples.
- Write a brief note on the concept of ‘Equal Work Equal Pay’ and its role in bridging gender inequalities in India.
- What is Minimum Wages Act? Explain the procedure for fixation and revision of Minimum Wages.
- Explain the benefits available to employees under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948.
- Discuss the salient provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
- Explain the law relating to child labour in India with the help of decided cases.
- Discuss the procedure for fixation and revision of minimum wages
- Define “Bonus”. Explain the computation of Gross Profit available and Allocable Surplus. What is Minimum and Maximum Bonus?
- Explain the various benefits available under the ESI Act, 1948
- Discuss the law relating to Child Labour in India
- Explain the salient provisions of the “Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923”
- What is a minimum wage? Bring out the difference between Fair Wage and Need based Minimum Wage
- Explain the scope and Importance of Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952
- Explain the Provisions relating to Health, Safety and Welfare of Labour under the Factories Act, 1948
10 Mark Questions
- Jacob, an employee has committed Fraud upon his employer in 2023-2024 accounting year. Is Raheem eligible to get bonus for the 2022 – 2023 accounting year? Discuss.
- Whether a licensed porter working in a Railway Station is an employee under Employees Compensation Act, 1923? State reasons if yes and no.
- The management of Private college withheld the Certificates of the faculties, citing frivolous reasons and refused to return them to the faculties. Is the action valid and what are the remedies to the Faculties?
- An industrial establishment employed 150 additional workmen from January 01, 2023. The employer ignored certification of standing orders. Discuss the legal provisions.
- The workers of an establishment are paid with food grains in place of wages in cash. The woman worker is not receiving the food grain supplied by the employer. They claim for wages. Decide.
- A woman worker is terminated from services when she applied for maternity leave. She wants to challenge the termination. Advise her.
- The management provided transport to employees; an employee met with an accident while crossing the road. Is the employer liable to pay compensation? Decide.
- There is an agreement between the employer of an establishment and its workers that they should not have Provident Fund deduction by both the parties. Discuss the validity of the agreement.
- While working on a machine, a worker accidentally drops a valuable testing appliance which is broken. The employer deducts the value of the appliance from the wages of the worker. Is the deduction justified?
- P, an Apprentice Fitter, was injured while cleaning a dangerous part of a machine which had been manufactured abroad. The machine was unfenced while adjustments were made to it. Is the manager or occupier guilty of an offence?
- An employee goes to attend his work riding on a bicycle and is involved in an accident in the course of the journey and lost his right leg. Discuss whether employer is liable for compensation.
- Wives of 3 workmen employed in a textile factory work in place of their husbands for about half an hour every day after 7 p.m. while the later take meals brought by them. Discuss if there is a violation of any Provision of the Factories Act, 1948.
- A driver while driving a truck, sustains injuries in an accident. Because of the accident he loses the use of his right hand completely. The commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation decides that this is “Partial Disablement”. The driver desires to challenge this decision. Advise him.
- E.S.I. Corporation uses its funds in the construction of residential quarters for doctors and nurses. One of the E.S.I. contributors objects the use of the said amount as it is not for ESI purposes. Is it valid? Decide.
- A worker employed in a Factory died by accident while in service before completion of two years of his employment. His widow claimed gratuity from the employer. The employer refused to pay the same on the ground that the employee has died before completion of five years of continuous service. Decide whether gratuity is payable.
- The employer has refused to pay minimum wage on the ground that he is not earning any profits. Is this contention of the employer valid under Minimum Wages Act. Decide.
Syllabus Labour Law2 Osmania University
Unit-1:
The Remunerative Aspects – Wages – Concepts of wages – Minimum, Fair, Living Wages – Wage and Industrial Policies – Whitley Commission Recommendations – Provisions of Code on wages, 2019 – Timely payment of wages – Authorized deductions – Claims – Minimum Wages under the code of wages, 2019 – Definitions – Types of wages – Minimum rates of wages – Procedure for fixing and revising Minimum Wages – Claims -Remedy.
Unit-II:
Bonus – concept – Right to claim Bonus – Full Bench formula – Bonus Commission – Payment of Bonus under the code on wages, 2019 – Application – Computation of gross profit, available, allocable surplus – Eligibility of Bonus- Disqualification of Bonus – set on – set off of allocable surplus- Minimum and Maximum Bonus-Recovery of Bonus.
Unit-III:
Employees Security and Welfare aspect – Social Security – Concept and meaning – Social Insurance – Social Assistance Schemes. Social Security Legislations – Law relating to workmen’s compensation – The Employee’s Compensation Act 1923 – Definitions – Employer’s liability for compensation – Nexus between injury and employment – payment of compensation – penalty for default – Employees State Insurance Act 1948 – Application – Benefits under the Act – Adjudication of disputes and claims – ESI Corporation – Legislation in favour of Social Security.
Unit-IV:
Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 – Contributions-SchemesundertheAct-Benefits.TheMaternityBenefitincluding Amendment Act, 2018 – Definitions-Application – Benefits. The Payment of GratuityAct 1972 – Definitions – application – Payment of gratuity – eligibility – forfeiture – Nomination – Controlling authorities.
Unit-V:
The Factories Act 1948 – Chapters dealing with Health, Safety and Welfare of Labour. Child Labour – Rights of child and the Indian Constitution – Salient features of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 – The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.