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Trade Unionism and labour laws [1]

Paper Code: 
MHR 325
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Objective: 

The subject is aimed at acquainting the students with the nature and dimensions of the evolving international business management, which influence managerial Decisions and perspectives

12.00
Unit I: 
Trade Union

Concept, Functions, Determinants of the rate of trade union growth. Theories of Trade Union- Webb’s Theory, Marxian Theory, Hoxie’s Socio-psychological Theory, Mahatma Gandhi’s Approach.
Methods of Trade Unions-Mutual Insurance, Collective Bargaining, Political Action/Legal Enactment.

12.00
Unit II: 
Structure and Government of Trade Union

Structure of Trade Union: Basis of Organization, Crafts Union, Industrial Union, General Union, Craft versus Industrial Unions, trade federations.
Government of Indian Trade Unions: the level of Primary Unions, the level of the industrial federations, the level of central federations.
Compulsory Unionism- Closed Shop, Union Shop, Maintenance of Membership Shop.

12.00
Unit III: 
Trade Union Movement in India

Pre-Independence Phase & Post-Independence Phase, Problems of trade union in India, Measures to strengthen trade union movement in India.
The Trade Union Act, 1926: Preliminary, registration of trade unions, rights and liabilities of registered trade union, regulations, penalties and procedure.

12.00
Unit IV: 
Laws relating to working hours, conditions of service & employment

Factory Act, 1948; Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act, 1946; Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970

12.00
Unit V: 
Laws relating to wages in India

The Minimum Wage act,1948; Payment of Wage Act,1936; Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.

Essential Readings: 

• Sinha, Sinha&Priyadarshini.,”Industrial relations, Trade unions and Labour relations”, Pearsons publications, New Delhi.
• Singh B D, ‘Labour Laws for Managers’, Excel Books, New Delhi.
• Sivarethinamohan R., Industrial Relations and Labour Welfare, PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi.
• Taxmann’s, ‘Labour Laws’, Taxmann Allied Servives (P) Ltd, New Delhi.
• Gupta C B , “ Human Resource Management”. Sultan Chand &Sons,New Delhi.
• Dhyani S.N , Trade Union & the right to strike, University Book House Pvt Ltd, New Delhi

Academic Year: 
2019-2020 [2]

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