Contents:
Part I: Industrial Relations and Labour Laws;
Introduction to Labour Law;
Industrial Relations: An Overview;
Constitutional Framework on Industrial Relations;
Part II: Trade Unions and Law - Trade Unions of Workers and Employers;
Organizations: A Contextual and Historical Analysis;
Judicial Delineation of Statutory Definition of Trade Union and Trade Dispute;
Registration of Trade Unions;
Members, Office Holders and Outsiders in Trade Unions;
Trade Union Finances and Funds;
Privileges of Registered Trade Unions;
Recognition of Trade Unions;
Collective Bargaining;
Unfair Labour Practices and Victimizations;
Part III: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947;
Industrial Disputes Act: A Contextual Framework;
Concept and Scope of Individual and Industrial Disputes;
Arena of Interaction and Participants in Industrial Disputes;
Workmen;
Settlement of Industrial Disputes;
Powers of the Appropriate Government;
Instruments of Economic Coercion;
Lay-off, Retrenchment, Transfer and Closure;
Management of Discipline and Disciplinary Procedure;
Management;
Prerogative During the Pendency of Proceedings and Notice of Change;
Part IV Standing Orders;
Contextual Frame: Work of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946;
Scope and Coverage of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946;
Concept and Nature of Standing Orders;
Certification Process;
Its Operation and Binding Effect;
Modification and Temporary Application of Model Standing Orders;
Interpretation and Enforcement of Standing Orders;
Role of Government under the IESOA;
Part V: Workers;
Participation In Management - Workers;
Participation in Management