Labour Law – II · Semester 4

Labour Law – II · August/September 2013

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

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Osmania University · Faculty of Law

Labour Law – II · August/September 2013

August/September 2013 · Labour Law – II · Semester 4

FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) II - Year IV - Semester Examination, August / September 2013
Subject: LAW
PAPER - I: LABOUR LAW - II
Code: 4519 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Write short notes on any FIVE of the following:
1. Minimum Wages.
2. Whitely Commission Recommendations.
3. Full Bench Formula.
4. Partial Disablement.
5. Total Disablement.
6. Social Security.
7. Maternity Benefit.
8. Welfare of Labour.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
9. Define "Wages" and discuss the authorized deductions from wages under the Payment of Wages
Act, 1936.
10. Discuss the various benefits available to the employee under the Employees' State Insurance
Act, 1948.
11. Explain the salient features of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
12. Discuss the liability of the employer for injuries sustained by workmen during the course of
employment.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
13. Explain the salient features of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and discuss the liability of the
employer for injuries sustained by the workmen during the course of employment.
14. Define "concept of Gratuity" and discuss the sailent features of the Payment of Gratuity Act.
15. X employed Y & Z, two women, to do the same work and paid them differently. Y questioned
this as a violation under the Equal Remuneration Act. Decide.
16. An employee who was retrenched from service was subsequently re -engaged for wages for
broken periods whenever such work was available. No monthly salary was paid to him. The
question was whether an employee with in the meaning of the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 and
whether he could claim his service to be continuous for claiming benefits under the Act. Decide.

Part A · 6 marks

  1. Minimum Wages.
    Year and frequency →
  2. Whitely Commission Recommendations.
    3× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  3. Partial Disablement.
    2× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  4. Total Disablement.
    Year and frequency →
  5. Social Security.
    Year and frequency →
  6. Maternity Benefit.
    Year and frequency →
  7. Welfare of Labour.
    Year and frequency →

Part B · 15 marks

  1. Define "Wages" and discuss the authorized deductions from wages under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
    Year and frequency →
  2. Discuss the various benefits available to the employee under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948.
    Year and frequency →
  3. Explain the salient features of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
    Year and frequency →
  4. Discuss the liability of the employer for injuries sustained by workmen during the course of employment.
    Year and frequency →

Part C · 10 marks

  1. Explain the salient features of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and discuss the liability of the employer for injuries sustained by the workmen during the course of employment.
    Year and frequency →
  2. Define "concept of Gratuity" and discuss the sailent features of the Payment of Gratuity Act.
    Year and frequency →
  3. X employed Y & Z, two women, to do the same work and paid them differently. Y questioned this as a violation under the Equal Remuneration Act. Decide.
    Year and frequency →
  4. An employee who was retrenched from service was subsequently re -engaged for wages for broken periods whenever such work was available. No monthly salary was paid to him. The question was whether an employee with in the meaning of the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 and whether he could claim his service to be continuous for claiming benefits under the Act. Decide.
    Year and frequency →