Paper I

Labour Law – II

Wages and bonus under the Code on Wages, employees' compensation, ESI, EPF, maternity benefit, gratuity, factories, child labour and equal remuneration.

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

Unit I: Code on Wages, 2019: wages, payment and bonus

Minimum wages and timely payment of wages 3 cases Bonus: eligibility, allocable surplus and the wage-code scheme 3 cases

Unit II: Employees' compensation and ESI

Employees' Compensation Act, 1923: arising out of and in the course of employment 3 cases Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948: coverage and benefits 3 cases

Unit III: Provident fund and maternity benefit

Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 3 cases Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 as amended in 2017 3 cases

Unit IV: Gratuity and factories

Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 3 cases Factories Act, 1948: health, safety, hours and welfare 3 cases

Unit V: Child labour and equal remuneration

Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 3 cases Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 and the wage-code non-discrimination rule 3 cases