Labour Law II
“Social justice is the only foundation on which a lasting peace can be established.” — Constitution of the International Labour Organisation (1919)
Free, exam-ready Labour Law II notes for LL.B. — concise topic notes, comparison charts, landmark cases and solved IRAC problems. Pick any topic below.
Unit I — Labour Welfare & Employee’s Compensation
- Labour Welfare, Social Security and Constitutional Dimensions
- Impact of the ILO on National Laws
- Employee’s Compensation — Evolution and Key Definitions
- Employer’s Liability to Pay Compensation and the Defences
- Disablement; “Arising Out of and in the Course of Employment”; Notional Extension
- Personal Injury and Occupational Disease
- Amount and Calculation of Compensation
- Competent Authority — Powers, Notice, Claim and Deposit
Unit II — Employees’ State Insurance & Maternity Benefit
- ESI — Evolution, Object, Scope and Definitions
- ESI Benefits and the Medical Benefit Council
- The ESI Corporation
- Adjudication — the Employees’ Insurance Court
- Maternity Benefit — Nature, Scope, Right and Calculation
- Maternity Leave and Inspectors
Unit III — Provident Fund & Gratuity
- EPF — Object, Definitions, Scope and Applicability
- Provident Fund Schemes and Contribution
- EPF Authorities, Recovery and Inspectors
- Gratuity — Payment, Conditions and Continuous Service
- Gratuity — Nomination
- Gratuity — Determination, Forfeiture, Compulsory Insurance and Competent Authority
Unit IV — Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
- Objectives, Scope and Applicability of the OSH Code
- Key Definitions under the OSH Code
- Duties of Employer and Employees
- Health Provisions
- Safety Provisions
- Welfare Provisions (including Creche)
- Hours of Work; Weekly and Annual Leave with Wages
- Special Provisions — Women and Young Persons
- Inspector-cum-Facilitator and Other Authorities
- Offences, Penalties and the Social Security Fund
Unit V — Contract Labour, Migrant Workers & Unorganised/Gig/Platform Workers
- Contract Labour under the OSH Code
- Inter-State Migrant Workers
- Building and Construction Workers
- Social Security for Unorganised Workers
- Gig Workers and Platform Workers
Landmark Case Laws
Full one-page briefs — facts, issue, held and why it matters:
- Olga Tellis v Bombay Municipal Corporation (1986)
- Saurashtra Salt Manufacturing Co. v Bai Valu Raja (1958)
- Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. v Ibrahim Mahmmed Issak (1969)
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi v Female Workers (Muster Roll) (2000)
- Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. v Workmen (1969)
- Jaswant Singh Gill v Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (2007)
- Steel Authority of India Ltd v National Union Waterfront Workers (2001)
✏️ Practice
- 10 Solved Problems (IRAC Method) — KSLU-style problems worked in full
- KSLU Past Questions & Exam Topics
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