INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND LEGISLATIONS
Course Code MBA HR314 CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:P:SDA) 4:0:0 SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 50 Total Marks 100
Credits 04 Exam Hours 03
Course Learning Objectives: This course will enable the students
To describe and identify the application of Labour Laws regulating Industrial Relations in
Organisation.
To describe and explain in her/his own words, the relevance and importance of Labour
Laws and Industrial Relations in Organisation
To apply and solve the workplace problems through Labour Laws
To classify and categorise different Laws and Codes
To create and reconstruct Industrial Relations System to be adopted in the Organisation
To appraise and judge the practical applicability of Labour Laws regulating Industrial
Relations in Organisation
Module-1 (7 Hours)
Introduction to Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations: Overview, Importance,
Approaches to IR, Parties to IR, System Model of IR, Industrial Employees of India, Problems
of Industrial Workers (Absenteeism, Commitment, Work Ethics), Contemporary Issues in
Employee Relations, Managing IR Changes.
Module-2 (9 Hours)
Evolution of Labour Legislation in India - History of Labour Legislation in India, Objectives
of Labour Legislation, Types of Labour Legislations in India, Constitutional Provisions for the
Protection of Labour Workforce in India, Rights of Woman Workers; The Present Labour
Laws and Codes.
Concept and steps of Grievance, Need for a Grievance Redressal procedure, Legislative
aspects of the grievance redressal procedure in India, Model of Grievance redressal Procedure.
Module-3 (9 Hours)
Collective Bargaining: Concept – Function and Importance – Principles and forms of
Collective bargaining, importance of Collective Bargaining, Process of Collective Bargaining,
Negotiation, form of negotiation Workers’ Discipline Management, causes of indiscipline,
disciplinary Action - service rules, misconduct, investigation of allegations, show cause notice,
charge sheet, domestic enquiry, Report of findings, punishments to be imposed. Workers
participation In Management.
Module-4 (9 Hours)
Introduction to Employee Relations: meaning and significance of employee relation in
industry, Advantages and limitations of maintaining employee relations through unions. Legal
provisions to maintain employee relation- works committee, conciliation, board of conciliation,
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voluntary arbitration, and adjudication.
Module-5 (9 Hours)
Factory Act 1948, Contract labour Act (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970, The Payment of
Wages Act 1936, The Minimum Wages Act 1948.
Module-6 (7 Hours)
Industrial Dispute Act 1947, Trade Union act 1926. Employee State Insurance Act 1948,
Employee Compensation Act 1923, Maternity Benefit Act 1961, Employee provident Fund
and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 , Gratuity Act 1972, Bonus Act 1965.
Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)
The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam
(SEE) is 50%. The minimum passing marks for the CIE is 50% of the maximum marks.
Minimum passing marks in SEE is 40% of the maximum marks of SEE. A student shall be
deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements (passed) and earned the credits allotted to
each course if the student secures not less than 50% in the sum total of the CIE (Continuous
Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together.
Continuous Internal Evaluation:
There shall be a maximum of 50 CIE Marks. A candidate shall obtain not less than 50% of the
maximum marks prescribed for the CIE.
CIE Marks shall be based on:
e) Tests (for 25Marks) and
f) Assignments, presentations, Quiz, Simulation, Experimentation, Mini project, oral
examination, field work and class participation etc., (for 25 Marks) conducted in the
respective course. Course instructors are given autonomy in choosing a few of the above
based on the subject relevance and should maintain necessary supporting documents for
same.
Semester End Examination:
The SEE question paper will be set for 100 marks and the marks scored will be proportionately
reduced to 50.
The question paper will have 8 full questions carrying equal marks.
Each full question is for 20 marks with 3 sub questions.
Each full question will have sub question covering all the topics.
The students will have to answer five full questions; selecting four full questions from
question number one to seven in the pattern of 3, 7 & 10 Marks and question number
eight is compulsory.
100 percent theory in SEE.
Suggested Learning Resources:
Books
1. Industrial Relations, S. Venkata Ratam and Manoranjan Dhal, Oxford Publication, 2017
(2nd edition).
2. Essentials of HRM and Industrial Relations, Rao, P Subba, Himalaya Publishing House,
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