............................................................................................................................. Description The pace of economic and industrial development has been accelerated in the 21st century thereby creating a need for comprehensive and standard book on industrial disputes. The Industrial Disputes Act provides machinery for regulating the rights of the employers as well as employees to lockouts and strikes and to settle any dispute in peaceful and harmonious manner by providing for negotiations, mediations, voluntary arbitration or compulsory adjudication by the authorities created under the statute. The present book is an attempt to produce a work piece on the lines dealing with law relating to industrial disputes in India. Keeping in mind the need and requirement of busy readers who are always in search of authentic material on the subject, this book provides section-wise commentary along with the latest and important case law which effect the scope and interpretation of these laws. Critical analysis of all the sections of the Act is provided which is useful for clear understanding of various provisions. Besides explaining the object and scope of the sections, the book contains valuable and various formats of different kinds of applications, statement of claims, written statements etc. Exhaustive subject-index has been provided to enable a quick and easy reference of the topic. The present book shall be of immense help to the employers, employees, labour unions, government offices, advocates, judiciary, and to all those who want to keep themselves abreast with the up to date knowledge of laws relating to industrial disputes. ............................................................................................................................. Contents Chapter I - Preliminary Chapter II - Authorities under this Act Chapter IIA - Notice of Change Chapter III - Reference of Disputes to Boards, Courts or Tribunals Chapter IV - Procedure, Powers and Duties of Authorities Chapter V - Strikes and Lock-outs Chapter VA - Lay-off and Retrenchment Chapter VB - Special Provisions Relating to Lay-off, Retrenchment and Closure in certain Establishments Chapter VC - Unfair Labour Practices Chapter VI - Penalties Chapter VII - Miscellaneous Schedules The Industrial Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1949 The Industrial Tribunal (Central Procedure) Rules, 1954 Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules, 1957 Part I - Procedure for Reference of Industrial Disputes to Boards of Conciliation, Court of Enquiry, Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals or National Tribunals Part II - Arbitration Agreement Part III - Power, Procedure and Duties of Conciliation Officers,Boards, Courts, Labour Courts, Tribunals, National Tribunals andArbitrators Part IV - Remuneration of Chairman and Members of Courts PresidingOfficers of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals, Assessorsand Witnesses Part V - Notice of Change Part VI - Representation of Parties Part VII - Works Committee Part VIII - Miscellaneous Suggested Pro-Formas Subject Index ............................................................................................................................. Author Details H.L. Kumar, Advocate Supreme Court of India, Editor, Labour Law Reporter Gaurav Kumar, MBA, LL.M., Advocate ............................................................................................................................. |