Employment Laws and Regulations
- Labor Laws
- Minimum Wage Act: Ensures employees receive a minimum wage for their work.
- Hours of Work (Regulation) Act: Regulates working hours, overtime, and rest periods.
- Payment of Wages Act: Governs the payment of wages, including deductions and bonuses.
- Employment Standards
- Employment Exchange Act: Regulates employment exchanges and job placement services.
- Contract Labour Act: Governs contract labor, including registration, licensing, and welfare.
- Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act: Protects the rights of inter-state migrant workers.
- Workplace Safety and Health
- Factories Act: Regulates factory safety, health, and working conditions.
- Mines Act: Governs mine safety, health, and working conditions.
- Building and Other Construction Workers Act: Regulates the safety, health, and welfare of construction workers.
- Social Security and Benefits
- Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act: Governs provident funds, pension, and insurance schemes.
- Employees’ State Insurance Act: Provides health insurance and other benefits to employees.
- Payment of Gratuity Act: Regulates gratuity payments to employees.
- Labor Welfare and Rehabilitation
- Bonded Labour System Act: Prohibits bonded labor and provides for rehabilitation.
- Child Labour Act: Regulates child labor and provides for rehabilitation.
- Persons with Disabilities Act: Promotes equality and empowerment of persons with disabilities.
- Industrial Relations
- Industrial Disputes Act: Regulates industrial disputes, strikes, and lockouts.
- Trade Unions Act: Governs trade unions, including registration, rights, and responsibilities.
- Industrial Employment Act: Regulates employment in industries, including standing orders and conditions of work.