FUNDAMENTALS OF LABOUR LAW IN INDIA
~J. Jerry Bastin1 & Krishnardhula Saruyu2
ABSTRACT:
Labour law is the field of law that connotes the relationship amongst a worker, trade union
and government at large. It plays an important role in safe guarding the rights of labour, trade
unions, wages of the employees, and furthermore constructing a link amid the government
and workers. It is a defensive code for the parties of an industry or a concerned establishment,
i.e., laborers, workers, and employees, to create awareness of their rights and also, to
incorporate a standard law in regard with labour related practice. Labour law focuses on
establishing a labour-relations framework which delivers harmonious industrial relations
among the employees and organized workers.
Keywords: Labour Law, Employers, Employees, Industrial Relations, Laissez Faire,
Collective Bargaining, ILO
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
“Industry” & “Relations” – Productive activity by an individual or group is engaged &
relation between employer and workmen, relation b/w employees and management, also
known as union-employer relation, Dunlop’s Definition- The complex interrelations among
the managers. Workers and agencies of the government.
Objectives:
To safeguard the interest of labour and management (mutual understanding and good-
will among )
To avoid industrial conflict or strike and develop harmonious relations (productivity
of workers and the industrial progress of a country )
To raise productivity to a higher level
To establish and promote the growth of an industrial democracy based on labor
partnership (sharing of profits and of managerial decisions=benefit of the industry and
of the country as well)
1 III BA LLB (Hons.), School of Law, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 III BA LLB (Hons.), School of Law, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
