ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER GRADE II FULL SYLLABUS

ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER GR.II

LABOUR DEPARTMENT

(CATEGORY NO. 404/2010)

1.  Labour Welfare
Meaning – Definition – Scope – Theories,  Principle and approaches –
Statutory and Non Statutory Labour Welfare – Intra – Mural and Extra
Mural Welfare – Agencies of Labour Welfare 

2.  Labour Legislation
Objectives, Principles, Classification, Evolution of Labour Legislation in
India,  Impact  of  ILO,  Labour  legislation  and  Indian  Constitution,
Factories  Act  1948,  Employees  State  Insurance  Act  1948,  Work
Compensation Act 1923, Maternity Benefit Act 1961

3.  Trade Union
Objectives,  Functions,  New  Role  of  Trade  Union  in  the  context  of
globalization, IT, Trade and Productivity, Theories, Structure of Trade
Union, Trade  Union movement in India, Leadership, Finance, Union
Policies,  Registration of Trade Unions,  - Power and function of the
Registrar of  Trade Union – Cancellation of Trade Union.    Trade Union
Act  1926  –  Industrial  Employment  (Standing  Orders)  Act  1946  –
Industrial Dispute Act 1947,  Minimum Wages Act 1948, Payment of
Wages Act 1936 – Equal Remuneration Act 1976 – Payment of Bonus
Act 1965

4.  Approval, Licensing & Registration of Factories
Health, Safety & Welfare of workers – working hours – Employment of
woman and young persons – Administration of ESI scheme – Employers
liability to pay compensation – Responsibility of payment of wages –
Fixation  of  wage  periods  –  deduction  and  fines  –  Authorities  and
adjudication  of  claim – Fixation  and  revision  of  minimum  wages  –
powers of appropriate advisory committee and Board – Payment of
minimum wages.

5.  Industrial Relations 
Importance,  Definition,  Scope,  Role  and  Impact  on  Labour  Laws,
Legislation, Execution, Employer, Trade Unions and Judiciary.6.  Industrial Dispute
Nature  and  Causes  of  Industrial  Disputes  –  Machinery  for  solving
industrial disputes under Industrial Disputes  Act, 1947 at National and
State level – Work man and industrial dispute – Authorities under the
Act – Procedure, Power duties authorities – Strikes and Lock outs –Lay
Off and Retrenchment – Special provision related to lay off – protected
woman.

7.   Role  of  Judiciary  and  its  impact  on  Industrial Relations
Collective  bargaining  –  meaning,  characteristics,  need  importance,
process, causes for failure of collective bargaining,  Alternatives to
collective bargaining, Importance of Employee Stock option plans.

8.  Workers participation in Management
Concept,  Pre-requisites,  forms  &  levels  of  participation,  benefit  of
workers participation in Management – Grievance handling procedure –
Labour  Management  –  Co-operation  –  role  of  functional  manager
including personnel & industrial relations, manager in promoting &
establishing peaceful industrial relations.

NOTE:  -  It  may  be  noted  that  apart  from  the  topics  detailed  above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post  may  also  appear in  the question  paper.  There  is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper.


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