Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESIC)
The Employees State Insurance Act,1948 is one of the most social security legislation in India .it has been enacted to provide certain benefit like Medical ,sickness, Maternity and employment injury, benefit to employee. The Act is administered by the Employees State Insurance Corporation the premier social security Organisation in India
Employees Provident Fund and Misc provision Act -1952
The Employee provident funds & Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 has been enacted with the main objective of protecting interest of the employees after their retirement and their dependence after death of the employees. The Act provide insurance to worker and their dependence against risk of old age , retirement, discharge, retrenchment or death
State Professional Tax Act
Article 276 of the constitution of India authorizes the state legislature to levy taxes on profession,
trades, calling and employment in their states. Initially, the article had stipulated two hundred and fifty rupees per
annum as the maximum limit of the taxes liveable by a state However , Vide sixtieth amendment in the constitution in
1988 this limit has been enhance to two thousand and five hundred rupees per annum as the maximum amount of taxes payable
by any open person to state or to any one municipality, District board, local board or other local authority in the state.
Labour welfare fund Act, 1953
Term “Labour welfare” refers to all such services, amities and facilities to the employees that improve
their working condition as well as sander of living its interpretation varies from state to state as per their socio economic condition,
degree of industrialization and level of maturity of fundamental democratic values.
The contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
The contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act 1970 has been enacted to regulate the employment
of contract labour and to bring them at par with directly employed labour with regards to
the working conditions and other benefits and also to provide for abolition of contract labour in certain circumstances
The Minimum Wage Act, 1948
Minimum Wages Act, 1948, has been enacted to provide the minimum wages in certain specified employments.
The minimum wages act binds the employer to pay the minimum wages fixed under the Act form time to time.
Under the provision of act both the central & state government have the authority to fix ,review ,revised ,and enforce
the minimum wages to worker employed in scheduled employment under their respective jurisdiction.
Shop & Establishment Act, 1948
Shop & establishment act have been enacted by the state to regulate condition of work and to provide
for statutory obligation of the employers and right of all employees in un organised sector of
employment such as shop ,commercial establishment ,residential hotel ,restaurant, eating houses,
theatres, and other establishment in their Jurisdiction.
The Factories Act, 1948
Factories Act ,1948 has been enacted to regulate the working condition in factories and
to ensure provision on the basic minimum requirements for satisfy health and welfare
of the workers as well as to regulate the working hours ,Leave , Holiday, employment of children ,women ,etc
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 has been enacted to provide for a scheme for payment gratuity
to employees engaged in factories, mines, oilfields, plantations, ports, railway companies,
shop or other establishment up on their superannuation ,retirement , Resignation ,death or disablement due to accident or disease.