Labour Ppt

Labour welfare and Constitution  Labour and Industrial law

 Vikram Choudhary  Choudhary  Roll No. – 14077

Concept of social Security 

• Social security provisions in the constitution- Art. 38,39,40,41 •  Admission of document as Evidence State of Madras  vs. Champak dorairajan

Mohd. Hanif  Qureshi vs. State of Bihar

Minerva Mills  vs. Union of

Objectives of Social security 

Compensation

Restoration

Prevention

Security cover

Pillars of Social Security Social Insurance Contribution of employers,  worker and other beneficiaries Compulsorily established by Law  Provide benefit to meeting the needs of person of small means •

Social  Assistance

Collective Production

Legislations for labour welfare and social  security 

•  Workmen’s Compensation Act- (i) To impose an obligation upon the employers to pay compensation to workers for accidents arising out of and in course of employment (ii) To be paid by the employer to a  workman for any personal injury cost in course of his employment • Maternity Benefit Act-(i) Enacted to promote the  welfare of working women (ii) The Act prohibits the  working of pregnant women for a specified period (iii) A woman is entitled to maternity benefit if she has actually worked In an establishment for not less than 70 days in 12 months

 Social Security in unorganized sector •

MINIMUM WAGES ACT- (i) This Act primarily aims at safeguarding the interests of the workers engaged in unorganized sector who are  vulnerable to the exploitation due to illiteracy and lack of bargaining power. (ii) . The Unorganized Sector Worker’s Social Security Scheme, 2004 envisages 3 benefits: old age pension at the rate Rs.500 /- per month on attaining the age of 60 years; personal accidents insurance cover of Rs. one lakh; and the coverage will be under Universal Health Insurance Scheme • THE UNORGANISED SECTOR WORKERS’ SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, 2008- The benefits proposed are (1) life and disability cover (2)

health and maternity benefits (3) old age protection generally and any other benefit as determined by Central Government. The machinery for implementing these schemes will consist of a National Social Security Board and State-level Social Security Boards. These Boards will perform the tasks of supervising the collection of contributions, maintenance of Social Security Funds and ensuring the proper dispersal of benefits.