M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2017
Fourth Semester
Elective Paper — LABOUR LEGISLATIONS
(CBCS 2013 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A x 3 15)
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. What are the working hours, overtime and intervals for
rest for which an adult worker may be allowed to work in
a factory?
2. Define the terms Allocable surplus and Available
surplus as used in the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
3. When the gratuity is payable?
4. What is an industrial dispute? What are the three
ingredients of industrial dispute?
5. What are the maternity benefits available to women
workers under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961?
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Part B x 10 50)
Answer all questions choosing either or
All questions carry equal marks.
6. State the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 with
regard to safety of the workers.
Or
How is the amount of compensation payable to an
injured employee calculated under the Workmen's
Compensation Act, 1923?
7. Explain the procedure for fixing minimum wages.
Or
State the provisions relating to deductions to be
made from wages under the Payment of Wages Act,
1936.
8. What are the different types of benefits provided by
the ESI Act?
Or
What are the powers and duties of the ESI
Corporation and the Medical Benefit Council?
9. What are the rights and liabilities of a registered
Trade Union?
Or
Discuss the various methods of settlement of
industrial disputes under the Industrial Dispute Act
1947.
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10. State the important provisions of the Maternity
Benefit Act, 1961.
Or
Explain the salient features of the Contract Labour
(Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1976.
Part C x 10 10)
Read the following and answer the questions.
11. State the categories of employees to which the
Payment of Bonus Act does not apply.
Who is entitled and who is not entitled to claim
bonus under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965?
Mr. X joined as supervisor on monthly salary of
Rs. 4,000 on 01.02.2011 and resigned from his job
on 28.02.2011. The company declared a bonus of
20% to all eligible employees and paid it on time.
Mr. X knowing the facts made a claim to HRD,
which inturn rejected the claim. Examine the
validity in the light of the provisions of the Bonus
Act, 1965.
Mr. who is a permanent employee of RBI. State
whether he is entitled to receive bonus under the
Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
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