DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017.
Third Semester
LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAWS
(2013-14 Academic Year 2014 Calendar Year Onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. What are the provisions regarding working hours of
adults in factories?
2. State the rules regarding the notice of accident and its
proper manner.
3. What are the conditions precedent to a lock-out of a
factory?
4. What are the penalties prescribed by the ESI Act, 1948
for contravention of the provisions of the Act?
5. State the rules as to payment and recovery of
contributions by an employer.
6. Write a note on an employer's liability for paying wages.
7. State the provisions relating to penalties under the Trade
Unions Act, 1926.
8. What are the conditions for the eligibility of Bonus?
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PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Explain and illustrate the rule of set on and set off of
allocable surplus.
10. On whom does the responsibility for payment of wages lie
under the payment of Wages Act, 1936? State the rules
regarding fixation of wage periods.
11. Discuss the powers and duties of conciliation officers,
Works Committees and Boards of Conciliation in
settlement of industrial disputes.
12. What are the rules as to determination and recovery of
the amount of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity
Act, 1972?
13. What are the different types of benefits provided by the
Employees State Insurance Act, 1948?
14. How far is an employer liable for compensation to a
worksman injured by an accident arising out of and in the
course of his employment?
15. Describe the procedure of appointment of Inspectors
under the Factories Act, 1948. What are their duties and
powers?
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