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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION SOCIAL WORK
THIRD SEMESTER NOVEMBER 2017
16PSW3MC05 LABOUR LEGISLATIONS AND CASE LAWS
Date: 06-11-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in not more than 50 words each. (10 x 2 20)
1. Give the meaning of Case Laws.
2. State the types of Labour Legislations.
3. Who is a Contract Labour?
4. Differentiate Permanent Total Disablement from Permanent Partial Disablement as per the
Employees' Compensation Act, 2010.
5. List out two eligibility conditions to receive Bonus.
6. Expand the following: D.I.S.H. and L.T.S.
7. Identify two differences between 'Strike' and Lock-out'.
8. Specify two objectives of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.
9. Mention any two case laws under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
10. List out the four National Holidays under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishment (National and
Holidays) Act, 1951.
SECTION B
Answer any FOUR in not more than 300 words each. x 10 40)
11. Write a short note on the health and welfare measures provided under the Plantations' Labour Act,
1951.
12. Briefly describe the duties and functions of the Conciliation Officer appointed under the Industrial
Disputes Act, 1947.
13. Enumerate the privilleges of a registered trade union according to the Trade Union Act, 1926.
14. Write short notes on the conditions of the eligibility to receive Gratuity and its calculation under the
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
15.Write a brief note on the obligations of the employers and apprentices under the Apprentices Act,
1961.
SECTION C
Answer any TWO in not more than 600 words each. x 20 40)
16. Elaborately discuss the provisions concerning the health, welfare and working conditions of the
Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.
17. Discuss in detail the salient provisions of the Indian Mines Act, 1952 and critically analyse its
implementation in the Mines sector.
18. Give an account of the scope and coverage of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948.