DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2017.
Third Semester
LABOUR LEGISLATIONS I
(Upto 2012-2013 Academic year and 2013 Calendar year)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Briefly summarize the provisions of the factories Act
relating to the safety of workers.
2. When is a worker liable to punishment under the
factories Act?
3. Distinguish between partial disablement and total
disablement.
4. What are the remedies available to workman in respect of
injury sustained by him in the course of employment?
5. Define industrial dispute'. What are its essentials?
6. Trace the scope of shops and establishments Act 1947.
7. What are the duties and powers of the employee's state
insurance corporation?
8. State the object of 'employees' provident funds Act.
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SECTION B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. What restrictions are imposed by the factories Act on the
employment and work of young persons?
10. What are the defences available to an employer against a
claim for compensation made by a workman under the
workmen's compensation Act?
11. What are the methods of settlement of disputes under the
industrial disputes act?
12. Distinguish between and 'lock
13. What is 'retrenchment'? Discuss fully the conditions
precedent to retrenchment of workman as provided in the
industrial dispute act.
14. What are the penalties prescribed by the employee's
State Insurance Act for contravention of the provisions of
the Act or the rules made there under?
15. Write note on the scope, object and the constitutional
validity of the employees provident funds Act.