• The Industrial Disputes Act 1947, which regulates industrial relations including closures and retrenchment
• The Factories Act 1948, which governs working conditions in factories. The Act establishes minimum standards for working conditions and facilities related to manufacturing processes, handling and storage of materials, working hours etc
• The Minimum Wages Act 1948, which empowers the appropriate government (central or state) to fix and revise minimum wages and allowances payable to workers and also to regulate the conditions of work such as hours of work and overtime
• The Payment of Bonus Act 1965 requires payment of a bonus to certain categories of employees
• The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 requires the payment of gratuity, as recognition of continuous service to an employer, to certain categories of employees when they leave their employment
• The Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952, which applies to workers whose wages do not exceed rs6,500 per month in applicable industries and establishments. The employer and the employee are required to make matching contributions to the fund. Effective from November 1995, workers who have put in a minimum of ten years’ eligible service and have attained the age of 58 years are entitled to a superannuation/retirement pension
• The Workmen’s Compensation Act 1923, which provides for the payment to workmen for injuries arising out of or in the course of their employment
• The Contract Labor (Regulation) Act 1970, which regulates the employment of contract labor in certain establishments and provides for its abolition in certain circumstances
• The Employees State Insurance Act 1948, which provides for certain benefits to employees in the case of sickness, maternity and employment injury
• The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946, which requires employers in industrial establishments formally to define conditions of employment under them.