What is a Labour/Service Law lawyer?

Labour & Service lawyers are the ones who practice employment and labour law, and they may represent either of the two- the employers or the employees. They work with workers/clients in multiple industries that have active labor unions, such as education or law enforcement. These lawyers are experts on union rules and regulations and how they apply to employers and union members.

What can a Labour/Service Law lawyer do?

A Labour Lawyer can help you in multiple ways, he can counsel you and aware you about your rights as a worker, he can assist in filing a complaint, he will fight litigation and wage/hour lawsuits, cases of worker compensation, negotiation and so much more.

What is Labour/Service Law in India?

The Ministry of Labour and Employment aims to safeguard the rights and needs of workers. Also considering the strata of society that are poor, deprived of resources and information about their basic rights, disadvantaged section of our civilization. With the intentions and due regard to forming a healthy and productive work environment for improved manufacturing and coordinating the required practical skill learning and employment sections. The Government's priority is also focused on boosting of welfare activities and giving social security to the labour force.

• Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850
• Pensions Act, 1871 2
• Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
• Employee's Compensation Act, 1923
• Trade Unions Act, 1926 3’Indian Dock Labourers Act, 1934
• Payment of Wages Act, 1936
• Employers Liability Act, 1938
• Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
• Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946
• Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
• Minimum Wages Act, 1948
• Employees State Insurance Act, 1948
• Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
• All India Services Act, 1951
• Plantations Labour Act, 1951
• Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
• Public Employment (Requirement as To Residence) Act, 1957
• Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958
• Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
• Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
• Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Amendment Act, 1964
• Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
• Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
• Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
• Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976
• Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
• Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines And Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976
• Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
• Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Amendment Act, 1980
• Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988
• Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
• Building and Other Construction Workers'(Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
• Building And Other Construction Workers’ (Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service) Act, 1996
• Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996
• Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal) Repealing Act, 2002
• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
• Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008
• Plantations Labour (Amendment) Act, 2010
• Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
• Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014
• Code on Wages, 2019
• Industrial Relations Code, 2020
• Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions Code, 2020

Common Labour/Service Law Issues

• Exploitation
• Wage Theft
• Salary cut down/Withheld for no valid reason
• Sexual Harassment
• Dangerous Working Environment
• Overworking
• Dishonest Contracts etc.

Who is affected Under Labour/Service Law Law?

The obvious client here is the worker, employee, labourers, and service people. They are quite likely to be exploited by any industry in question, if we look at all the consistent headlines we come across, wage theft, worker exploitation is rampant.

Why do you need a Labour/Service Law Advocate?

If you are threatened at work, he can help you seek remedies. If your wage is not duly paid he can fight a lawsuit for your compensation, sexual harassment, overworking, conflicts, danger at workplace all these issues can be sought remedies against with the help of the right labour lawyer by your side.

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