Dear Nikhil,
Broadly Labour Laws can be divided into 5 (Five) category and those are”
1. Working Condition.
2. Industrial Relations.
3. Social Security Measures.
4. Wages & Salary Administration.
5. Miscellaneous.
1. Under Working Condition there are laws like:
a) Factories Act, 1948.
b) Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.
c) Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) Act, 1979.
d) Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) Act, 1996.
e) Etc.
2. Under Industrial Relations there are laws like:
a) Industrial Dispute Act, 1947.
b) Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.
c) Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985.
d) Etc.
3. Under Social Security Measures there are laws like:
a) Employee’s Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952
b) Employee’s State Insurance Act, 1948.
c) Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923.
d) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
e) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
f) Etc.
4. Under Wages & Salary Administration there are laws like:
a) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
b) Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
c) Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
d) Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
e) Etc.
5. Under Miscellaneous :
a) Trade Union Act, 1926.
b) Apprentices Act, 1961.
c) Etc.
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Regards.
Jawed Alam.