LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.Com. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMMERCE

IR 06

FOURTH SEMESTER – April 2009

BC 4200 – LABOUR LAWS

 

 

 

Date & Time: 27/04/2009 / 9:00 – 12:00  Dept. No.                                                  Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

SECTION – A

1. Answer all the questions: – 10 x 2 = 20 Marks

 

1. What are the duties of the Certifying surgeons?
2. Define the term Occupier as per the Factories Act, 1948.
3. A worker suffering from heart disease worked for 4 hours in the factory premises.  While he was coming out of the factory he profusely sweated and died of heart failure which had resulted on account of severe stress and strain inside the factory premises.  Is the employer liable to pay compensation?
4. What is meant by Doctrine of Assumed risks?
5. What are the objectives of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947?
6. What is an Industrial Dispute?
7. Define the term Seasonal Factory as per ESI Act, 1948.
8. Who is an exempted employee under the ESI Act, 1948?
9. What are the establishments exempted from the operation of Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952?
10. State the procedure for the submission of draft standing orders.

 

SECTION – B

1. Answer any FIVE questions only: – 5 x 8 = 40 Marks

 

1. How is the amount of compensation calculated for different types of disablement under the Workman’s Compensation Act, 1923?
2. State the rules relating to distribution of compensation under the Workman’s Compensation Act, 1923.
3. Highlight the provisions relating to various schemes under the EPF Act.
4. Briefly explain the rules relating to Lay-off and Retrenchment.
5. List the matters to be specified in the Standing Orders.
6. Explain the constituents of the ESI Corporation.
7. Briefly explain the provisions relating to Annual Leave with Wages.
8. Bring out the powers of the ESI Corporation.

 

SECTION – C

III. Answer any TWO questions only: –                                          2 x 20 = 40 Marks

 

1. Explain the important provisions relating to Safety as per the Factories Act, 1948.
2. Explain clearly the reconciliation machinery for the settlement of industrial disputes under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
3. Discuss the provisions relating to “arising out of and in the course of employment” and “Theory of Notional Extension” as per the Workman’s Compensation Act, 1923.

 

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