Industrial law case studies covering 4 short cases: Case 1 – Poisonous gas leakage, occupier liability, M.C. Mehta vs Union of India judgment on hazardous activities; Case 2 – Laboratory assistant chemical consumption, workmen’s compensation eligibility; Case 3 – Employee increment withholding, deduction from wages under Payment of Wages Act 1936; Case 4 – Tobacco leaf processing, manufacturing process definition under Factories Act 1948.
Contract Labour Act welfare provisions covering sections 16-21 (canteen requirements, rest-rooms, other facilities, first-aid facilities, liability of principal employer, responsibility for payment of wages), inspector appointment (Section 28), maintenance of registers and records (Section 29), general information about contract labor entitlements, guidelines, risks involved in engaging contract labor.
JIT and lean operations covering JIT/lean production definition (just-in-time coordinated processing system), goal of balanced system, supporting goals (eliminate disruptions, make system flexible, eliminate waste), sources of waste, big vs little JIT, building blocks (product design, process design, personnel elements, manufacturing planning), benefits of small lot sizes, production flexibility, takt time, quality improvement (autonomation, jidoka), Kanban production control system (pull/push systems, types, formula), supplier networks (traditional vs tiered), JIT vs traditional comparison, transitioning to JIT, obstacles, JIT in services, JIT II, benefits of JIT systems, elements of JIT.
Selection interviewing and induction covering selection definition, difference between recruitment and selection (5 key differences), importance and significance of selection, selection methods (bio data form, interviews, written tests, group discussion, role plays, selection tests), types of interviews (unstructured, situational, behavior description, comprehensive structured, structured behavioral, oral interview boards), conducting effective interviews, advantages and disadvantages of interview method, induction/orientation.
Contract Labour Regulation and Registration covering objective, evolution (1859-1970 timeline, came into effect Feb 10, 1971), applicability (20 or more workmen, employer and contractor), not applicable to cases, definitions (abolition, regulation, contract labour, establishment, principal employer, contractor Section 2(c), workmen Section 2(i)), registration vs licensing comparison table, contract vs regular labour comparison, advisory boards (central and state advisory contract labor boards).