Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. Factories act 1948 international labour organization. Some of the employees took initiative to implementlabour lagislations, facories. Main features of the industrial disputes act, 1947 labor. The industrial disputes act, 1947 introduction prior to the year 1947, industrial disputes were being settled under the provisions of the trade disputes act, 1929. The factories act was amended in 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1976 and 1989. Factories act 1948 pdf with latest amendments is the hard copy of a documented form which states the latest amendments passed in the bill that to be added to this act in order to benefit factory workers and employees. Section 3 of the industrial dispute act, 1947 provides for the constitution of works committees. Factory act is the base to run any factory and being a hr guy you must should have knowledge of it. Power to declare different departments to be separate factories or two or more factories to he a single factory. Factories act, 1948 bare acts law library advocatekhoj. Experience of the working of the 1929 act revealed various defects which needed to be overcome by a fresh legislation. As per the 1948 factories act, a factory is defined as any premises having.
Factories act, 1948 has been enacted to regulate the working conditions in factories and to ensure provision of the basic minimum requirements for safety, health and welfare of the workers as well as to regulate the working hours, leave, holidays, employment of children, women, etc. The factory act, 1948 i the factories act, 1948 index sec. Objectives to know the objectives, scope and coverage of the act to take note of the provisions relating to health, safety and welfare to understand the provisions relating to working hours, holidays and leave to develop an understanding about the special provisions for women and young persons to appreciate the administrative. Cma inter law and ethicsfactories act 1948 youtube. An act to make provision for the investigation and.
The industrial disputes act, 1947 extends to the whole of india and regulates indian labour law so far as that concerns trade unions as well as individual workman employed in any industry within the territory of indian mainland. March, 1947 an act to make provision for the investigation and settlement of industrial disputes, and for certain other purposes. When a company or government goes through retrenchment, it reduces outgoing money or expenditures or redirects focus in an attempt to become more financially solvent. Summary of the factories act 1948 commentory simple. The provisions of the factories act, 1948, or any rules made under the act. The main object of the factories act, 1948 is to ensure adequate safety.
The expression works committee denotes a committee comprising of representatives from both the parties for example employer and their employees to the dispute. Power to declare departments to be separate factories. What are the factories act 1948 pdf with latest amendments. The factories act, 1948 with latest amendments l workplace. Do you have a plant closing law in your jurisdiction and if so, what does it require. Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the investigation and settlement of industrial disputes, and for certain other purposes hereinafter appearing. It extends to whole of india and applies to every factory wherein 20 or more workers are ordinary employed. An act to consolidate the factories acts 1937 to 1959 and certain other enactments. Labour law consultants in india labour law audit in india. For the purpose of ensuring the continuity of work, the occupier or manager of the factory, in agreement with the works committee of the factory constituted under section 3 of the industrial disputes act, 1947 14 of 1947, or a similar committee constituted under any other act or if there is no such works committee or a similar committee in. In 1906, textile factory and labour committee was appointed and on its report the factory act of 1911 was enacted. Factories act 1948 complete act citation 51809 bare act.
In the factories act, 1948 hereinafter referred to as the principal act, in section 2, in clause p, for the words state government, the words. Factory act 1911 3 rd act certification of childrens age was required and for the first time hours of work for adult male workers was fixed at 12 hoursday. The factories act, 1948 came into force on the 1st day of april,1949 and extends to the whole of india. An act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. Laws relating to retrenchment under industrial dispute act, 1947.
Pakistan the factories act, 1934 chapter i preliminary 1. Who is an occupier as per the factories act, 1947 an employee who is having managerial andor supervisory power in the managementin the factory like to appoint and terminate the service of any person worker, official of the factory, sanction of leave, gate pass, become the occupeir of the factory. Is there a baby warn act in your state and if so, what does it require. It lays down that in every factory adequate and suitable facilities should be provided for washing separately for male and female workers. But section 2g actually defines about power which is given wrong. Enacted on 11th march 1947 and it came into force 1 april 1947. The updating and uploading of rules, regulations, notifications, etc. Power to apply provisions applicable to factories to certain other places. Indian national movement factories acts, industrial disputes. To ensure that basic minimum requirements for the safety, health and welfare of the factory workers are provided. Since the aim and object of the act is to safeguard the interest of workers and protect them from exploitation, the act prescribes certain standards with regard to. As it was started without planning, they employedthe women as well as their children in factories whoneeded to work for more than 12 hours a day. Section 27 of the act provides that no woman shall be employed in any part of a factory for pressing cotton in which a cottonopener is at work.
The object of the act is to secure health, safely, welfare, proper working hours, and other benefits to workers. Important acts in india before independence edugeneral. It deals with various problems concerning safety, health, efficiency and wellbeing of the. Employee provident fund act 1952 explained what is epf act duration.
Chapter v contains provisions for welfare of the workers in the factory and they are incorporated under sections 42 to 50 of the factories act, 1948 section 42. Factories act 1947 occupational safety and health working. The act requires that workers should work in healthy and sanitary conditions and for that. Factories act is one of the earliest labour welfare legislations. The act applied to all factories employing not less than 50 persons. Aug 16, 2018 industrial dispute act, 1947 by ca jaishree soni industrial law duration. The factories act, 1948, is divided into 12 chapters comprising of a total of 141 sections. The factory acts were a series of uk labour law acts passed by the parliament of the united kingdom to regulate the conditions of industrial employment the early acts concentrated on regulating the hours of work and moral welfare of young children employed in cotton mills but were effectively unenforced until the act of 1833 established a professional factory inspectorate.
Objectives to regulate working conditions in factories. Factories act, 1948 mcqs with answers part i puffy 0119 question no 7 answer was given as 2g. The main object of the factories act, 1948 is to ensure adequate safety measures and to promote the health and welfare of the workers employed in factories. Power to make orders as to safety of factory premises. Mar 09, 2016 some of the important acts in indian before independence august 15 th 1947 are the regulating act, 1773, the pitts india act, 1784, the charter acts the government of india acts and the indian council acts. Industrial disputes act, 1947 bare acts law library. Who is an occupier as per the factories act,1947 pdf. Act and the rules made thereunder, as a competent person within such area. Section 25 of the act bans employment of any women in any plantation between 7. Factories act, 1948 has been enacted to consolidate and amend the law regulating the workers working in the factories. The industrial disputes act, 1947 ida lays down the law regarding closing of an undertaking in india. Lxiii of 1948 23rd september, 1948 an act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. Industrial dispute act, 1947 by ca jaishree soni industrial law duration.