The current 18^th edition of this very popular handbook on labour and industrial law has been thoroughly revised and updated.

This invaluable work contains a thorough coverage of over 41 important labour law legislations that are essential for the functioning of an Industrial Undertaking. 

Selling Points: 

• Incorporates the latest amendments to the Actsreceived since the publication of the last edition at proper places, thus bringing the book up-to-date.

• Provides important case-law throughout the book under the respective sections.

• Includes important Acts like: Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under variousLabour Laws Rules, 2017, Rationalisation of Forms and Reports under Certain LabourLaws Rules, 2017, Provident Funds Act, 1925, Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966, Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008, Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955; Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986; Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923; Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952; Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948; Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; Factories Act, 1948, etc. 

Other features include: 

• State amendments.
• Provides important rulings as case law.
• Notes given after the statutory provisions.
• Text of the ‘Statement of Objects and Reasons’.
• Information about the date of enforcement of various amendments.
• Detailed subject index for easy research.

• "...designed to give esteemed readers supplemented requisite Central Acts, Rules, State Acts, Rules framed thereunder, case-law and amendments by the Supreme Court and various High Courts, to have a complete grasp of the general principles of Labour and Industrial Law, being a social welfare legislation. A great care has been taken to make the book comprehensive incorporating important rulings at proper place as short notes." -Gujarat Law Reporter
• "Most books on labour laws limit themselves to the laws relating to the organised sector of industry, this book gives laws governing building and construction workers, beedi and cine workers, child and bonded labour and those for protection of environment and management of hazardous wastes." -National Institute of Construction Management and Research
• "Shri Malik's classic work on labour and industrial law needs no introduction. Extolled by reviewers in India and abroad, the book is admired and read by lawyers, and students of CA, CS and others appearing for competitive examinations find the book indispensable." -Management Accountant
• "It is a significant feature of this book that care has been taken to furnish such (notifications and other related matters) relevant information." -Cochin University Law Review

1. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
2. Apprentices Act, 1961
3. Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
4. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
5. Building and Other Construction Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
6. Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
7. Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981
8. Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
9. Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983
10. Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
11. Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923
12. Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
13. Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
14. Employers’ Liability Act, 1938
15. Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
16. Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
17. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
18. Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
19. Factories Act, 1948
20. Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
21. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
22. Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act, 1949
23. Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
24. Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951
25. Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
26. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
27. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
28. Mines Act, 1952
29. Minimum Wages Act, 1948
30. Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
31. National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
32. Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
33. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
34. Payment of Wages Act, 1936
35. Plantations Labour Act, 1951
36. Provident Funds Act, 1925
37. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
38. Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
39. Trade Unions Act, 1926
40. Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008
41. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
42. Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955