Labor Law

Course Code: BBA 312

Credit Hour: 3

Course Group: Core Courses

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Bangladesh Labor Act, 2006:

Conditions of service and employment : Condition of employment, Classification of workers and period of probation, Latter of Appointment and Identity Card - Service book - Register of workers and supply of tickets and cards - Procedure for leave - Payment of wages for unveiled leave - Stoppage of work - Closure of establishment - Right of laid-off workers for compensation - Muster-roll for laid –off workers - Death benefit – Retrenchment - Re-employment of retrenched workers - Discharge from service - Procedure for punishment - Termination of employment by employers otherwise than by dismissal etc. - Retirement of workers - Payment of Provident Fund - Grievance procedure.

Employment of adolescent: Prohibition of employment of children and adolescent - Restriction of employment of adolescent in certain work - Employment of adolescent on dangerous machines - Working hours for adolescent.

Maternity benefit: Employment of women workers prohibited during certain period - Right to and liability for payment of maternity benefit - Procedure regarding payment of maternity benefit - Amount of maternity benefit - Payment of maternity benefit in case of a women death - Restriction on termination of employment of women in certain case.

Health and hygiene: Cleanliness - Ventilation and temperature - Dust and fume - Disposal of wastes and effluents - Artificial humidification - Overcrowding - Lighting - Drinking Water - Latrines and urinals - Dust bean and Spittoon.

Safety: Safety of building and machinery - Precaution in case of fire - Fencing of machinery - Work on or near machinery in motion - Striking gear and devices for cutting off power - Self – acting machines - Casing of new machinery - Cranes and other lifting machinery.

Welfare: First – aid appliances - Maintenance of Safety Record Book - Washing facilities - Canteens - Shelters etc. - Rooms for Children - Recreational and educational facilities in tea plantation - Housing facilities in tea plantation - Facilities for daily necessities, etc. in tea plantation - Medical care for newspaper workers - Compulsory Group Insurance.

Working hours and leave: Daily hours - Spread over - Night shift - Restriction on cumulative hours of work on a vehicle - Extra –allowance for work overtime - Limitation of hours of work for women - Restriction on double employment - Notice of periods of work for Adults and preparation thereof - Festival holiday - Calculation of wages and payment during leave or holiday period.

Wages and payment, workers compensation for Injury by accident, trade union and industrial relations, disputes, labor court, labor appellate tribunal, legal proceedings, provident funds, penalty and procedure

Principles of Law of Contract: Essential Elements of Contract - Offer and Acceptance - Consideration, Void and Voidable Agreements - Free Consent - Performance of Contracts – Termination - or Discharge of Contracts - Bailment and Pledge.

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Recommended Books

Nirmalendu Dhar, The Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (xlII of 2006)

A. A. Khan, Bangladesh Labour and Industrial Law, 2000, Dhaka: Provati Prakastani.