1. THE BOMBAY LABOUR WELFARE FUND ACT, 1953

2. WHATS THIS ACT?

To constitute a Fund

Financing & promoting labor welfare

Conducting activities etc for the laborers

State Act- and not a Central Act

3. HISTORY/ PURPOSE OF THE ACT

Labor legislation- to protect and safeguard interests of the workers,

To prevent exploitation of labor and provide them with welfare programmes

To provide welfare services to the families of the workmen

4. Important concepts

Board

Contribution

Employee

Employer

Establishment

Factory

Fund

5. Continued

Independent member

Inspector

Prescribed

Unpaid accumulation

Wages

Welfare commissioner.

6. WHAT ARE WELFARE ACTIVITIES?

May also hold Community & social education programmese.g.Reading rooms, libraries

Games & sports

Tours, Holidaying

Entertainment & recreation- clubs, cultural activities

7. CONTINUED.

Subsidiary occupations- self help groups for women

Other objects to improve standard of living of labor

8. CONTENTS OF THE ACT

Came into force on 17 thJune, 1953

Preamble of Act gives what is tried to be achieved by the Act & the aims & objects thereof

Consists of 25 sections

S.2- Definitions of various terms in Act

Creation of labor welfare fund, board for management & supervision

Mode of recovery & penalties/ prosecution

9. APPLICATION OF THE ACT

A) TERRITORIAL LIMITS:

Corporations

Municipalities

Municipal Boroughs

Any other areas- as per govt notifications

10. APPLICATION OF THE ACT

B) ESTABLISHMENTS / PERSONS:

Factory

Tramway or motor transport service

As per Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948- employing 10 or more persons in a period of 12 months

11. OBJECTIVE OF THE ACT

An Act to provide for the constitution of a Fund for the financing of activities to promote welfare of labour in the State of Maharashtra for conducting such activities and for certain other purposes.

12. SOURCES OF FINANCE FOR THE FUND

All fines realised from the employees;

Unpaid accumulationstransferred to the fund

Any penal interest paid

Any contribution paid

Any voluntary donations

Any fund transferred

Any sum borrowed

Any loan, grant-in-aid or subsidy paid by the State Govt.

13. AREAS OF USAGE OF THE FUND

To defray the cost of carrying out measures which may be specified by the State govt. to promote the welfare of labor and of their dependents

To defray expenditure on the following:

Community and social education centers including reading rooms and libraries;

Community necesseties;

Games and sports;

14. Contd

d) Excursions, tours, and holidays homes;

e) Entertainment and other forms of recreation;

f) Home industries and subsidiary occupations for women and unemployed persons;

g) Corporate activities of a social nature;

h) Cost of administering the Act;

i) Such other objects as would in the opinion of the State Govt. improve the stantard of the living & ameliorate the social conditions of labour;

15.

For granting to any employer,any local authority or any other body in aid of any activity for welfare of labour

16. SCOPE

The Establishments

. Factories, etc

The parties

. Employers and employees

. Apprentices

17.

Welfare Funds

. Unpaid Accumulations

.Fines

. Voluntary Donations

. Loans,etc

The Board

18. ADMINISTRATION

Representative ofemployees and employers on the board

Independent members

Women representatives

19. APPOINTMENT

Appointment and powers of welfare commisioner

Appointed by board

Principle executive officer of the board

Duty to ensure that provision of this act are carried out

Appointment of inspectors

To inspect records in connection with the sums payable into the fund

Appointment of clerical and other staff by board

To supervise the activities financed from the fund

Regulations are made regarding the method of recruitment pay and allowances and other conditons of service of the members of its staff

20. Administration

Welfare fund

Board

Disqualifications and removals

contribution- it has three parties:

- employees.

- employer.

- state government.

21. Beneficiaries

Tripartite.

Benefits.

22. THANK YOU.