Amendments in Labour laws

 Amendments in Industrial dispute act, 1947

 Following section was amended/substituted in 2010 by Industrial Disputes (Amendments)
Act, 2010
1. Section 2(a)(i) & (ii) (Amplification of the definition of the Appropriate Government)
2. Section 2(s)(iv) (Enhancement of wage ceiling in the definition of workmen)
3. Section 2A (Direct reference of disputes relating to Termination/ Dismissal/
Retrenchment/ Discharge to Industrial Tribunals)
4. Section 7 & 7A (Scope of qualification of Presiding Officers)
5. Section 11 (Enforcement of Orders arrived at by Labour Court or Tribunal)
6. Chapter IIB (Substitution of new chapter IIB titled as Grievance Redressal
Machinery(GRM) )
7. Section 38(2)(c) (Changes in salaries and other terms and conditions of Presiding Officer)

 Amendments in The Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act,

1946
 No amendments took place in Employment standing order Act in the last 10 years.

 Amendments in Factories act, 1948

 No amendment took place in factories act in the last 10 years but The factories
(amendment) bill, 2016 is passed by the Lok Sabha and is pending before the Rajya Sabha.

 Amendments in Trade union Act, 1926

 No amendment took place in Trade union Act, 1926 after 2001 amendment.

 Amendments in Workmen compensation Act, 1923

 Following section was amended/substituted in 2010 by The Workmen’s Compensation
(Amendment) Act, 2009
1. Section 2 (for the word “workmen”, the word “employees shall be substituted.)
2. Section 3
3. Section 1
4. Section 5
5. Insertion of Section 2(dd)
6. Section 4
7. Section 20
8. Insertion of section 25-A
9. Schedule II

 Amendments in Payment of Gratuity act, 1972

 Following section was amended/substituted in 2009 by Payment of Gratuity (Amendment)
Act, 2009
1. Section 2(e) (Employee)
2. Insertion of section 13A
 Following section was amended in 2018 by The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act,
2018
1. Section 2(k)
2. Section 2A (2)
3. Section 2A (iv)
4. Section 4 (3)

 Amendments in Employees Provident Fund Act, 1923

 Following section was amended in 2014
1. Section 2(f)
2. Section 26 A