Labour Law is one of the most practical papers in the LL.B. — definitions, welfare entitlements, and dispute-settlement machinery that practising lawyers use every week. Here is the unit-wise list of the most important questions for the TU LL.B. Labour Law paper (LAW 407).
Who is this for? TU LL.B. 2nd Year (Labour Law, LAW 407) students — and B.A.LL.B. students of Labour Law (LAW 5606).
Unit-wise important questions
Unit 1: Introduction
- Define labour law and explain its nature and scope. (10)
- Describe the ILO’s origin, structure and functions. (10)
- Explain the ILO’s core labour standards and Nepal’s ratification record. (10)
- Discuss industrial jurisprudence and the fundamental rights of workers. (10)
Unit 2: Labour Employment
- Explain the appointment process and the employment forms under the Labour Act, 2074. (10)
- Discuss the wage regime — the minimum-wage machinery and the wage protection. (10)
- Explain the protections for child workers and women workers. (10)
- “The Nepali law answers hire-and-fire with controlled flexibility.” Discuss the termination, lay-off and retrenchment regime. (15)
Unit 3: Law of Labour Welfare and Social Security
- Explain the meaning and need of labour welfare, with the statutory welfare catalogue. (10)
- Define social security and explain the provident fund and gratuity schemes. (10)
- Discuss the workmen’s compensation scheme with the modern social security architecture. (10)
- Explain the leave entitlements under the Labour Act, 2074. (10)
Unit 4: Occupational Safety and Health Care
- Explain the occupational safety and health regime under the Labour Act, 2074. (10)
- Describe the accidents’ regime — prevention, reporting and inquiry. (10)
- “A safe workplace is now a fundamental right at work.” Discuss the ILO’s turn and Nepal’s response. (10)
- Short notes: (a) safety committee; (b) hazardous processes; (c) occupational disease; (d) the informal sector’s OSH gap. (4×2.5)
Unit 5: Concept of Industrial Disputes and Collective Bargaining
- Distinguish individual from collective grievances, with their machinery. (10)
- Explain collective bargaining — the concept and the machinery from the agent’s certification to the agreement’s enforcement. (15)
- Discuss the law of strikes and lock-out — the conditions, the prohibitions, the consequences. (15)
- Short notes: (a) bargaining agent; (b) collective agreement; (c) essential services; (d) picketing’s limits. (4×2.5)
Unit 6: Disciplinary Action
- Explain misconduct under the labour law, with the catalogue of the classic heads. (10)
- Describe the kinds of punishment and the proportionality’s discipline. (10)
- Explain the disciplinary procedure — the explanation, the domestic inquiry and the right of appeal to the Labour Court. (15)
- Short notes: (a) show-cause notice; (b) nemo judex in the domestic inquiry; (c) suspension’s two kinds; (d) the employer’s own discipline. (4×2.5)
Unit 7: Trade Union
- Define trade union and explain the registration machinery and its legal effects. (10)
- Explain the authority and functions of a trade union. (10)
- Describe the hierarchy of trade unions in Nepal — the enterprise, the industry-wise federation and the national federation. (10)
- Trace the Nepali labour movement’s development. (10)
Unit 8: Dispute Settlement
- Describe the labour administration’s structure — the Department, the labour offices and the inspectors’ powers. (10)
- Explain the Labour Court’s composition and jurisdiction. (15)
- Discuss the Central Level Labour Advisory Committee’s role in the labour relations’ governance. (10)
- Short notes: (a) conciliation; (b) prohibition notice; (c) the industrial relations committee; (d) the appeal route. (4×2.5)
Unit 9: Prescribed Cases
- Discuss the facts, holding and principle of Nepal Insurance vs. Labour Court. (10)
- “The Labour Court’s jurisdiction is as broad as the labour statute’s definition of enterprise.” Discuss with the prescribed cases. (10)
- Write short notes on any three prescribed cases, with citations as printed in the syllabus. (3×5)
- How does the public-interest litigation serve the labour law’s enforcement? Discuss with the Pro-Public cases’ cluster. (10)
How to answer Labour Law questions well
- Definitions from the Labour Act 2074: worker, employer, undertaking — open with the statutory definition, then explain.
- Entitlements precisely: working hours, leave, provident fund, gratuity, health and social security — list them exactly, not approximately.
- Follow the machinery: for dispute questions, trace the escalation (internal → labour office → Labour Court) step by step.
- Link to the Constitution’s labour guarantees where the question is about rights — it shows the full legal picture.
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