What is Labor & Employment Law?: Course Fees 2026, Subjects, Top Colleges, Admissions

It is a domain of law. It helps in understanding labour law. It includes industrial functions, basic conditions of employment, statutory and non-statutory dispute resolution & resolution of any discrimination of equity in employment.

Labour and employment law is a law specialty. Pursued by lawyers and attorneys. They may work for law firms, government agencies, or organizations' in-house legal departments, representing employers, employees, or labour unions in labour and employment concerns.HR professionals who are interested in employment law can further their education and training in labour and employment law. Labour union representatives ie union organizers/union officials are frequently involved in labour and employment legislation.

You can apply for an integrated course with Labour & Employment Law as a specialisation after class 12th from a recognised board. To pursue LLM course offered in the field of Labour & Employment Law candidates need to possess an LLB degree or equivalent education.

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Labour and employment law is offered as mandatory course in NLUs and Non-NLUs. It is difficult to decide the best colleges yet I will recommend colleges which have much better faculty and course designed for Iabour law.

NALSAR- Hyderabad, WBNUJS-Kolkata, NLSIU, Bangalore, NLU Delhi, NLU Jodhpur, GNLU Gandhinagar and NLIU- Bhopal are among the best colleges offering labour and employment Law. 

Other top tier law schools like Jindal, Sonepat and Symbiosis have also decent faculty. I will recommend you to do internship under lawyers in district or high courts dealing with the matters related to labour and employment law infringement. 

Some firms dealing with such matters are Shrivastava Law Associates. New Delhi, Aeltemesh Rein & Co. Law Consultants etc. 

Good Luck.

Students who wish to pursue courses in the Labor and Employment Law stream need to appear in some of the following entrance tests to seek admission:

Source - Counselling body/ official website of the institute/exam.

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LSAT India has been discontinued by LSAC.

LSAC Global will no longer conduct Law School Admission Test India for admissions to its different LLB and LLM courses. Students must go for other entrance exams such as CLAT for admissions to different law colleges and universities of India.

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I think more than the scope, the interest of individual matters for success in a particular area of law. Let's say, for example, I am interested in labor and employment law but I pursue company law after my law school. I would not be working with that zeal or enthusiasm as compared to labor and employment law.

Therefore, according to me, the interest mattes more than the scope as you can make money under any area of law and practice. But coming to the question, most of the areas of law are interlinked. Labour and employment-related things may be one of the aspects of the company. 

What has the better scope? I think both of these are too diverse fields and have a lot of subject matters within.

Company Law is governed by a legislation but there are several legislations for labor and employment-related laws. It is very difficult to come to a conclusion as to what area of law has a wider scope. I would go with company law but.

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These are two completely contrasting fields. From a neutral point of view, if one is interested in both fields equally, the scope can greatly vary depending on where the person is working and what kind of work they are doing.

Competition Law is a new and upcoming field. The new Competition Act was passed relatively recently, replacing the older MRTP Act and the laws related to competition law are being shaped by various judicial pronouncements that are passed every now and then.

Labour law, on the other hand, has been around for a while. It also has a wider ambit as it covers several legislation. In terms of practice, both are good career options. Recently, there has been a lot of discussion on the relationship between competition law and Labour law, giving a lot of fodder for growth to both the fields.

Few government colleges such as National Law Universities as well as Department of Law across various state and central universities, offer LLM or postgraduate diploma courses in Labor & Employment Law. These colleges are as follows:

Source - Multiple external/official sites, data may vary.

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Employment law is a general term for legal regulation of the employment relationship all stages, including recruitment and dismissal, wages and remuneration. It also encompasses anti-discrimination, anti-harassment and anti-retaliation laws. Labor Law is a relatively narrower area of law comprises provisions on collective agreement, industrial action and lockouts.

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Labour & Employment Lawyers ensures that corporates/ businesses do not exploit employees/labours with the help of a set of laws and rules. Apart from that they also look after the basic conditions of employment, statutory and non-statutory dispute resolution, and resolution of any discrimination of equity in employment.

People who want to bring about a change in our country through the means of their legal services can opt for this course. A career in law is quite fulfilling and reputable. Lawyers often indulge in work bigger than just a job, they help people and maintain the legacy of the Indian legislature. They also challenge existing laws that are out dated and unjust in some sense.

NLUs are the top Law colleges in India. Candidates can see the table below for the top NLUs in India with their NIRF rankings of 2024 and 2025:

Source: Official site and may vary.