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Assignment Applicable for December 2017 Examination
Industrial
Relations and Labour Laws
1. Ramesh Bhatia was working in an
industry employing around 500 employees. He joined the industry in the year
2012. The worker were made to work for more than 9 hours in a day. The canteen
facility was not good. It offered only tea and snacks. Complaints were made to
the management requesting them to change the menu and also to provide better
and nutritious meal. The management changed the canteen in-charge.The canteen
started offering meals and also a variety of other items. However, the prices
were increased and the workers could not afford them.Ramesh and his co-workers
complained to the management. The management kept on delaying the issue. Ramesh
came up with an idea to form a trade union. Collective bargaining could be an
effective tool in dealing with the issues faced by theworkers. Accordingly, a
trade union was formed in the year 2013 and Ramesh was made the President. The
trade union was functioning smoothly and most of the problems faced by the
employees were dealt effectively. In the year 2014, a new director Mr. Mahesh
Kumar was appointed at the management level. When the trade union brought a
complaint before him, he refused to entertain them stating that the trade union
was unregistered and he would infact file a complaint of criminal conspiracy
against them.
Ramesh and the other members want to
register their trade union. What is the current status of the trade union and what
are the steps to be followed in the present scenario for the registration of
the trade union?
2. Sheekha is working in a manufacturing
unit. The unit has employed 50 people on the manufacturing process and is
registered as a factory. Sheekha was given wages of Rs. 7,500/- on a monthly
basis. The wages were paid on the 5th of each month. Besides the wages she was
given bonus of Rs. 2,000/- every year during Diwali festival. In the month of
October 2017, she received only Rs. 3,000/- as wages. Also her Diwali bonus was
not paid to her. Upon inquiring, the HR manager told her that her wages were
deducted. The explanation that was given that in the previous month she had
come late for 5 days. Also she had been negligent with the machinery she used
and the repairing cost to be borne by the company was Rs. 500/-, and therefore
Rs. 2,000/- was further deducted from her wages. Sheekha claimed for the bonus,
but the manager stated that the bonus was not included as wages and so she
could not demand them.
Analyze the case and what are the
different authorised reasons for which Sheekha’s wages could be deducted.
3. Arjun is a member of a trade union in
an industry. The objectives of the trade union is to protect the members and
provide them with the necessary facilities. The trade union had been demanding
protective glasses for the workers doing welding work as a safety measure. The
management did not provide them and asked the workers instead to be careful
while doing the wielding work. One day, while Arjun was doing a welding work a
spark went in his eye. He was given first aid and then rushed to the hospital.
Unfortunately, he lost his eye. Some of the members approached the management
and asked them to pay the medical expenses, compensation to Arjun and the required
safety measures to the workers. The management refused to take responsibility
and instead put the blame on Arjun saying that he was careless while doing his
work. The workers were agitated and decided to protest against the behavior of
the management by going on a strike.
a. Advise the workers on the different
ways they can protest through strike.
b. Advise the management on how they can
prevent industrial disputes.
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