Industrial Relations

The days of assurances, good intent and fashionable and symbolic demonstration of gestures are over. The new challenge is "How much you care for me."

Though the concept of lifetime employment as unionized workman is reducing, new age employee relations have become more complex as the workplaces have become boundaryless with the emergence of gig workforce and service sector.

The collarless workforce has now substantial employment and autonomy but insecurity and no guarantees for the future dog their employment. This kaleidoscope colour of the collars is one of the transforming relationship dimensions and managing them well is a key to the sector's success in the market...

To keep harmonious Union management relations, it is essential that both union and management work jointly towards formation of people related policies. During the formulation of such policies both the parties may need to adjust their respective interests and goals and arrive at a consensus...

Such workman in case of individual dispute has to file claim within time limit period of three years. Earlier there was no such limitation period prescribed under the ID Act. Labour Court/Industrial Tribunal are also empowered to adjudicate upon the dispute raised the workman directly as if it was...

There may be hundreds of such cases of high handedness of Provident Fund Authorities, but no steps have been taken by the government to check them. Regional/Asstt. Provident Fund Commissioners pass the order to deposit the determined amount within 15 days and thereafter they initiate the recovery...

The government set out trying to also bring about some small reform. However, it has succeeded only in complicating the matter no end. The proposed Industrial Relations Code, 2020 will take a lot of litigation to settle the questions that have been skirted. This is not what employers asked for when...

The trends for 2022 as put up by authors in this article will serve as a guideline for your organisation to solidify your recruitment strategy and stay at the top of the talent war. There is no other option, but to follow these trends and leverage them to your advantage!

Power is a tool that can help build a stronger organization. Rational, devoted people who are promoted to positions of greater responsibility and authority usually view themselves as being in a new function, not as having greater power. Presiding over larger numbers of people, functions or funds...