Labour Unrest and Ways to Mitigate Labour Unrest
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Labour Unrest and Ways to Mitigate Labour Unrest
- 1. Labour unrest and ways to mitigate labour unrest… Presented by: Nishna Sathyan, K.M
- 3. What is labour unrest??? Labour unrest is an industrial action in which members of a workforce obstruct the normal process of business and generate industrial unrest.
- 4. Weapons used by labour during times of industrial disputes • Strike • Boycott • Picketing • Gherao
- 5. Causes of industrial dispute… Demand for • higher wages and allowance • payment of bonus • higher social security benefits • Good and safer working conditions • Improved labour welfare
- 7. Causes… • Workers perceive the management as distant and unresponsive, seeking only to obstruct their demands • Managers have been disinclined to negotiate with striking workers and union leaders, who are viewed as troublemakers and opportunists
- 8. What made the situation worst… • Introduction of Japanese Work Culture by the Management • Constant Cost Reductions • A Grueling Work Ethic • Unyielding Deadlines • Unpaid Overtime • Oppressive ‘culture of rules’
- 9. Ultimately it lead to… • Death of one senior employee and injured close to 100 others • Loss of over Rs. 2,500 crore for the company
- 10. • Increase involvement at the floor-level with the workers. • A transparent feedback system, • Grievance redressal • Open communication among representatives of workers Lesson for the upper management…
- 11. Indian labour laws…need A change… It is criticized for Complexity Lack of modernization, Inflexibility Poor implementation
- 12. Way to mitigate labour unrest… • Humans must be treated as human being and not just a means of production. • Identification of factors that might lead to conflict between workers and management. • Provision for fair equitable remuneration to workers. • Labour should not be under-estimated. • Challenging jobs should be given to workers.
- 13. Industrial Dispute…What HRs can do??? • Ask people how they feel. • Assure them that you really care about them. • Maintain open and honest communication. • Act as a consultant and mediator to sort out issues in an effective manner. • Take timely action and prevent matters from going out of hands.
- 14. Conclusion… For industrial peace build trust and confidence between white coller and blue coller…
- 15. References… • Aswathappa, K ( 2015) ‘Human Resource Management’, McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd, New Delhi. • http://india-briefing.com/ • http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/news/32777541_1_maruti-suz • http://www.importantindia.com/17067/labor-unrest-in-india/