2. Unit Council…
A Unit Council was to be set up in each unit of the
organization/service employing 100 or more persons
to discuss day-to-day problems & find solutions.
More than one Unit Council could be set up
department-wise to suit the particular need of the
organization/service.
3. Functions of Unit Council…
To create conditions for achieving optimum
efficiency, better customer services in areas where
there is direct and immediate contact between the
workers at the operation level, and output including
elimination of wastage and idle time and optimum
utilization of manpower by joint involvement in
improving the work system.
To study absenteeism and recommend steps to
reduce it.
To maintain discipline in unit.
To eliminate pilferage and all forms of corruption and
to institute a system of rewards for this purpose.
4. To suggest improvements in physical condition of
working.
To ensure proper flaw of adequate two way
communication between management and workers.
To recommend and improve safety, health and
welfare measures for efficient running of the unit.
5. Joint Council…
A Joint Council was to be formed at every
division/regional zonal level or in a particular branch
of an organization/service if considered necessary.
The details concerning the composition, tenure,
conditions of membership, selection of chairman,
appointment of secretary, frequency of meetings,
industrial undertakings.
6. Functions of Joint Council…
Settlement of matters which remained unresolved by
the Unit Councils and arranging joint meeting of two
or more Unit Councils, for resolving inter-council
problems;
Review of the working of the Unit Council for
improvement in the customer service and evolving
methods for the best way of handling of goods, traffic,
accounts, and so forth;
Unit level matters which have a bearing on other
branches or on the enterprise as a whole;
7. Development of skills of workmen and adequate
facilities for training;
Improvement in the general conditions of work;
Preparation of schedule of working hours and
holidays;
Proper recognition and appreciation of useful
suggestions received from the workers through a
system of rewords;
Discussion of any matter having a bearing on the
improvement of performance of the organization for
ensuring better customer service.
8. Workers Participation In Private
Sector…
Some management and unions in the private sector
who initiated labour management cooperation
schemes even prior to the efforts at the governmental
level.
These schemes have been the outcome of
comprehensive collective agreements reached
between the management and labour.
9. Labour Management Cooperation
In TISCO…
By their supplemental agreement of Jan 08, 1956, the
TATA Iron & Steel Co. LTD., and the TATA Workers'’
Union agreed to set up the following joint councils in
order to provide for a closer association of employees
with the management.
1. Joint Departmental Councils
2.Joint Works Councils for Plant as whole
3. Joint Town Council
4.Joint Consultative council of management at the top-
most level
10. 1. Joint Departmental Councils
The agreement provides for the setting up of a Joint
Departmental Council in each department of the
works.
Such Councils consist of two to ten representatives of
management and an equal number of representatives
of the works-employees, depending on the size of the
department.
11. The functions of these councils are as follows:
1. To study operational results and current and long-
term departmental problems.
2.To promote and rationalize production
3. Improve layouts, methods and process
4.Promote efficient use of safety precaution and devices
5.To implement the recommendations and decisions of
the Joint Consultative Council of Management
6.To refer any matter to Joint Works Council for their
consideration and advice
12. 2. Joint Works Councils
The agreement provides for the establishment of Joint
Works Council consisting of twelve representatives of
the management and an equal number of
representatives of the employees.
13. The functions of Joint Work council are as
follows:
1. To follow up the implementation through the
appropriate Joint Departmental Council of its
recommendations or decision approved by the
management.
2.To refer any matter to the Joint Consultative Council
of the Management for their consideration or advice.
14. 3. Joint Town Council
It consists equal number of representatives and
employees.
The employee’s representatives are to be nominated
by the union from among the employees of the
company in town, medical dept, except that one of
such representatives may be the officer of the union
who is not an employee of the company.
15. The functions of Joint Town Council are as
follows:
1. To advice on steps necessary to promote, rationalize
and improve output and methods of work, reduce
costs, improve quality, reduce waste and ensure
improved working conditions and better functioning
of the organization as a whole.
2.To follow up the implementation through the
appropriate Joint Departmental Council of its
recommendations or decision approved by the
management.
3. To refer any matter to the Joint Consultative Council
of the Management for their consideration or advice.
16. 4. Joint consultative Council of
Management
The Joint Consultative Council of Management also
consists of representative of management and
employees in equal number.
The representative of employees are to be nominated
by the union from amongst the employees of the
company except that not more than two of such
representatives may be the officers of the union who
are not the employees of the company.
17. The functions of Joint Consultative Council are
as follows:
1. To advice management on all matters concerning the
working of the industry in the fields of production
and welfare.
2.To consider and advise on any matter referred to it by
the Joint Works Council or the Joint Town Council.
3. To follow up the implementation through the Joint
Works Council or the Joint Town Council of any
recommendations made by it and approved by the
company.
18. Participation of Workers In
Management Bill, 1990…
Objects and Reasons:
The objects and reasons of the bill state:
1. Article 43a of the constitution requires the state to
take steps, by suitable legislation or any other way, to
secure the participation of workers in the
management of undertakings, establishments or
other organizations engaged in any industry. At
present there is no central law on the subject.
19. 2. The bill, inter alia, intends to:
Provide for scientific and meaningful participation of
workers in management at shop-floor level,
establishment level and board of management level in
industrial establishment.
Provide for formulation of one or more schemes to
specify detailed criteria such as the manner of
representation of workmen on the shop-floor and
establishment level councils, and of workmen and
other workers on the board of Management,
nomination of representatives of employees on the
shop-floor and establishment level councils,
procedure to be followed in the discharge of the
functions by a council.
20. Provide for the principle of secret ballot for
determining the representation of workmen on the
shop-floor and establishment level councils, and of
workmen and other workers on the board of
Management.
Provide for rules to specify the power an Inspector
may exercise, the number of members on the
Monitoring Committee and the manner in which they
shall be chosen and so on..
