Dear Prof Shyam Sundar,
Just read your article ( The rhetoric and reality on Welfare
Schemes ) , where you write :
“ What is worrying is that neither the government nor the NITI
Aayog have DEVISED even a REFORMED STATISTICAL SYSTEM, on the labour market “
In this context , you might want to look up my suggestion at :
With regards,
hemen
From: K.R. Shyam Sundar
[mailto:krshyams@xlri.ac.in]
Sent: Monday, January 7, 2019 12:47 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY
Sent: Monday, January 7, 2019 12:47 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY
Dear Sir
Sorry for the delayed response. I was busy writing on the
proposed general strike on January 8-9.
Many thanks for sending me your response. I understand
your "practical" concern as to how the employers could enable participation
in the decision making process. there are several ways, the primary being
collective bargaining. There could be several bi-partite committees which
could be established CLEARLY in consultation with and engaging the recognised
trade union(s) or negotiation council (if there are multiple unions) covering
various activities of the firm, be they be technical, organisational
restructuring, welfare, performance measurement, etc. yes, there could be
hazards but that is where the management excels in innovation and building up
of trust. the latter is a real test character of IR in a firm. In Pune
belt there are several firms which have done it. the very institution of
concession bargaining which gained currency during the 2000s esp. since the
financial crisis in 2008-09 is an attestation of unions participating in both
good and bad times.
I am not saying for a moment saying that every trade union
is good or bad. but research shows that the probabilities of better
outcomes are higher when trade unions are consulted.
hope the above helps.
i am pleased to know that you had addressed our students in
1977-79!
I am not sure whether any of the current professors would
have been around, may be Prof. Pranabesh Ray would have been there as a student
of PMIR?
With kind regards
shyam sundar
On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 12:34 PM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:
Dear Prof Shyam
Sundar,
It was a pleasure
reading in today’s Business Line, your article ,
“ A skewed approach
to labour issues “
At one place you
write :
“ Further the
NITI Aayog typically completely leaves out any mention of INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY to meet the stated objectives,
like fair wages or even minimum wages . Trade Unions perform important social
and economic functions ( as an agency of
collective agreements , reduction of transaction costs etc ). They
constitute one of the fundamental human rights , according to the ILO “
Sir ,
You have raised a
very important issue, viz, :
“ How can
managements get the workers ( through their unions ), to participate in the
decisions-making process of the organization to which they belong ? “
For over 8 years (
1979 – 1987 ) when I was General Manager ( Powai Works ) of L&T , I tried
to find an answer to this question , through hundreds of meetings with the
Union Leaders but also through sending out communiques ( individual copies to
each of 7,500 employees at Powai – in English and Marathi )
You may want to
take a look at :
with regards,
hemen Parekh
PS :
Sometimes in
1977-79 , I had an opportunity to address the students of your Institute who
were keen to know the difference between Management – declared , “ Lock Out
“ vs “ Suspension of Operations “
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