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l Subject Code: PHR21A
Paper: HRD-11
Specific Instructions: Answer all the four questions.
Marks allotted 100. Each Question carries equal marks.
Word limit is 250 - 400 words
General Instructions:
The Student should submit this assignment in the handwritten
form (not in the typed format)
The Student should submit this assignment within the time
specified by the exam dept
Each Question mentioned in this assignment should be answered
within the word limit specified
The student should only use the Rule sheet papers for answering
the questions.
The student should attach this assignment paper with the
answered papers.
Failure to comply with the above Five instructions would lead to
rejection of
assignment._____________________________________________________
Question No 1
Answer the question following the case study
A SCOOTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
A scooter manufacturing company which is subsidiary of a reputed
international
corporation has been operating in India for last 15 years.
The company has recently finalized an expansion plan and decided
to shift the factory to
a new location about 10 km away. The company had to do shifting
because more space
was required than what was available. The present factory was in
the heart of town and
the workers did not face any transport difficulty and it did not
cost much on transporteither. The new site though far off but was
well connected by bus service and local train
and there was no transport difficulty.The workers agreed to
shift to new premises only if the company granted a flat
increase of Rs 200 in their monthly salary. The company offered
to give the workers a
lump sum of Rs. 500 as resettlement allowance and a permanent
increase in salary of Rs
75 per month to each worker .This was the situation in October
month of the financialyear.
When the plant was being shifted to new site ,negotiations
between the
management and union went on for 6 months. The workers modified
their original
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demand and were content with a lump sum of Rs750 as resettlement
allowance and a
permanent increase of Rs 125 pm as conveyance allowance .After
further negotiations
and some informal bargaining ,the unions further diluted to Rs
600 as the lump sum andRs 100 per month as conveyance allowance.
The company representatives promised to
consider this demand .This was taken by the union leaders to
mean that the company had
already conceded this figure. The managements attitude became
stiff and it stuck to itsold offer .The workers refused to
compromise on those terms. A stalemate ensued. The
workers threatened to adopt the go slow tactics .For 3 months,
they went slow and the
production declined to 5000 scooters per month from the earlier
production rate of 6000scooters per month. The management refused
to intimidate .It sat stiff on its stand.
At this stage, the company charge sheeted the 5 ring leaders and
suspended them pending
enquiry .This proved too much for the workers .The labour
leaders agreed to accept thevery original terms of the company and
offered to give normal production provided the
suspended leaders were reinstated .The company refused to take
any notice of even this
modified demand .
The workers gave notice of strike on 28 th February with the
idea of putting pressure on
management since March is peak production month when the market
requirements arehighest. This was the assumption on which the
workers proceeded .The company refused
to yield .During the first three days , workers staged a stay-
in strike .After that, the
company declared a lock out for two days and opened the gates of
the factory on 6 th daybut the strike continued for one month.
The company refused to budge an inch from its stand.
QUESTIONS
1. How will you handle the situation now? Suggest suitable
solutions for this problem.2. Comment on the collective bargaining
approach of the union and the management
representatives.
Question No 2
(A) Define Industrial Relations and discuss Dunlop model and
Gandhian
approach to study Industrial Relations
(B) Discuss the machinery provided in Industrial Disputes Act
for settlingIndustrial Disputes in India. Suggest suitable changes
in the machinery to
enable it to settle disputes faster?
.Question No 3
(A) Discuss the role of trade unions in India. What do you
consider will be the status
of trade unions in future in India?
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(B) what do you understand by collective bargaining? What steps
would you
recommend to make collective bargaining the main tool for
settling industrial disputes in
India
Question No 4
Write short notes on the following:
(A) Labor welfare
(B) Grievance handling
(C) Quality Circle(D) Social security
