Download BU (Bangalore University) MBA (Master of Business Administration) 3rd Semester 2016 Feb Industrial And Employee Relations Question Paper
III Semester M.B.A. Degree Examination, February 2016
(C863) (2014-15 and Onwards)
MANAGEMENT
Paper ? 3.5.2 : Industrial and Employee Relations
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 70
SECTION ?A
Answerany five of the following questions. Each question carries five marks. (5x5=25)
1.
2.
Discuss the evolution of IR in India. What were the different approach to study IR ?
Discuss the salient features of ID Act, 1947. What are the dispute settlement
mechanisms ?
What is Trade Union ? Discuss the salient features of Trade Union Act, 1926.
What are the various social security legislation in India ? Discuss in brief each
legislation.
Define the following concepts :
a) Registered Trade Union
b) Joint Management Council
0) Lay off and retrenchment
d) Bonus
6) Disablement benefit.
. What are the salient features of ESI Act, 1948 ? What are the benefits covered
during the course of accident and disablement ?
. What is gratuity ? What are the provisions under the Payment of Gratuity Act,
1972?
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SECTION ? B
Answerany three questions. Each question carries ten marks. (3x10=30)
8. Discuss about the Health, Safety and Welfare provisions under the Indian
Factories Act, 1948. How relevant is this Act in today?s organisational setting ?
9. What are the various provisions covered underthe Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 ?
10. What are the labour legislation pretaining to employees working on night shift,
female employees ?
11. Write short notes on :
a) Collective bargaining
b) Standing orders.
SECTION?C
12. This is compulsory Section: (1x15=15)
Case Study:
For Bata, labor had always posed major problems. Strikes seemed to be a
perennial problem. Much before the assault case, Bata?s chronically restive factory
at Batanagar had always plagued by labor strife. In 1992, the factory was closed
for four and a half months. In 1995, Beta entered into a 3-year bipartite agreement
with the workers, represented by the then 10000 strong BMU, which also had the
West Bengal government as a signatory.
On July 21, 1998, Weston was severely assaulted by four workers at the
company?s factory at Batanagar, while he was attending a business meet. The
incident occurred after a member of BMU, Arup Dutta, met Weston to discuss
the issue of the suspended employees. Dutta reportedly got into a verbal duet
with Weston, upon which the other workers began to shout slogans. When Weston
tried to leave the room the workers turned violent and assaulted him. This was
the second attack on an officer after Weston took charge of the company, the
first one being the assault on the Chief Welfare Officer in 1996. in February
1999, a lookout was declared in Bata?s Faridabad Unit. Middleton commented
that the closure of the unit would not have much impact on the company?s revenues
as it was catering to lower-end products such as canvas and Hawaii chappals.
The lock out lasted for eight months. In October 1999, the unit resumed production
when Bata signed a three-year wage agreement.
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On March 8, 2000, a lookout was declared at Bata?s Peenya factory in Bangalore,
following a strike by its employee union. The new leadership of the union had
refused to abide by the wage agreement, which was to expire in August 2001.
Following the failure of its negotiations with the union, the management decided
to go for a lock out. Bata management was of the view that though it would have
to bear the cost of maintaining an idle plant (Rs. 3 million), the effect of the
closures on sales and production would be minimal as the footwear manufactured
in the factory could be shifted to the company?s other factories and associate
manufacturers. The factory had 300 workers on its rolls and manufactured canvas
and PVC footwear.
In July 2000, Bata lifted the lookout at the Peenya factory. However, some of the
workers opposed the company?s move to get an undertaking from the factory
employees to resume work. The employees demanded revocation of suspension
against 20 of their fellow employees. They also demanded that conditions such
as maintaining normal production schedule, conforming to standing orders and
the settlement in force should not be insisted upon.
In September 2000, Bata was again headed for a labour dispute when the EMU
asked the West Bengal government to intervene in what it perceived to be a
downsizing exercise being undertaken by the management. BMU justified this
move by alleging that the management has increased outsourcing of products
and also due to perceived declining importance of the Batanagar unit. The union
said that Bata has started outsourcing the Power range of fully manufactured
shoes from China, compared to the earlier outsourcing of only assembly and
sewing line job. The company?s production of Hawaii chappals at the Batanagar
unit too had come down by 58% from the weekly capacity of 0.144 million pairs.
These steps had resulted in lower income for the workers forcing them to approach
the government for saving their interests.
1) What are the limitations in our lD Act, 1947 ? What ratification in the Act
should Indian Govt. take ?
2) As Management Student, what are the various steps needs to be taken to see
that, such incidence will not occurin the Company ?
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