A New Era in Employer-Employee Relationship December 22, 2005
Posted by ameyashenoy in India, Indian Economy, National Politics.1 comment so far
This case is about a lecturer who was throw out of the college for gross indiscipline. In any earlier Court era, the lecturer would have been re-instated with back wages fully paid. That was the time for labor mutiny – the right of the labor to strike, act in an undisciplined manner and most of all take law unto their own hands. Court regiliously protected this right – over the past 40 years.
One of first cases in which Supreme Court has taken cognizance of the changed economic policy and ruled accordingly.
This case will bring a fresh set of precedents in support of the larger economic goals – where indiscipline can no longer be tolerated.
We can expect the Court now to take a harsh view of strikes, lopsided bargaining by the unions – hurrah to a more balanced approach to th union-corporate scenario.
To quote from the judgment ‘In view of the change in economic policy, it may not now be proper to allow employees to break discipline with impunity.’
