A New Era in Employer-Employee Relationship December 22, 2005
Posted by ameyashenoy in India, Indian Economy, National Politics.trackback
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.’
There is always that thin line between an employee and his/her employer. In my opinion, there is nothing wrong to go beyond that line but going beyond that line should not be that instesifying. Respect should still be prominent between the relationship.