Since most of the labour laws being followed in this country were
implemented prior to Independence and have therefore become redundant
and outdated, the newly formed government at the centre, under the
leadership of Narendra Modi, is seriously contemplating a revision of
the existing laws. The Government intends to step up productivity by
bringing forth these changes.
Changes in Britain : A law was recently implemented in Britain,
one of the developed countries of the world. Employees working in
factories and offices cannot be henceforth compelled to report to work
at only a particular time. The law states that the employees shall be
given flexi-time options to report to work at times that suit them and
complete their tasks. For a casual observer, it might look as if the law
is very pro-employee and anti-employer. But the law is actually
intended to step up productivity. Experts in Britain felt that insisting
on being seated for long hours or compelling workers to report to duty
at a particular time or do only a particular task could be
counterproductive. The changes were brought forth as a result.
Flexi-time work hours : The Indian Government too is planning to
make similar changes in its labour laws. Changes like these, also known
as “Flexible Working Hours”, are very likely to be implemented in India
too, especially in the manufacturing sectors in order to step up the
productivity. But these changes will be brought forth in such a manner
that they bring forth the true potentials of the employees.
Also, changes like bringing in more and more workers within the
minimum-wages slab, increasing overtime, enabling women to work in night
shifts in factory environments, are also going to be implemented. The
reforms are intended to minimize friction between the management and
employees and thus increase productivity. As far as India is concerned,
such reforms are only rarely implemented in the service sector, and
almost never in the manufacturing sectors. Although India is the world’s
third largest economy, more than 56% of the productivity comes from the
service sector. Only 15% of the country’s productivity comes from the
industrial and manufacturing sectors. In comparison, more than 45% of
China’s productivity comes from its industrial workers.
The Government believes that there could be a tremendous increase in the
country’s productivity by implementing reforms in the labour laws.
Source: CGEN.in
[http://centralgovernmentemployeesnews.in/2014/07/centre-plans-changes-in-labour-laws-flexible-working-hours/]
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