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3.1 Introduction
3.7 Others
3.1 INTRODUCTION
study area.
demand for higher wages. The workers and union leaders feel
that the money-wage paid to the workers is not enough to
becomes relevant.
Now in the year 1994 bonus is fixed as ranging from 16.50 per
TABLE 3.1
cent in 1982 and 33.88 per cent in 1991. Except in the last
studies like,
1978, pp.198-214.
retrenchment.
TABLE 3.2
and 50.27 per cent in 1991. These disputes are mostly backed
TABLE 3.3
1982 240 3 1.25
1983 334 4 1.20
1984 483 6 1.24
1985 293 1 0.34
1986 434 3 0.69
1987 393 4 1.02
1988 258 7 2.71
1989 249 3 1.20
1990 256
1991 183 1 0.55
only in the years 1984, 1985 and 1991. It was very rare
(Below 1%).
3.7 OTHERS
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TABLE 3.4
16.67 per cent in 1982 and 8.59 per cent in 1990. The term
"Others" conveys the impression of being a residual category.
It is revealed from the fact that between 8.59 per cent. and
disputes, the first two namely Wages, and Bonus, can very
TABLE 3.5
1982 43.75 56. 25 240
1983 33.23 66. 77 334
1984 23.19 76.81 483
1985 29.70 70.30 293
1986 22.12 77.88 434
197 17.05 82.95 393
1988 21.31 78.69 258
1989 29.31 70.69 249
1990 44.53 55.47 256
1991 33.88 66.12 183
Source: Compiled from the Complaint Register in the Office
of the Assistant Commissioner of Labour,
(Conciliation, Textiles), Madurai.
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TABLE 3.6
Total
Number of
Disputes 352 530 32 551 4 455 124
Source: Compiled from the complaint Register in the office of the Assistant
Commissioner of Labour,(Conciljatjan, Textiles), Madurai.
disputes were on leave and hours of: 7 work and 4 disputes were
cent by TNTUC, 16.36 per cent by LPF, 8.73 per cent by HMS,
5.45 per cent by INTUC, 5.1 per cent: by All Unions, 4.56 per
cent were raised by CITU, 17.14 per cent by TNTUC, 13.63 per
cent by LPF, 11.20 per cent by All Unions, 8.13 per cent by
HMS 7.7 per cent by INTUC, AITUC each, and 1.70 per cent by
Other Unions.
for almost 882 disputes, 45.87 per cent of the total number
Frequency of Priority
Causes ---------------------------- - ------ -----Total Rank
First Second Third Fourth Score*
Priority Priority Priority Priority
7. Non-implementation
of awards and
agreement 12 50 6 31 241 6
(2.76)
8. Unfair Labour
Practices 20 8 4 20 132 7
(1.51
9. Non-implementation
of Labour Laws 2 7 3 4 39 9
.( 0.45)
10.Inferior treatment - - 2 2 6 10
(0.07)
12.Vio]ence and
Indiscipline - - 0 3 3 11
(0.03)
*The first priority was given the score of four and the second, third and
fourth the scores of three, two and one respectively. Ranking was worked
out on the basis of total score. (Figures In parenthesis indicate the
percentage of each item to the total score of column 6).
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TABLE 3.8
Ranking by Management of the Causes of Industrial Disputes
Frequency of Priority
Causes ---------------------------
- ------------Total Rank
First Second Third Fourth Score*
Priority Priority Priority Priority
1. Wages 14 18 6 it 125 2
(26.04)
2. Allowances 6 11 20 4 101 3
(21.04)
3. Bonus 22 10 7 7 139 1
(28.96)
4. Retrenchment 3 4 5 10 44 .4
(9.17)
5. Personnel 1 3 2 4 21 6
(4.38)
8. Unfair Labour 2 1 2 8 23 5
Practices (4.79)
9. Non-implementation - 1 2 4 11 7
of Labour Laws (2.29)
*The first priority was given the score of four and the second, third and fourti
the scores of three, two and one respectively. Ranking was worked out on thi
basis of total score. (Figures in parenthesis indicate the percentage of eaci
item to the total score of column 6).
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Frequency of Priority
Causes ------------------------------------------
Total Rank
First Second Third Fourth Score*
Priority Priority Priority Priority
I. Wages 8 12 20 8 116 3
(16.57)
2. Allowances 6 8 IC) 15 83 4
(11.86)
3. Bonus 17 23 12 9 170 2
(24.29)
4. Retrenchment 34 16 10 7 211 1
(30.14)
5. Personnel 3 5 8 8 51 5
(7.29)
6. Leave and Hours - - I 2 4 11
of-work
(0.57)
7. Non-implementation - 2 1 5 13 7
of awards and
(1.86)
agreement
8. Unfair Labour 2 3 4 6 31 6
Practices
(4.43)
9. Non-implementation - 1 1 3 8 8
of Labour Laws
(1.14)
10. Inferior treatment - - 1 3 5 10
(0.71)
11. Inadequate social - - 2 2 6 9
security measures
(0.86)
12. Violence and -
-2 2 12
Indiscipline
(0.29)
*The first priority was given the score of four and the second, third and fourth
the scores of three, two and one respectively. Ranking was worked out on the
basis of total score. (Figures in parenthesis indicate the percentage of each
item to the total score of column 6).
The four important factors as perceived by the Trade
TABLE 3.10
Frequency of Priority
Causes ---.--••• -----Total Rank
First Second Third Fourth Score*
Priority Priority Priority Priority
1. Wages 5 2 - - 26 1
(37.14)
2. Allowances - 2 2 2 12 3
(17.14)
3. Bonus 2 3 - - 17 2
(24.29)
4. Retrenchment - - - -
- 0
5. Personnel -
7. Non-implementation - - -
of awards and - 0
agreement
8. Unfair Labour - -
Practices - 0
9. N on-implementation - - -
of Labour Laws - 0
*The first priority was given the score of four and the second, third and fourth
the scores of three, two and one resp
ectively. Ranking was worked out on the
basis of total score. (Figures in parenthesis indicate the percentage of each
item to the total score of column 6).
1031
idustrial disputes.
TABLE 3.11
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TABLE 3.12