Industrial Disputes-A Case Study

BY:-
Rama Chakravorty
MPMIR 1st Semester
Roll No.- 34
• As per Section 2(j) of Industrial Disputes Act,1947 “Industry” means any systematic
activity carried on by co-operation between an employer and his workmen for the
production ,supply or distribution of goods or services.

• The relationship between the Management and the workers in a factory is known as
INDUSTRIAL RELATION.
 Industrial Dispute

As per Section 2(k) of ID Act,1947

 
“Industrial dispute” means any dispute or difference between employers and employees ,or
between employers and workmen, or between workmen and workmen , which is connected
with the employment or non-employment or the terms of employment or with the conditions
of labour or any person.
 Introduction
• Hero Honda Motors Limited, based in Delhi,
India is a joint venture between the
Hero Group of India and Honda of Japan.
• Hero Honda Motors Limited was born
in April 1984.
• It’s world’s biggest manufacturer of 2
Wheel motorized vehicles.
• Market capitalization of over €3.43
billion (USD 4.18 bn)
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• The company's most popular model is
The Hero Honda Splendor, which is the
world's largest-selling motorcycle, selling
more than one million units per year.
• Over 5,000 business associates
• Over 23,000 employees
• Case Studies on Hero’s Management
practices used at leading institutions
1. London Business School
2. Insead, France
3. World Bank Group
 THE STRIKE…..
• The strike hit the Gurgaon plant on 10th April, 2006.
• The strike, which began as Supreme Court ruled that
daily wage workers with government had no right to
regular jobs, brought production to a halt.
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• There were 4,000 contract workers and

1,200 permanent workers at the plant.
While Union leader Devender Pradhan
claimed that all contract workers were on
strike, the company said that 50% workers
had stayed away from work.
• There were demands for compensatory off,
medical facilities and salary accounts in
banks.
• In addition they demanded regularisation
for 1,000 workers immediately and 100
every month, unions were demanding that
junior contract workers be treated as
casual workers, which entitled them to
•The strike took a ugly turn ,when the workers on strike had been beaten up by the
police brutully.
•Later it resulted that some Goons have thrown stones on police which resulted in
the above lathicharge.
 How the strike ended?

•On 14th April, a tripartite meeting was held between Haryana's

additional labour commissioner, management and worker representatives
and they agreed for a settlement, under which some demands were met
with.
•The agreement included 30% hike in salary, two days of casual leave
every month and medical benefits in accordance with the company rules,
issuing identity cards and ATM cards and opening bank accounts for the
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• The management also agreed to pressurize
contractors to address some of the genuine grievances
of the contract workers.
• The management agreed to review the situation at the
earliest and look specifically into the demand for
abolition of contract labour and their regularization.
• AICCTU expresses solidarity with the movement.
 “Whatthe
Management
1. Didn't Adhere to the Labour Laws.
2. Were not diplomatic Enough.
3. Failure of Public Relations
Department.
4. Wages were Unfair.
5. Should have learn from their past
mistakes.
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