Labour Gazette Vol. LVIII, No. 4, December 1978

Abstract

December 1978. MONTH IN BRIEF: CPI for working class, Maharashtra State; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra State. CURRENT NOTES: Job security to middle managers; More factories and establishments brought under ESI scheme in Maharashtra; Provision for minimum bonus upheld; Centre sets-up job reservation panel; Prevention of occupational hazards; Small industry equal to large sectors in quality; Bihar govt. takes over all sugar mills; 46 percent Indians below poverty line; Shift work in America. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Food for work; Survey on determining wage increases. LABOUR LEGISLATION: Sugar Undertakings (Taking over of Management) Ordinance, 1978 (No. 5 of 1978). GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. DECLARATION OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN ADDITION TO BASIC WAGES TO EMPLOYEES IN VARIOUS SCHEDULED EMPLOYMENTS UNDER MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASTHRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Pune. Statement showing CPI for working class for seven centres in Maharashtra state. ALL INDIA AVERAGE CPI FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ON BASE (1960=100). LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.