Labour Gazette Vol. LXI, No. 6, February 1982

Abstract

February 1982. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Co-operation sought on Workers Participation in management scheme; ESI scheme for seasonal factories; PF Board recommends hike in interest rates; Move on revision of minimum wages; Minimum wages for clay miners raised; Bill on allowance during suspension; Plantation Labour Bill passed; Central move to enact law for farm workers; Conciliation in India: Some impressionistic views, by Joseph Krislov. ARTICLES REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Cost of work stoppages in Maharashtra, by Syed Wahedali. LABOUR LEGISLATIONS: Sugar Undertaking (Taking over of management) Amendment, 1981, No. 44 of 1981. GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Pune. STATEMENT SHOWING CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS BY GROUPS FOR SEVEN CENTRES OF MAHARASHTRA. ALL INDIA AVERAGE CPI FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.