Labour Gazette Vol. LXI, No. 5, January 1982

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January 1982. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Guidelines to check sickness in industry; Loksabha adopts Beedi Workers Bill; Proposal for amendment of the Gratuity Act; Cess for Beedi Workers Welfare Bill passed; Loksabha approves Cine Workers Bill; Higher minimum wages for Beedi workers from January. ARTICLES REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Absenteeism in Indian industries changing pattern, by Asha R. Gupta. LABOUR LEGISLATIONS: Maharashtra Act No. LVIII of 1981; Maharashtra Ordinance No. XVI of 1981; Maharashtra Act No. LXII of 1981; Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Services) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1981 (No. 36 of 1981); L.A. Bill No. XCII of 1981; Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1981 (No. 40 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.