Labour Gazette Vol. LXII, No. 5, January 1983

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January 1983. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Sick units can pay provident fund arrears in instalments; Unemployment allowance scheme revived in Kerala; Tax exemption for units; Legislation to promote Health and safety among construction workers; Proposal to amend Minimum Wages Act; E.S.I. to build more hospitals; Law soon to protect construction workers; Safety awards for mines; Panel for legal profession; 172 Handi-capped persons givens jobs; Labour court at Dhule; Scarcity-State level committee constituted; Conveyance relief to disabled employees; Jobs to share and to defend; Shortage of NLRB judges in U.S. causes delay; After effect of French wage and price freeze. ARTICLES REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Closer association of employees with management by N. K. Bhatt. LABOUR LEGISLATION: L.A. Bill No. LI of 1982; L.A. Bill No. XLVII of 1982. 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.