Labour Gazette Vol. LXIII, No. 11, July 1984

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July 1984. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Wages should be linked to productivity; Bonus is a deferred wage; Mines (Amendment) Act enforced; banks offer to revise wages of employees; Amendment of Article 19 mooted; Bill to amend Industrial Disputes Act soon; No employment doles; Five-day week can be introduced; States asked to protect construction workers; Temporary status for railway casual workers; New Mines Act Bill amendment in next session; Final report of 8th finance body submitted; Child labour ban not feasible, says report; Experts’ panel likely on textile policy; PF interest rate rise approved; Amended Gratuity Act effective from July 1; Mill (Take-Over) Act struck down; Guidelines for rehabilitating freed labour. GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Pune. ALL INDIA AVERAGE CPI FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS. STATEMENT SHOWING CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS BY GROUPS FOR SEVEN CENTRES OF MAHARASHTRA. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.