Since most of the labour laws being followed in
this country were implemented prior to Independence and have therefore become
redundant and outdated, the newly formed government at the centre, under the
leadership of Narendra Modi, is seriously contemplating a revision of the
existing laws. The Government intends to step up productivity by bringing forth
these changes.
Changes in Britain: A law was recently
implemented in Britain, one of the developed countries of the world. Employees
working in factories and offices cannot be henceforth compelled to report to
work at only a particular time. The law states that the employees shall be
given flexi-time options to report to work at times that suit them and complete
their tasks. For a casual observer, it might look as if the law is very
pro-employee and anti-employer. But the law is actually intended to step up
productivity. Experts in Britain felt that insisting on being seated for long
hours or compelling workers to report to duty at a particular time or do only a
particular task could be counterproductive. The changes were brought forth as a
result.
Flexi-time work hours: The Indian Government too
is planning to make similar changes in its labour laws. Changes like these,
also known as “Flexible Working Hours”, are very likely to be implemented in
India too, especially in the manufacturing sectors in order to step up the
productivity. But these changes will be brought forth in such a manner that
they bring forth the true potentials of the employees.
Also, changes like bringing in more and more
workers within the minimum-wages slab, increasing overtime, enabling women to
work in night shifts in factory environments, are also going to be implemented.
The reforms are intended to minimize friction between the management and
employees and thus increase productivity. As far as India is concerned, such
reforms are only rarely implemented in the service sector, and almost never in
the manufacturing sectors. Although India is the world’s third largest economy,
more than 56% of the productivity comes from the service sector. Only 15% of
the country’s productivity comes from the industrial and manufacturing sectors.
In comparison, more than 45% of China’s productivity comes from its industrial
workers.
The Government believes that there could be a
tremendous increase in the country’s productivity by implementing reforms in
the labour laws.
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