Question

The second national commission on labor was set-up on 15th October, 1999 under the chairmanship of Ravindra Verma and the report was submitted on 29th June, 2002.Which of the following is not a recommendation of the report ?

• A. Prior permission is necessary before lay off or retrenchment.
• B. ‘Go slow’ and ‘work to rule’ steps taken by trade unions should be considered misconduct.
• C. Organization should set-up a grievance redressal committee for organizations employing 50 or more.
• D. To check multiplicity of trade unions.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Organization should set-up a grievance redressal committee for organizations employing 50 or more.

• The Government of India constituted the Second National Commission on Labour under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Shri Ravindra Varma on the 15th of October 1999.
• The Commission was formed to suggest rationalization of existing laws relating to labour in the organized sector and to suggest ‘umbrella’ legislation for ensuring a minimum level of protection to the workers in the unorganized sector.

Main Recommendations of the National Commission on Labour :

• Central Government and the State Government should have a uniform policy on holidays
• Flexibility in the hours of work per week and compensation for overtime
• Attempt to change the basis of tenure in all jobs (permanent as well as non-permanent) to
  contractual and for stipulated periods, involves a basic change in attitude and notion.
• The commission recommends that government may laid down list of highly paid jobs who
  are presently deemed as workman category as being outside the purview of the laws relating
  to workman and included in the proposed law for protection of non-workmen
• Every establishment shall establish a grievance redressal committee consisting of equal
  number of workers and employers representatives
• Second National Commission on Labour has recommended a three-tier system including Lok Adalats, Labour Courts and Labour Relations Commission.
• The Lok Adalats and Labour Courts deal with individual grievances and complaints.
• The Labour Relations Commission deals with both individual problems and issues related to collective bargaining where a settlement cannot be reached through bilateral negotiations. Thus,