MODULE 4: BIPARTITE FORUMS (Part 1)

Question 1

What are bipartite forums ?

Answer 1

Bipartite forums are internally setup within an in dustrial establishment for amicable relations between employer and employee.

Question 2

What are the authorities that are constituted under bipartite committees?

Answer 2

1. Works Committee
2. Grievance settlement autority

Question 3

What section of ID act 1947 talks about Works committee?

Answer 3

S. 3 of (Chapter 2) of ID act 1947

Question 4

What are the requirements of constituting works committee?

Answer 4

1. An establishment should have more than equal to 100 workers.
2. there should be equal representation of employer and employee in constitution of workers committee.

Question 5

What are the duties of works committee?

Answer 5

it is to promote amity and good relations between the employer and workmen.
it works as a safet net between employee and employer.

Question 6

What are all disputes that works committee look into?

Answer 6

1. the committee looks into the common intrest between the employer and employee by giving essential suggestions and look into dispute and giving its opinion for quick dissolution of dispute.
2. the committee deals with day to day problems between employer and employee and its not for the infrequent complicated disputes or disagreements. (example: chang f condition of services)

Question 7

On what principle the works committee functions on?

Answer 7

the works committee function on the principle of pursuasing the worker to work amicabally.

Question 8

What is the nature of the decision giving by works committee?

Answer 8

The decision given by the worker committee is recommendatory and not binding in nature.
It is also not enforceable in court.

Question 9

What are the other relevant provisions which provide for Industrial disputes act?

Answer 9

Rule 38 to 57 of Industrial dispute central rules 1957

Question 10

how many members can constitute a works committee?

Answer 10

Rule 39 states that workers committee should be at max 20 members

Question 11

What are the qualifications for a person to be a member of a works committe?

Answer 11

RUle 48 of ID central rules 1957
state that any workmen not less than 19 years of age.
he should been working in the establishment for min 1 year

Question 12

What are diferent posts in the works committee and how are they selected?

Answer 12

1. Chairman, Vice chairman, Secretary and joint secretary.
2. Selection happens through election amongst themselves after becoming workers of works committee

Question 13

What are the condition for dissolution of a works committee?

Answer 13

1. proper procedure not followed in constituting the committee
2. functions of works committee has been redundant
3. the committee has failed to meet for 3 consecutive meetings.

Question 14

Which section of ID act 1947 provide for Greivance redressal authority?

Answer 14

Section 9c of ID act 1947 talks about it.
it was introduced by way of amendmetn in 1982.
later it was renamed greivance redressal committee by amendment in 2010

Question 15

What are the condition for constitutiong a Grievance redressal committee?

Answer 15

every establishment having 20 or more employess.
the committee is constituted for resolving individual disputes.

Question 16

Can a reference be made to other authprities with refering such issue to GRC?

Answer 16

No such references to boards, courts and tribunals can be made unless the dispute is reffered to GRC.

Question 17

Where can a decision of GRC be appealed?

Answer 17

it can be appealed near the employer and he should revert back in 30 days

Question 18

How many member can be there in GRC?

Answer 18

A total of 6 members
the chairman is selcted on rotational basis from the employers side and employees side.

Question 19

What is the difference between works committee and GRC?

Answer 19

Works committee deals with industrial dispute and GRC deals with individual dispute.

Question 20

Can an industrial dispute and individual dispute be heard simaltaneously?

Answer 20

yes the works committe can hear the industrial dispute and the GRC can hear the individual dispute simaltaneously.