A Study on Industrial Disputes and Its Effects: Exceptional Reference to Indian Industries

Abstract

Industrial Dispute was disturbing the economic, social and political life of a country. A strike in a public utility service like water supply, power gas, posts & telegraphs or telephone service, railways or roadways or any hospital, sanitation and defense will disorganizes public life. The workers loose the wages for the strike period. It results in a huge wastage of man days and dislocation in the production work. Industrial Disputes crease issues between employer and employee. Thus the government was implementing many welfare measures to the working employee that help to maintain good relationship between employer and employee. This study was deals with the disputes activities in Indian Industries and discussing about the major reasons for industrial disputes and its effects. Researcher was collecting the data from 1961 to 2005 for the statistical analysis, from the report, researcher explains how the industrial disputes activities was reduced and which criteria it's getting increase.

Keywords: Industrial Disputes, Industrial Conflicts, Industrial Relations, Strikes, Lockout, Employee Relation

JEL Classification: J51, J52, J53