Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

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Identifikator:: 1850495947

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-233603

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: His Majesty's Stationery Off.

Year of publication:: 1931

Scope:: xviii, 580 S.; graph. Darst., Kt.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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318 APPENDIX 1}. 251. Where a workman is employed by a contractor the principal employer should be able to recover compensation from any person from whom the workman could have recovered compensation .. 252. The Commissioner should have the power to require an em- ployer to make up an inadequate deposit to the proper amount xe 253. The High Court and thetCommissioner should have the power to secure the withholding of compensation pending an appeal ; but em- ployers applying for an order of this kind should deposit a substantial sum to be devoted to the maintenance of the opposite party during the pendency of the appeal .. we . ws . 2s 254. Failure to furnish a return or a notice required by the Act should be punishable with a fine .. - .. ve .s 255. Special provision should be made for the calculation of wages in the case of workmen engaged for a very short period before the accident oe 256. A measure should be enacted abrogating for all workmen the defences of “ common employment ** and ** assumed risks * in civil suits for damages for injury arising out of employment .. ws .. CaarTER XVIL—TrADE UnioNs. 257. Every employers’ organisation should set up a special com- mittee for the purpose of giving continuous consideration to the improve. ment of the well-being and efficiency of the workers in establishments sontrolled by its members e - br o 258. “ Recognition >’ should mean that a union has the right to negotiate with the employer in respect of matters affecting either the common or individual interests of its members. The fact that a union consists only of a minority of employees or the existence of rival unions are not sufficient grounds for refusing recognition .. .. we 259. Government should take the lead, in the case of their indus- trial employees, in making recognition of unions easy and in encouraging them to secure registration - a .. we “es 260. Union leaders should endeavour to give as many members as possible some share in the work of the union - . re 261. (a) Trade union organisers should endeavour to find suitable men within the union to act as officials and should train them for the position ss .. ve we oa or on (6) The training should commence before the selected man leaves his employment and he should be assisted to improve his general education . _. . om . 262. The Trade Unions Act should be re-examined in not more than three years’ time ; all limitations imposed on the activities of re- gistered unions and their officers and members should be reconsidered 80 a8 to ensure that the conditions attached to registration are not such a8 to prevent any well-conducted bona fide union from applying for re- gistration . .. . .- .. wi 263. All unions should be able to secure free of charge the conduct of their audit by officials of Government. The reports of the official auditor on trade union audits and investigations should be made avail- able for the public as well as for the union . aw ve 264. Section 22 of the Trade Unions Act should be amended so as bo provide that ordinarily not less than two-thirds of the officers of a registered trade union shall be actually engaged or employed in an industry with which the union is concerned PagEs. 313 313 314 314 314 21k 317 294 3926 327 3209 330 331 331 2921

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