Awareness of labour laws project report @ DOMS

AWARENESS OF LABOUR LAWS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sr. noIndex Page no

1Executive summary

1-1

2Company profile

2-27

3Conceptual study 28-40

4Research methodology41-43

5Statistical analysis and interpretation44-69

6Findings 70-71

7Suggestions 72-73

8Conclusion74-75

9Bibliography 76-77

10Annexure 78-81

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

It matter of great honor and pride to under take my course in such an estimated organization, Gokak Textiles LTD (Gokak Mills Division) Gokak. It was my privilege to do the study on Awareness of labour laws at Gokak textiles ltd.

Gokak textiles ltd is one of the reputed organization and is the second largest employment provides in India next to agriculture. It is an ISO 9000 Certified Company in the year 1994 & ISO 14001Certified Company in the year 2000 for no. 7 Mill.

Main purpose of the study is to study the existing labour laws, voluntary benefits providing by the organization and satisfaction rate of the workers to the existing laws. The purpose of study is to find the awareness of labour laws among the workers.

Both primary and secondary data has been used in order to achieve the objectives. Primary data is collected through questionnaire and personal interaction. Secondary data colleted through books and company manual.

Findings from the survey is: Most of the workers are satisfied with clanliness, lightings, drinking water, canteen facility, safety precaution, first aid, gratuity, ESI and PF benefits provided by the organization.

Suggestions: The company should arrange for session on labour laws so that it makes them all the employees aware of it and the company should make the employees aware of calculation of PF, gratuity and it should also tell the workers how they are benefited from it.

COMPANY PROFILE

INTRODUCTION

Indian cotton textile acquires a key and important position in the economy of our country because of its contribution to the industrial output employment generation & foreign exchange earning. At present, the contribution of the textile industry to GDP is about 4%. The textile industry provides direct employment to about more than 30million people & is the second largest employment provides in India next to agriculture.

It has good labour strength & adopted very modern technology. The industry apart from being one of the agro based industries is also labour intensive & produces one of the most important day to day customer items essential for the people. Cotton is main raw material use for production of yarn and cloth. When the mill feels lack of cotton by local areas it imports the cotton from Australia & South Africa. The textile industry is a self reliant industry from the production of raw materials to the delivery of final products with considerable value addition at each stage of processing.

It is an ISO 9000 Certified Company in the year 1994 & ISO 14001Certified Company in the year 2000 for no. 7 Mill & this Certification is being issued for the first textile unit in the south of Vindhya.

LOCATION

Gokak Mills, is situated in the foothills of Sahyadri Hills on the bank of River Ghataprabha, 70kms from Belgaum city and 6km away from Gokak town and near to Ghataprabha & Gokak Road railway station on the Bangalore-Miraj broad gauge south central line. The height of the waterfalls is about 170ft. It is believed that Gokak Falls resembles that of Niagara in the general features of fall and its height. There is a hanging bridge across the river measuring about 210mts long and height above bed is 14mts. The beauty of the area is beyond expression. HISTORY

A Gokak mill was registered in the year 1885 by Ritche Stewart Ltd, under the name of Gokak water power and manufacturing company Ltd (GWPCL). On the 5th October 1887 the first power house of the country was commissioned and with the help of 250 HP of mechanical power generated by pelton wheel, which was transmitted to the spinning mills run by Gokak waterpower and manufacturing company ltd. The extraordinary length of the line of transmission and speed attained by the huge pulley wheels were said to surpass only thing as the kind in the world.646.42 hectors is the total land location of the mill dividing area including village afforestation and area listed in the total property.

In the year 1887 1st mill was started with 6000 spindles and in the year 1890 spindles were increased to 29525. In the year 1913 1st time in Asia started Hydro power generation by using turbine.

In the year 1919 the company was registered in India as Gokak Mills Ltd then it becomes a rupee company. Ritche Stewart and company limited, united with M/s. Forbes and company to becomes Forbes Campbell of $ 100000. The company started with 3 turbines of 250 HP each.

In the year 1924 a waste processing unit was started. In the year 1973 Gokak Mill merged with Gokak Volkart Ltd, and the Gokak Mill became division of this company.

In the year 1992 Gokak Volkart merged with Forbes Campbell Ltd, and the new company named as Forbes Gokak Ltd.

In the year 2007, Gokak Mills came out and made a separate textiles company as Gokak Textiles Ltd consisting of Gokak Mills, Campbell knitwear and pt Gokak, Indonesia.

COMPANY PROFILE

Company Name : Gokak Textiles Ltd.

(A Gokak Mills Division)

Address : Gokak Mills

Gokak Falls 591308(Belgaum).

Ph: 08332-225004, 225154.

Fax no: 08332- 225354.

Year Establishment : 1887

Products : Cotton and Blended yarn

Grey Cotton and Blended fabric

Dyed yarn

Terry towel

Installed capacity : 90tones of yarns per day

Nature : Textile Business

No. of Spindles : DTA - 89208

7th Mill - 25200

Number of Employees : 4265(As on 30/7/2008)

Capacity of power Generation : Hydro - 6.3 MW

Diesel - 5.6 MW

H.F.O - 6.2 MW

Corporate office :(i) Gopalkrishna Comlpex,

Residency Road,

Bangalore.560 025

Tel.No 91-80-25588079

Fax No 91-80-41232267.

:(ii) Chandivali Estate,

Saki Powai Road, Chandivali,

Andheri (E) Mumbai.-400 072

Tel.No.91-22-28471861/28471864. Fax No.91-22-28575904.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry-Chairman

Mr. Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry

Mr. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry

Mr. Ashok Debabrata Barat

Mr. Govind Dasu Prasad

Mr. H.S.Bhasker-Executive Director & CEO

Mr. Chandrakanth Girdharalal Shah

Mr. Hoshang shavaksha Billmoria

Mr. Ram Goyal

LAND DETAILS

SI NOITEMSArea in Ha

1Total factory land in Gokak127.00

2Undeveloped land

A) Konnur214.34

B) Gokak311.35

3Developed land315.02

Total area968

WORKING HOUR

SHIFTHOURS

I Shift1.00am to 8.00am

II shift8.00am to 4.30pm

III shift4.30pm to 1.00am

COMPANYS GOAL1. Leadership in quality.

2. Satisfied customer.

3. Consistent growth.

4. Reasonable profit.

5. Happy community

KEY MESSAGES OF GOKAK MILLS

1. Result Oriented

2. Quick Response

3. Continuous improvement

4. Team wok

5. Development of skills

6. Respected works

7. Display ability develops self-confidence

MISSION

WE are dedicated to provide quality product and services .we will continue to develop quality to suit specific customer needs in line with changes in demand .Being a leading exporter, we will consolidate and enlarge manufacturing facility to meet customers quality standards at reasonable prices.

VISION

1. Customers delight through quality products and services.

2. Sustain and continuously enhance all stakeholders interest.

3. Create working environment to make all employees produces as a member of team.

4. Creation of clean and healthy environment.

KEY BUSINESS FACTORS OF GOKAK MILLS

1. Highly competitive, wide spread market.

2. Continuous changes in customers needs, which is fashion led.

3. Labour oriented hence high Labour force.

4. Too many controls by Government and trade.

5. High variable raw materials with fluctuations in price.

6. Appropriate technology to meet global competition.

MILLS ACCTIVITIES

MILL NO.AREA OF ACTIVITY

ISpinning---100% Cotton Carded and Combed

IISpinning and doubling --- Cotton blends Carded and Combed

IIIOpen end spinning, reeling and waste recovery units

IVSpinning, doubling and weaving --- Cotton and blends

VYarn mercerizing and dyeing

VIWeaving--- Terry towels and Canvas

VIISpinning--- 100% Cotton Carded and Combed EOU

MAN POWER: - as on 31/05/2008

Manager 24

Supervisors 174

Clerks 48

Permanent workers 1955

Badli workers 2064

Multi skill trainee Nil

ITI trainee Nil

Total 4265

QUALITY POLICY

We strive for achieving complete customer satisfaction by supplying quality products and services by exceeding customer requirements. We are committed to continual improvement in product quality and services based on customer feed back.

BUSINESS POLICY

Gokak Mills will strive to improve quality and skill to world standard. We will manufacture products of consistent quality and price viable to our customers .We will specialize in certain products for certain selected customers .We will adopt a policy of continuous learning and improvement to retain our premier status. Exports will receive priority.ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Gokak Mill No 7(EOU) is engaged in manufacturing of cotton yarns Combed and Carded is Committed to

Comply with relevant Legislative, Regulatory and other requirements applicable to its activities and its products.

Prevention of pollution by following good management practices, minimizing and reuse of solid waste wherever possible and conserve natural resources and Bio-diversity by planting more trees within the mills premises and surroundings areas by providing saplings.

Continual improvement in its environmental performance by periodically reviewing its objectives and targets.

The above policy is well implemented and communicated to all the employees. The copy of the policy will be made available to the regulatory authorities and public on request.

ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY

We commit to save energy by means of systematic and scientific approach in identifying real opportunities which are economically viable. Ultimate objective is to reduce cost/ unit of production and also save Fuel, Water and Compressed Air.

HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

It is the policy of company which that its activities should be conducted so to ensure that health and safety of its employees as well as other persons, in the factory premises to ensure that environment around is not damaged.

The Company attaches as great important to the above objectives as it do its primary business objectives.

The Company believes that restricted to the Health and Safety in the manufacturing and allied activities are controllable and it will take all reasonable steps towards this End. While compiling with all relevant rules and regulations the company will also provide all necessary inputs by ensuring that:

The plant installed is designed, maintained and operated in such a way that it is safe and without risk to health.

All necessary arrangements are made in the mill to ensure safety and health of the workers during the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances & disposal of trade waste & effluents out side the mill premises.

Adequate arrangements are made for fire fighting emergency exists.

Workers are properly informed, instructed & trained for the job they handle. Pre-employment training is given.

SUCCESSIVE FACTORS OF THE COMPANY

1. Product Quality: As required by the customer delivery on time.2. Productivity: Improvement and real growth.3. Cost of manufacture: Reduction in cost high realization.

4. Finance: Economically managed funds and shorter cycle time.

5. Appropriate technology: To have an edge in the market. 6. Customer relation and satisfaction.

7. Supplier performance: Consistency in supply and delivery.8. Effective support service.

9. Skilled and satisfied employees with empowerment.

10.Community support.

PRODUCT COMPITITORS:

Grey yarn for knitting: EOU like Amit, Indocount, Eurotex, Mahaveer,

Nahara spinning mills.

Grey yarn for weaving: Vardhaman, welspun, Jamshree

Terry towels:

Vardhaman, Mahaveer, Arunodaya, Nahar etc.

Dyed yarns:

Vardhaman Sundraj.

LIST OF EXPORTING COUNTRIES:

India is one of the leaders in the world cotton market .The main competitors of India are Pakistan, Italy, Korea, Indonesia , Turkey, Brazil and USA.

1. China 11.Dubai 21.South Africa

2. USA 12.Korea 22.Canada

3. UK 13.Magnolia 23.Israel

4. Belgium 14.Jordan 24.Lebanon

5. Turkey 15.Nepal 25.New Zealand

6. Egypt 16.Bangladesh 26.Mauritius

7. Saudi Arabia 17.Hong Kong

8. Brazil 18.Japan

9. Colombia 19.Taiwan

10. Argentina 20.Australia

VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AT GOKAK MILLS LTD. Are:

Research and development

Production

Finance

Purchase

Stores

Engineering

Chemical processing

Marketing

Dispatch

Project and development

Information technology

Human resource development

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPT:

The main activity of this department is monitoring the quality assurance activities. Its functions start from testing of raw materials to quality approval of end products. It guides the cotton purchase department to procedure-desired quality of raw materials for production of required products by considering the process involved. Quality testing is done at each stage of manufacturing process and relative reports prepared. It always keeps in touch with production department. The reports and documents are prepared here as per the ISO requisitions. Few of them are:-

Process control studies.

Testing reports.

Quality assurance reports.

Yarn testing reports.RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES: Monitoring the quality to meet customer needs.

Preparing guidelines for quality acceptance.

Designing process control studies to prevent market complaints.

Compiling data for competitive performance evaluation.

Compiling statistics to study trends for continuous improvement.

Conducting studies for reduction of waste and costs.

QUALITY OBJECTIVES

Revising process control and testing based on market feedback. Making internal quality acceptance criteria more rigid. Compile market request and study trends. Region wise market complaint is analyzed. Conduct training program. Plan daily activities to cover areas at a period of time. Device testing plans to suit product needs.PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT:

Gokak Mills is involved in manufacturing cotton yarns of both grey and dyed. Gokak Mill also manufactures a small quantity of terry towel and canvas fabrics. As earlier mentioned Gokak Mills is integrated with seven different mills. No. 5 mill is a Dyeing Plant and is managed separately by chemical processing department.

1. MIXING:-It is first step in production process of No. 4 Mill here various fibers like cotton and polyesters are mixed together.2. BLOWROOM:-In the Blow room, Machine, Opens the cotton and cleans them by passing through various openers and beaters various impurities like seeds bit, stones leaves etc, are removed here and cleaned and cotton is passed to carding Department.

3. CARDING:-Carding Department is called as Heart of Spinning because without Carding cant spin good yarn. In this process the materials through five wires point, here impurities remaining in Cotton and Short immater fibers are removed. The Card produces a continuous stand of fibers called as Sliver.Comber Department:-

1. Sliver Lap: To Convert carding sliver into lap from which is suitable for Ribbon Lap.

2. Ribbon Lap: Is later fed in the Comber. Here short fibers are extracted along with dust

(if present).

4. DRAWING:-Here work is done as making the sliver uniform and also makes the fibers parallel to the axis of the Sliver it becomes parallel by improve blending of fibers by drafting several as slivers to require thickness.

5. INTER:-Making the sliver in to a bobbin by giving some amount of twist to roving which will stand in ring frame. 6. SPINNING:-In this process the rove is to get the required liniest density and twist is given to get the required strength and effect. The yarns are wounded on cops (spindles) form the section, the cops are sent to post spinning section with the spinning Advice Slip.7. WINDING: - (Post Spinning Section) In the process bobbin caps are on large cones. Which are suitable for markets? Yarn are cleaned and sent on large packages uniformly. The weight of the cones package varies as per customer requirement.8. DOUBLING AND TWISTING:-Doubling is the process in which two or more single yarns are spiraled uniformly with each other by delivering them to get here a pair of roller and twisting them together, by means of revoking spindle. This is done to get *higher strength resistances increased, and *reduced careless of yarns and *fancy effect. The processed cones are sent to packing section with a slip to counts details advice but cone specification called Winding details from post spinning.

9. PACKING:-The cones are passed through ultra-violet rays cabin for checking if any defects, then they are checked for weight. The approved cones are packed in cartons bags as on pallets and carton are used for exports and bags for domestic sales.FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT:

This section looks after the allocation of funds for various activities accounting of the transactions in monitory terms and manage the cash flow. All the major financial decision is taken at the head office. This department at Gokak maintains accounts for various transactions and works and costing.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES:

Cost accounting Financial Accounting

Cotton Godown Inventory

Stores Godown Inventory Management

Central Excise, Sales Tax, Customs, Insurance, Logistic activities etc.

OBJECTIVES:

To maintain the clear-cut information of the transaction and maintain the records and the books of accounts.

To show records to Government offices.

To show profit, expense, assets & liabilities details at any time.

To ensure endurance to accounting principles.

THE ACCOUNTS MAINTAINED ARE:

Cotton Purchase Accounts.

Stores Purchase Accounts.

Cash or Bank Accounts.

Scrap Waste Sales Accounts.

Sales Accounts.

Different Assets Accounts.

BANKERS:

Union Bank of India

State Bank of India

Punjab National Bank

Standard Chartered Bank

COSTING SECTION:

The operations of this section are:

To maintain production records and reports from every mill

To calculate cost of production

Maintenance of cost audit reports

Preparation of monthly / yearly budgets.

PURCHASE DEPARTMENT:

This section looks after the purchase of required spares, consumables, dyes, chemicals, etc. This department ensures that right material of right quality and quantity is available at right time.

Identification and development of vendor.

Timely placement of order.

Follow up of orders for supply.

Timely payment to suppliers.

Periodic review of purchase activities

SEVEN DIFFERENT FILES MAINTAINED HERE ARE:

Spares Material.

Material Engineering.

Material Packing.

Material General.

Material Miscellaneous.

Material Dyeing.

Import.

STORES DEPARTMENT: Stores Department or Management refers to the management and control of stores materials and related activities. In other words, it refers to the planning, storing, issuing and controlling stores inventory. Other than cotton all other materials are stored like packing material, capital goods, engineering inputs, machinery spare parts, electrical etc. In Stores Department, Weighted Average Method is followed for issuing the materials.

Functions:

Identification of all materials stored. Receipts of incoming stores materials. Inspection of all receipts. Storage and preservation of goods. Issue and dispatch. Maintenance of stores records. Inventory control. Stock taking, i.e. physical verification of goods. The main activities of this department are storing and issuing of spares and general stores. Approximately around 70,000 different items are stored at Gokak Mills. They are classified into six categories: General Stores.

Engineering.

Spares.

Dyeing stores.

Packing.

STORES OBJECTIVES:

Confirm supply as per Purchase Order.

Ensure quantity and correctness.

GRN preparation and approval in time.

Verification of bills and Purchase Order amount.

To satisfy user and issuing material in time.

To co-ordinate with purchase department, suppliers, users and accounts department.

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT:

This department is responsible for all engineering activities and to ensure that all machines and equipments are in good working conditions.

There are five sections in this department:

SectionFunctions

Mechanical WorkshopRepairing activities, humidification systems, boilers, and automobile maintenance.

ElectricalMaintenance of electrical equipments.

CivilMaintenance of building, roads, etc. and maintenance of effluent treatment and sanitation.

Power GenerationGeneration of power, Hydro D.G set / HFO maintenance.

ElectronicsMaintenance of electronic equipments.

OBJECTIVES OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT:

Planning and maintaining the maintenance schedule and use of genuine spares.

Reduction of inventory in stores Department.

Reduce machine down time by regular monitoring.

Conduct training program and regular emphasis to reduce waste.

Identifying place for improvement.

Maintain the machine condition in order to produce good quality products at minimum costs.

To provide in time services to the customer to produce within planned period.

Conducting studies and educating the concern to reduce waste.

CHEMICAL PROCESSING DEPARTMENT:

This department receives the sample from customer for shade matching. It develops the shade in laboratory to match partys sample. Developed shade will send to the party for approval. After approval of the shade customer will give the requirement to the marketing department with count, shade number, quality & delivery data. Marketing department passes above details to production department. Production planning & control department prepares a production plan & arranges for grey yarn, colour & chemicals.

THE PROCESS OF DYEING AT MILL NO 5:

Dye packing winding:-when the yarn is to be dyed/bleached the first process shall to be wind the yarn from a common cone to a preformatted tube with low tension. So that the same can be processed further.

Scouring:-This is process of removing the natural was present in the cotton. So that the same can be bleached/dyed (using some chemical).

Bleaching:-This is the process of removing the natural color of cotton & making white.

Dyeing:-This is a process of giving required color to the yarn. This is done with various color combination & chemicals.

Finishing:-This is a process of imparting the required properties of the yarn to have softness, good feel etc.

Singeling:-This is a process of removing the protruding hairs from the yarn by burning it. This is done very carefully so that it will not harm the yarn.

Drying:-Here wet processed material is dried.

Final winding:-After the wet processes the yarns are wound on cones with tension. So that they can be fed to either knitting or weaving machines. MARKETING DEPARTMENT:

Marketing department is located in Mumbai. All activities are governed and controlled in Mumbai itself. It is having three divisions mainly:EXPORTS: The division concentrates on all export and the marketing of Terry Towel in both export and domestic market.

DOMESTIC SALES: It looks after sales of Terry Yarns and Grey Fabrics in domestic markets through its branch offices located in various centers all over India

VALUE ADDED TEXTILE: It concentrates on processed yarns for both export and domestic markets. It has agents for offering better service and to collect information on markets

DISPATCH DEPARTMENT:

Under this department packed goods are sent to the respective parties. Here packed production is 90 tones per day and sent to the parties according to their specification i.e. through ship or road transport.

Under this process, finished goods are first sent to the Packing Department, here goods are packed and sent to the Finished Goods Godawan. According to the contract, goods are sent or dispatched to the respective parties.

PROJECT & DEVELOPMENT DEPT:

This section looks after renovation, modernization and expansion. It also does planning and execution of capital purchases and designing is done in computer.

OBJECTIVES:

Updating the technology.

Modernization process, planning and execution.

New project installation.

Making technical survey from supplier.

Clearance of obsolote machinery.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) DEPARTMENT:

To identify computer application and arrange to design, develop and implement in Gokak Mills Division, Gokak Vadodara Spinning Mills including head office, Branches and Depots. The main function is for the designing, developing and implementing and maintenance of new system packages as per users requirements. It should provide necessary locking controls such that only the concerned users use the relevant datas. It is responsible for maintenance and procuring of hardware, software and other related equipments and also to train the users for the effective use of systems developed carry out the same.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT:

The function of this department is linked with all departments of the Company to maintain good relation between management and employees leading to organization and increase in production.

FUNCTIONS OF HRD :

Man power planning

Recruitment and selection

Grievance handling

Industrial Relations

Performance Appraisal

Placement, training and development

Wage and salary Administration

Health and safety measures

Promotion, demotion, transfer, and retirement

TYPES OF TRAINING:

Pre-employment

Refresher

Development

Functional

TRAINING PROGRAMMES:

Creativity of managers

Energy saving and maintenance

ISO 9000 refreshers program

Fire fighting training

Awareness program on Total Quality Management

Camp Awareness Programs

Leadership And Motivation

WELFARE FACILITIES:

HOSPITAL:

35 bedded with modern equipments qualified doctors, medical facilities available around the clock.

Scholarship to children of employees

Recreational facilities

Quarters, houses for employees

School

Canteen facility

Employees co-operative credit society

SAFETY DEPARTMENT:

In the industries like Forbes Gokak ltd. Accidents are like very imminent. To core up with the same personnel department has imparted one safety in charge Mr. Sheelavant who looks after if any such accidents take place over the work place.

The endeavour of the safety department is going to bring down the possibilities of the accidents and as such to the zero level for the companies like Forbes Gokak Ltd. It is not enough if they put the machines and some workers to operate the same because the accidents are very imminent during those operations.

So the Gokak Textiles Ltd. Has adopted the safety department which in terms takes care of both minor and major accidents takes place.

As per the data, I have collected the observation shows that the safety department is functioning properly through the accidents taken place in the industry since past in decreasing order every year.

PROCEDURE OF RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

Workmen: A special committee, which includes managers, HRD managers, training officers, chief medical officer, production manager does workmen selection. Generally workmen are recruited from near by areas. It is also done on the bases of list sent by the union.Eligibility: SSLC as minimum qualification, good physical health, now recently MSKL (multi skilled trainee) has been introduced where SSLC qualification is must.

After selecting the workmen following phases is to be passed through

Phase I: 12 months training

Phase II: 6 months training

In the period of 18 months training the workmens performance is evaluated by top level management and then given a badli pass, considering the factors like attendance, work practice, behaviour and punctuality. The pay given is equal to the permanent employee. In addition to ESI is given.

Clerks: Minimum qualification required is BA, BCom, or SSLC .

Officers: For the officers post required qualification is diploma, others features looked upon are the experience knowledge skills.

Initially Advt is given in news paper for vacancies. The form is filled by them in which contains all details of qualification, excellence, years of experience, subject knowledge, quality of experience, personality etc. Then selection is done looking at the initial requirements & then called for the interview. After final selection is done by top leader, they have to work for 6 months as a prohibitory period. If the management is satisfied with that employees works in 6 months duration, then his job is confirmed. Managers: Selection is done directly by personal interview by the top level management. Here the qualification and experience counts more for the final selection

CONCEPTUAL STUDY

FACTORY ACT, 1948

The factory act, is a social legislation which has been enacted for occupational safety, health & welfare of workers at work places. Objectives

1) To regulate working condition in manufacturing establishments.

2) To ensure adequate safety, sanitation, health, working hours, leave, with wages &

weekly holidays for workers employed in factories.

3) It is protective legislation protecting employees from exploitation by employers.

4) Act regulates employment of women and young persons in factories.

Factory means any premises where 10 or more workers are working, or working on any day of the preceding 12 months, & manufacturing process is carried on with the aid of power. Manufacturing process means process of making, altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing, packing, oiling, washing, cleaning, breaking up, demolishing or otherwise treating or adapting any articles or substance with a view to its use, sale, transport, delivery, disposal. worker means a person employed in any manufacturing process or cleaning or any work incidental to manufacturing process & it also includes person employed through contractor.

Occupier of the factory: occupier of a factory means the person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the factory. It includes a partner/ member in case of firm and director in case of company. In case of Government company, the person appointed to manage the affairs of the factory. He has to give notice 15 days before he begins to occupy the premises as a factory, giving details as prescribed in section 7.

Duties of the occupier: Every occupier shall ensure, as for as possible, the health, safety, and welfare of all workers while they are working in the factory.

Duties of manufacturer: Every person who designs, manufactures, imports or supplies any article for use in factory shall designed and constructed as to be safe and without risks to the health of the workers. Adequate safety information about the article should be given.

Health measures: The factory should be kept clean and arrangement to dispose of waste and effluents. Adequate ventilation, lighting, drinking water, latrines, urinals and spittoons should be provided. Artificial humidification should be at prescribed standard level. Overcrowding should be avoided.

Safety measures: All machinery should be properly fenced to protect workers when machinery is in motion. Safety appliances for eyes, dangerous dusts, gas and fumes should be provided. Adequate fire fighting equipment should be available. Safety officer should be appointed if numbers of workers in factory are 1000 or more.

Welfare measures: Adequate and suitable facilities for washing, sitting, storing and drying of cloths, first aid boxes, canteen, rest rooms etc.

Working hours: Adult worker cannot be employed for more than 48 hours in a week and 9 hours in a day. If he is asked to work on weekly holiday, he should have full holiday on one of three days immediately or after the normal day of holiday. The worker should be given rest intervals and overtime. Total period of work inclusive of rest interval cannot be more than 10.5 hours. Notice of period of work should be displayed.

Overtime wages: If workers works more than 9 hours in a day or 48 hours in a week, overtime wages are double the rate of wages are payable.

Employment of women and young person: A woman worker cannot be employed beyond 6 a.m. and after 7 p.m. Shift change can be only after weekly or other holiday and not in between. A child who was completed his 14th year or an adolescent shall not be required or allowed to work in any factory.

Leave: A worker is entitled in every calendar year annual leave with wages at the rate of one day for every 20 days of work performed in the previous calendar year, provided that he had worked for 240 days or more in the previous calendar year. Child worker is entitled to one day per every 15 days and maternity leave up to 12 weeks and lay off days will be considered.

Wages for OT and leave salary: Wages for leave encashment and overtime will include dearness allowance and cash equivalent of any benefit. However, it will not include bonus or overtime.

Notice of accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences: Notice of any accident causing disablement of more than 48 hours, dangerous occurrences and occupational diseases should be informed to factories inspector.

ESI (EMPLOYEE STATE INSURANCE ACT-1948)

The ESI act is a social security and a social insurance measure aiming towards providing cash and medical benefit to employees in the events of sickness, maternity, employment injury, accidents, disablement or death. Every employee (including casual and temporary employees), whether employed directly or through a contractor, who is in receipt of wages upto Rs. 10,000 p.m. is entitled to be insured under the E.S.I. Act. However, apprentices engaged under the Apprentices Act are not entitled to the E.S.I. benefits.

FINANCES

The scheme is primarily funded by contribution raised from insured employees and their employers in the implemented areas as a small but specified percentage of wages payable to such employees.

An employee covered under the scheme has contribute 1.75% of the wages where as employer contributes 4.75% of the wages payable to an employee. Employees earning less than Rs.40/- a day are exempted from payment of contribution.

Benefits under ESI ACT-1948

1. MEDICAL BENEFIT

The scheme provides full range of medical care such as (a) Out patient treatment (b) In patient treatment (c) Domiciliary treatment by visits at the residences (d) Specialist consultation and diagnostic facilities (e) Free supply of drugs and dressings (f) X-ray and laboratory services (g) Ambulance services or conveyance charges for going to hospitals or diagnostic centers (h) Free diet during admission in hospitals (i) Family welfare services and other national health programme services (j) Special provision including super speciality treatment (k) Free supply of artificial limbs, aids and appliances for physical rehabilitation.

2. SICKNESS BENEFIT

It represents periodical payments made to an insured person for the period of certified sickness after completing nine months in insurable employment. The benefit is payable at the standard benefit rate, corresponding to his daily average wages, Its however, not payable for any day on which the employee works, remains on leave, holiday or strike, in respect of which he receives wages.

To qualify for this benefit, contribution should have been payable for atleast 78 days in the relevant contribution period. The maximum duration for availing sickness benefit is 91 days in two consecutive benefit periods. No sickness benefit shall be payable for the first two days of sickness following, at an interval of not more than 15days, after the sickness in respect of which sickness benefits were last paid. The sickness benefit is paid at a standard rate for 28 wage slabs. The rate of payment vary from Rs. 14/- to Rs. 125/- per day averaging just above 50 percent of the daily wages.

After exhausting the sickness benefit payable upto 91 days, an insured person, if suffering from tuberculosis/leprosy, mental and malignant diseases or any of the 34 specified long term diseases is entitled to extended sickness benefit.

3. MATERNITY BENEFIT

A periodical cash benefit is payable to an insured woman employee, in case of confinement, miscarriage, premature birth of a child, or sickness arising from pregnancy, etc., occurring or expected to occur in a benefit period, if the contributions, in respect of her were payable for at least (70 days) in the two immediately preceding contribution periods. Maternity benefit is normally payable for a maximum period of 12 weeks in case of confinement, 6 weeks in case of miscarriage of medical termination of pregnancy and for one additional month in case of sickness arising out of confinement duly certified by an authorized medical officer.

4. DISABLEMENT BENEFIT

Disablement benefit is payable in the form of cash installments, to an employee who is injured in the course of his employment and is, permanently or temporarily, disabled, or contacts any occupational disease. It is sufficient if it is proved that the injury was caused by an accident arising out of, and in the course of employment, no matter when it occurred, and where it occurred.

5. DEPENDANTS BENEFIT

Periodical pension is paid to the dependants of a deceased insured person where death occurs as a result of an employment injury or occupational disease.

6. Other benefits

(i) Funeral expenses are in the nature of a lump sum payment upto a maximum of Rs.

2500/- made to defray the expenditure on the funeral of deceased insured person.

(ii) Rehabilitation allowance

THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT,1972

Gratuity refers to additional retirement benefit to be secured to labour for the contribution of their services in the organization.

Objects of the act

1) Gratuity was considered as a provision for old age.

2) It was payment given by an employer to his employees.

3) It came to be paid compulsorily to employees engaged in factories, mines, oilfields,

plantation, ports, railway companies, motor transport undertakings, shops & other

establishment.

4) It provides for rewarding employees who have served a long career in organization.

5) It serve as an incentive to employees to continue sustained services in the organization

for long duration.

The payment of Gratuity act, 1972 came into force on 16th September 1972.

The Payment of Gratuity Is Calculated By The Following Given Formula

1) After completing five years any of the organization(Gokak Mills ) He is eligible for the gratuity.

2) After completion of the service the employee is paid the gratuity based on the remaining years excluding the 5years.

3) The employee is 15 days salary for each rest of the years, eg:- ( 5years+8years) the employee will be paid (15days of 8years=120days salary).

Employees provident funds act, 1952

The PF act is enacted to provide for the institution of provident fund, pension fund and deposit linked insurance fund for employees in factories and other establishment. The employees provident fund and miscellaneous provision act is a social security legislation to provide for provident fund, family pension and insurance to employees. Employee has to pay contribution towards the fund and employers also pay equal contribution.

Applicability of the act: Application to factories and any other establishment or class of establishments employing 20 or more persons which may be specified by central government by notification in official gazette and can be made applicable by central government to establishments employing less than 20 person or if the majority of employees agree. Once the provision of act become applicable, it continues to be applicable even if number of employees less than 20 person.

Employees provident fund scheme: This is the main scheme under the act. Both employer and employee have to pay contribution to provident fund. The employer has to deduct contribution of employee from the salary of employee and has to pay both employees contribution as well as employers contribution by a challan in prescribed form.

Benefits under the scheme: Members will get loan for education, house building, for marriage and medical treatment etc during employment.

Employees pension scheme: This scheme is applicable to all subscribers of employers provident fund. If employees work 10 years in a factory then only get pension.

Contribution: The principal employer is liable to pay contribution of his own employees as well as employees employed through contractor. Contribution of both employer and employee is same i.e. 12% each. Employer has to pay his contribution to EPF. He cannot deduct his contribution from wages of the employee. However, he has to deduct employees share from his salary and pay the same in EPF scheme.

The employers contribution of 8.33% will be diverted to the fund of pension scheme and 3.67% balance will be retained in the EPF scheme. Totally 15.67% as a employees provident fund. The 8.33% is on maximum salary of Rs. 6500/-. If some employers are paying contribution on salary in excess of Rs. 6500/-, the excess contribution will be credited to provident fund account and not to pension scheme.

Benefit under the scheme: Members will get pension on superannuation or retirement from service or permanent disablement during employment. Widow or widowers pension, children pension (up to 25 years) or orphan pension payable to the beneficiaries of such employees. If person is unmarried or has no family, pension is available to nominee for a specified period.

Employees Deposit Linked insurance scheme: The purpose of the scheme is to provide life insurance to employees who are already covered under PF. The employee does not contribute any amount to the scheme. The salary limit for coverage of employees is same as that of provident fund. The employer contributes 1.1% as a employees deposit linked insurance scheme.

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947

The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 came into existence in April 1947. It was enacted to make provisions for investigation and settlement of industrial disputes and for providing certain safeguards to the workers.

Causes for the disputes in the organization:-

1) Demand for increase in wages, dearness allowance, and bonus.

2) Demand for improvement in the working conditions and to reduce working hours.

3) Demand for benefit such as medical facilities, education. Recreation and convenyance

arrangements.

4) Faulty policies of recruitment, transfers, promotions, and lay-offs etc.

5) Absence of the discipline, leadership, miss use of the existing legistation.

6) Communication gap in-between and within the organization.

Objects of the acts

1) To promote majors for securing and preserving the smooth and harmonious relations

between employers and workers.

2) To promote collective bargaining between management and labour

3) To prevent illegal strikes and lockouts.

4) Compensation arrangements in case of lay-off and retrenchment of workman.

5) Prevention of unfair labour practices.

6) Provision for payment of wages from date of the award till the suit pending before

court of law decided.

7) Reference of individual disputes to grievance settlements authorities.

TRADE UNION ACT-1926

It refers to an organization of workers that is formed for the purpose of maintaining and improving the condition of workers. The industrial society got divided into two groups-workers and employers. This resulted in the revolution of trade unions.

"Trade Union" means combination, whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations between workmen and employers or between workmen and workmen, or between employers and employers, or employee and employee or for imposing restrictive condition on the conduct of any trade or business, and includes any federation of two or more Trade Unions;

Functions of trade union

1) To provide better working conditions & ensure suitable remuneration.

2) To encourage workers participation, protect & promote all interests of workers in the

industry in management.

3) To provide financial, social, psychological & moral help to trade

union members.

4) To provide for facilities such as recreation areas, libraries etc for its

members & their facilities.

7) To provide loan in times of need to union members.

8) To improve educational levels of union workers through training &

other programmes.

9) To offers any assistance in times of need & difficulty.

10) To develop political awareness among workers.

11) To spread awareness amongst workers regarding their duties &

responsibilities enhancing the political status of the country.

Objectives of trade union

1) Helping to secure better wages.

2) To secure better working condition & basic needs.

3) To ensure that workers receive their share due in the prosperity of

the company.

4) To protect the interests of workers through bargaining.

5) To negate & form of exploitation by employers upon workers.

6) To develop a sense of group support and backing amongst workers.

7) Helpful in minimizing labour problems.

RESEARCH METHDOLOGY

Objectives of the study:

To study the existing labour laws at Gokak mills.

To check the awareness of labour laws among the workers.

To study the rate of satisfaction/ dissatisfaction of the workers towards the facilities.

Statement of the problem: To find the awareness of labour laws among the employees

Scope of the study:

The survey is restricted to mill no 1,3 and engineering departments and labour laws that are

Factory act, 1948

Employees state insurance act, 1948

Employees provident fund act, 1952

Trade union act, 1926

Industrial dispute act, 1947

Payment of gratuity act, 1972

Sampling

Population: Total population size is .

Sample size: The sample size is 50 workers.

Sample unit: It consist of mill no 1, 3 and engineering departments.

Research design: The research design used is descriptive and the primary information collected through questionnaire considering 50 workers as sample.

Data collection method:

Primary data

Questionnaire Random sampling Personal interaction Secondary data

Text books Company manualMethod used for analysis: Frequency distribution

Graph representation: pie charts

Statistical package: SPSS (Statistical Package for social science)

Limitation of the study:

Workers were busy most of the time.

Survey was difficult in working hours.

More illiterate workers.

Procedure: The questionnaire was personally explained to each employee and responses were taken down.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

AND INTERPRETATION

1. You are working in this organization as

FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent

Validpermanent3264.064.064.0

temporary1836.036.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that the most of workers are permanent workers. About 36% of the workers are on temporary basis.

2. Facilities provided by the organization.

Light


Validyes4998.098.098.0

no12.02.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Drinking water


ValidYes4896.096.096.0

No24.04.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Rest room


Validyes50100100100

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Canteen


Validyes4998.098.098.0

no12.02.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Sitting facility


Validyes48.08.08.0

no4692.092.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Latrines & urinals


Validyes50100.0100.0100.0

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Interpretation: From the above pie charts it is clear that the most of workers are satisfied with the light, drinking water, and canteen facilities, but about 1% of the workers are not satisfied with light and canteen facilities and about 2% of the workers with the drinking water facility. Most of the employees said that there is no rest room and sitting facility provided to them.

3. Are you satisfied with canteen facility provided by the organization.


Validsatisfied3264.064.064.0

highly satisfied612.012.076.0

dissatisfied1020.020.096.0

highly dissatisfied24.04.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers are satisfied with the canteen facility. About 20% of them are dissatisfied, 12% are highly satisfied, and 4% of the employees are highly dissatisfied by the canteen facility provided by the organization.

4. Working hour in Gokak mills is in between.


Valid8hr24.04.024.0

8hr3876.076.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers said that the working hours is 8 hours per day, where as 20% of them said that the working hours are less than 8 hours and 4% said that it was more than 8 hours.

5. Are you aware of different kinds of leaves available in this organization?


Validyes4692.092.092.0

no48.08.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers are aware but only 8% of the workers are unaware of different kinds of leaves.

6. Do you know about the overtime wages and its calculation?


Validyes2550.050.050.0

no2550.050.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that half of the workers said that they knew about the over time wages and its calculation.

7. Safety instructions displayed on dangerous machines.


Validyes4692.092.092.0

no48.08.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that 92% of the workers said that there is safety instructions displayed on dangerous machines, where as 8% of them said no.

8. Is there first aid provision in your organization?


Validyes4386.086.086.0

no714.014.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers said there is first aid provision, where as 14% of them said no.

9. Does the company give first aid training for the workers?


Validyes1938.038.038.0

no3162.062.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that about 38% of the employees were given training on first aid, but 62% of the employees said they were not given training on first aid.

10. Does the organization give fire fighting training?


Validyes2652.052.052.0

no2448.048.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers were given training on fire fighting, but 48% of them were not trained.

11. Any safety measures/precaution taken while fire accidents, injuries etc.


Validyes4998.098.098.0

no12.02.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers are satisfied with the safety measures/ precaution taken while fire accidents, injuries, etc., but 2% are not satisfied.

12. Are you satisfied with medical benefit under ESI act?


Validsatisfied4080.080.080.0

Shighly satisfied510.010.090.0

dissatisfied48.08.098.0

highly dissatisfied12.02.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers said that they are satisfied with the medical benefit under ESI act, 10% of them are highly satisfied, 8% are dissatisfied, and only 2% are highly dissatisfied.

13. Are you aware of ESI benefits?

Medical


Validyes4896.096.096.0

no24.04.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Sickness


Validyes4590.090.090.0

no510.010.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

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Funeral


Validyes4590.090.090.0

no510.010.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Accidents


Validyes4896.096.096.0

no24.04.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

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Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers are aware of the ESI benefits like medical, sickness, funeral, and accidents. Whereas 10% are not aware of the sickness and funeral benefits and 4% are not aware of medical and accident benefits under ESI act.

14. Are you aware of payment of gratuity?


Validyes3876.076.076.0

no1224.024.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers are aware of payment of gratuity but 24% of the workers are unaware.

15. Do you know what is EPF, EPS and its rate/amount of contribution.


Validyes2040.040.040.0

no3060.060.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that the workers know about EPF and EPS but they dont know the amount of contribution.

16. Under provident fund act benefits provided by the organization.

Education loan


Validyes2652.052.052.0

no2448.048.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Home loan


Validyes3876.076.076.0

no1224.024.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

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For marriage


Validyes3978.078.078.0

no1122.022.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Medical


Validyes2856.056.056.0

no2244.044.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

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Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers said that they are benefited from the provident fund act provided by the organization. Where as 48% of them said they are not benefited by the education loan, 44% of them by the medical, 24% of them by home loan, and 22% of them are not benefited from marriage benefits under PF act provided by the organization.

17. Is there any deduction from the salary as PF.?


Validyes50100.0100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that all the workers are aware of deduction of salary as PF.

18. Do you know whom to approach in case of any grievance and dispute with a

co-worker or with employer?


Validyes4896.096.096.0

no24.04.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers know whom to approach in case of grievance and dispute with a co-worker or with employer, but only 4% of the workers did not know whom to approach.

19. Causes of disputes.


Validlack of communication36.06.06.0

lack of cooperation1836.036.042.0

improper management510.010.052.0

wages36.06.058.0

does the higher authority misuse their power2142.042.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers said that the causes for disputes in the organization is because the higher authority misuse their power, 36% due to lack of cooperation, 10% due to improper management, and 6% due to lack of communication and wages.

20. Are you satisfied with the functioning of trade union?


Validyes4488.088.088.0

no612.012.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers are satisfied with trade union functions but 12% of the workers are not satisfied with the functions of the trade union.

21. Does the trade union solve the problems between the workers and the management?


Validyes4386.086.086.0

no714.014.0100.0

Total50100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that most of the workers said that the trade union solved the problems between the workers and the management, but 14% of them said that the trade union did not solve the problems.

22. Are you aware of contribution deducted from the salary for being a member of trade

union.


Validyes50100.0100.0100.0

Interpretation: From the above pie chart it is clear that hundred percentage of the workers are aware of contribution deducted from the salary for being a member of trade union.FINDINGS

About 99% of the workers are male and 64% of the workers are permanent workers.

The company has got a huge section of people who have been working here from the past many years.

Majority of the workers are aware of health, welfare and safety measures provided by the mill.

Most of the workers are residing in company quarters.

About 90% of the workers are paid less, but have more work load.

About 76% of the workers are working 8 hour/day.

About 92% of the workers are aware about leaves given by the organization.

About 50 % of the workers are aware about the over time wages, but they dont know how it is calculated.

About 93% of the workers are aware of the ESI benefits.

About 66% of the workers know about the PF benefits provided by the organization. but about 37% of the workers are not satisfied by the PF benefit provided by the company.

About 76% of the workers are aware of gratuity. About 24% of the workers are not aware of the gratuity as they are temporary workers.

The major cause for dispute in the company is because of lack of cooperation among the workers and also because the higher authority misuse their powers.

About 88% of the workers are satisfied with the functioning of trade union.

SUGGESTIONS

The company should arrange for session on labour laws so that it makes them all the employees aware of it.

The company should make the employees aware of calculation of PF, gratuity and it should also tell the workers how they are benefited from it.

Employers should maintain good relationship with doctors. They need to cross check the doctors facility with the workers.

The workers should be told whom to approach in case of any grievance and dispute with a co-worker or with employer.

Food quality has to be improved and varieties of break fast have to be provided.

The latrines and urinals have to be cleaned and maintained properly.

Organization should provide safe drinking water to the workers in engineering department.

Safety officer should make the workers aware of the first aid facility and where it is located.

The management has to conduct health camps frequently for workers.

The management has to improve the quality of education.

Management should provide fire fighting training to all the workers.

Management should provide transport facilities to the workers.

CONCLUSION

Gokak textiles ltd is one of the reputed organization in India .GTL is a producer of terry towels, suitings, fabrics, canvas etc and exporting all over world(24 countries).

Workers need improvements in facilities like drinking water, canteen, cleanliness, sitting facility, rest room, leaves, and quality of education. The workers are aware of all labour laws, but they are not satisfied with benefits provided by the organization.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Books

Labour law by Reshma Arrora Company documents Website

www.indianlabourlaws.com www.gokakmills.com ANNEXURE

Name : _______________________________________________

Age :________________ Designation :_____________

1. You are working in this organization as

a) Permanent b) Temporary (Badli)

2. Facilities provided by the organization

Facilities Yes No

Light

Drinking water

Canteen

Rest room

Sitting facility

Latrines & urinals

2. Are you satisfied with canteen facility provided by the organization?

a) Satisfied b) Highly satisfied c) Dissatisfied d) Highly dissatisfied

3. Working hour in Gokak mill is in between.

a) 8hr c) 8hr d) 8hr+overtime

4. Are you aware of different kinds of leaves available in this organization?

a) Yes b) No

5. Do you know about the overtime wages & its calculation?

a) Yes b) No

6. Safety instruction displayed on the dangerous machines.

a) Yes b) No

7. Is there first aid provision in your organization?

a) Yes b) No

8. Does the company give first aid training for the workers?

a) Yes b) No

9. Does the organization give fire fighting training?

a) Yes b) No

10. Any safety measures/precaution taken while, any fire accidents,

injuries etc

a) Yes b) No

11. Are you satisfied with medical benefit under ESI act?

a) Satisfied b) Highly satisfied c) Dissatisfied d) Highly dissatisfied

12. Are you aware of ESI benefits?

BenefitsYesNo

Medical

Sickness

Funeral

Accidents

13. Are you aware of the payment of gratuity?

a) Yes b) No

14. Do you know what is EPF, EPS & its rate/amount of contribution?

a) Yes b) No

15. Under provided fund act benefits provided by the organization

BenefitsYesNo

Education loan

Home loan

For marriage

Medical

16. Is there any deduction from the salary as PF.

a) Yesb) No

17. Do you know whom to approach in case of any grievance & dispute with a co-worker

or with employer.

a) Yes b) No

18. Causes of disputes.

a) Lack of communication

b) Lack of co-operation

c) Improper management

d) Wages.

e) Does the higher authority misuse their power.

19. Are you satisfied with the functioning of trade union?

a) Yesb) No

20. Does the trade union solve the problems between workers and management?

a) Yesb) No

21. Are you aware of contribution deducted from the salary for being a member of trade

union.

a) Yes b) No

22. What are the other services you expect from this organization?

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