Comments on: Present and Future of Industrial Relations

By: Sharad Gangal

Sharad Gangal — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 04:20:47 +0000

Very well covered. and the address delivers the emerging pattern in IR very well, domestic & international too.
Two points here; Emotions were running very high in the speeches of Office bearers of The United Auto Workers. They used terms like poison pill by the management. What pained me the most was, and I hope the Union leadership was factually correct when the said that pre Covid T & C were not restored while CEO salaries rose multiple times.
On the Ola & Uber drivers I have a slightly different opinion: they have to realise that they are owners of their Asset and should not go aggressive with new investment unless they are sure of returns. No doubt they must be educated for this by the Financial Institutions who lend them.

By: V J Rao

V J Rao — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 04:07:07 +0000

Dear Vivek, A very insightful articulation of the situation today. And scary. I think this decade has to bring back focus on people. Greed, Governments, completely irrational and unacceptable wage differentials and technology have resulted in creating relationships at work being more transactional and purposeless. People have become just economic cogs, especially in the manufacturing and the unorganized service sectors which are growing. And AI is adding to that. I am afraid that our “demographic dividend” may land up as a “demographic problem” as jobs at lower levels start disappearing. Can we imagine the social issues that would arise? This is completely unacceptable. We must bring people back as the centre piece of all human endeavours.

By: Parvez M. Saiyed

Parvez M. Saiyed — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 06:07:59 +0000

I agree with you, Prasad. At least, teachers and assistant professors should not be hired on a contract basis. This will prevent good teachers from entering the field, as they lack social security. In Germany, highly paid professions include teaching and professorship. If we do not make changes in our country, we will not see good teachers for our children.

By: Prasad Patwardhan

Prasad Patwardhan — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:23:30 +0000

Superb contents as always.Contract workforce is now the norm and there are literally thousands of Teachers and even assistant Profs are officially so employed,sad.
Enjoy your blogs.

By: Vinayak Laxman Nagarkar

Vinayak Laxman Nagarkar — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:17:27 +0000

You brought incisive insights in this keynote address on gig workforce and knowledge workers and a crystal gazing on the onslaught on the relationship between them. It is really great thought churn.

By: GVJoshi

GVJoshi — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:34:32 +0000

Super keynote address at the HR conference. Hope it would create impact on the stakeholders and bring changes desired sooner than later. Thanks for the share Sir. Regards