Lockdown raised a vital question for employees – will they receive pay for the absence due to lockdown? Was it a ‘hamlet-esque’ for employers –…
“Corona has suddenly brought forth some tormenting issues before us” Arvind Shrouti spoke to me over phone. Arvind is an advisor to more than a…
“Watching Mahabharat, eh?” Lulu, my parrot, flew in and landed on the chair next to me. Just in case you do not know, parrots have…
My purpose of travelling to Pune was to find out what happens to families of the workers who lose their jobs. I wanted to focus…
In my discussion with Arvind Shrouti (Option Positive) who is an adviser to several unions in Pune, we realized that we were looking at the…
Pune industrialists seem to pick important days to down the shutters without warning and delivering shocks to their employees. We published how Racold closed down…
Mark Twain said, “There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group…
This research paper authored by noted economist Dr. B.Vidyadhar Ishwar MSc. PhD (LSE), Aston University, UK, is presented here with his permission, and is not…
Surprised I was! I recognised Dr Vivek Monteiro in the post on Facebook. A group of housekeeping and gardening workers were removed from service by…
Here is a communication I received from Chelsea Rudman of WRC. I have posted it without any changes. Students of Industrial Relations will find this…