WORKER - S PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT (WPIM)
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What is the primary objective of Workers' Participation in Management (WPIM)?
WPIM aims to involve workers in the decision-making processes of an organization, thereby promoting industrial democracy, improving industrial relations, and increasing productivity.
What is the meaning of the term 'participation' in the context of WPIM?
Workers sharing in decision-making processes of an organization.
Which Act first gave statutory recognition to workers' participation in management in India?
The Companies Act, 1956 and subsequent Industrial Disputes Act provisions gave recognition; however, the concept was formally promoted through the Industrial Policy Resolution 1956 and various tripartite agreements.
Which International Labour Organization convention deals with workers' participation at enterprise level?
ILO Convention No. 135 on Workers' Representatives (1971).
What is the difference between workers' participation and collective bargaining?
Workers' participation involves workers sharing in managerial decision-making as partners, while collective bargaining is a negotiation process between employers and trade unions to settle disputes over wages and working conditions.
What does 'nominal participation' mean in the context of WPIM?
Workers are involved only in name without real decision-making power.
What are Joint Management Councils (JMCs) in the context of WPIM?
Joint Management Councils are bipartite bodies set up at the plant level comprising equal representation of management and workers to discuss and decide on matters of mutual interest such as production, safety, and welfare.
What is the role of the National Commission on Labour (NCL) in relation to WPIM?
NCL recommended strengthening and expanding workers' participation schemes.
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