1Retired General Manager – Personnel, Siemens Ltd., Mumbai, India, can be contacted on 91 22 40434343/392/65549909/09821184928, e-mail: gcnag@ibsindia.org
Adjunct Professor with IBS – Mumbai, Hiranandani Knowledge Park, off Technology Street, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076, India
Online published on 15 February, 2019.
Labour unrest has been slowly brewing again in the Indian industry. From the year 2005, there were series of confrontations between labour and management noticed mostly in auto industry. Most of these problems were due to employee's demand of permanent jobs, followed by demand for recognition by management of their proposed new union. These issues led the workers to go on strike in companies. Even the companies of best brands, where landing in jobs means are a jump in social status are not spared. Maruti Suzuki, the leading car manufacturer in India also faced the similar problem of labour unrest on account of employee's demand for permanent job and recognition of their new union. This case explores to see as how workers demand are shifting from hefty pay, a promise to a better working life to a demand of job security and management recognition of their new union.
Labour, Unrest, Union, Management, Recognition
