Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

5 INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES

 5.3 Percentage Distribution of Disputes by Causes +

Cause Group

2005

2006

2007*

Wages & Allowances

21.8

18.7

22.2

Personnel

9.6

14.0

14.6

Retrenchment

0.4

0.7

0.3

Lay-Off

0.2

0.2

0.3

Indiscipline

41.6

34.4

32.5

Violence

0.4

0.9

0.5

Leave and Hours of Work/Shift Working

-

0.7

-

Bonus

3.6

3.1

2.4

Inter/Intra Union Rivalry

0.4

-

-

Gherao

-

-

-

Non-implementation of  agreements and awards etc.

0.9

1.9

3.3

Charter of Demands

7.1

12.1

8.4

Work Load

1.1

0.5

0.5

Surplus Labour

-

-

-

Betterment of Amenities

-

0.2

0.3

Suspension/change of manufacturing process

-

0.2

0.3

Standing orders/rules/service conditions/safety measures

0.2

-

-

Govt. economic policy

-

2.9

3.8

Others

12.7

9.5

10.6

                                                Source : Labour Bureau

+ Relate to those cases only for which relevant information was

available. Cases having 'not-known' as the cause of the disputes have

 been excluded.