Judicial trend in the matters of employment issues in the past year too remain progressive considering the ground reality and striking a balance between duties and rights. The writing on the wall is clear. No indiscipline, no automatic reinstatement and no automatic back wages to employees. No indiscriminate hiring and firing. No gender discrimination and bias. No exploitation. An equal platform is being created for both employer and employee to abide by the rules of the game and contribute to nation through productivity and performance. Courts have continued to come down strongly on the matters of dishonesty, fraud, moral turpitude and indiscipline. The authority of the master to take disciplinary action and punish the guilty is maintained by not interfering in it mechanically. The apex court has gone to the extent that even if the punishment appeared to be shockingly disproportionate, it should be set aside and sent back to disciplinary authority to reconsider the matter afresh rather than self deciding the quantum of punishment. BM team have examined the thousands of pages of courts’ judgments of the past year and looking at their importance, relevance and impact, brought down their principle in one/few lines to make it easy to understand for the readers. This issue carries about 700 such judgments of 2013 related to different employment regulations. There have also been many researches and surveys in the past year underlining the business trends leaving impact on human capital. The critical insights of many studies have been that HR is expected to address misalignment of its priorities between HR and the business. It is an important consideration in an HR strategic plan. HR leaders must develop an annual HR strategic plan that effectively brings people strategies in line with business goals. Both HR and businesses rate leadership development, employee engagement, and employee development as the top three priorities. A study by Global management consultancy, Hay Group, ‘Best Companies for Leadership’ ranked the best companies for leadership around the globe and examined how those companies nurture talent and foster innovation in their ranks. It highlighted the role of the leader to keep its workforce motivated. Similarly, Deloitte in India’s Compensation trends survey 2013 – 14 brought forth key understandings on salary increments and variable pay trends. Business Manager captures some key research studies, which will help readers gain new perceptions and recollect important happenings in the year gone by. regds, Anil Kaushik Chief Editor,Business Manager-HR magazine B-138, Ambedkar Nagar, Alwar-301001 (Raj.) businessmanager.in
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 04:08:05 +0000
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