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Function of Council
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1[CHAPTER IXA.
JOINT MANAGEMENT COUNCILS.
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53A
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Constitution of Joint Management Councils. |
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53B
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Functions of Council. |
53A. (1) If in respect of any industry, the state Government is of opinion that it is desirable in public interest to take action under this section. It may, in the case of all undertakings or any class of undertakings in such industry, in which five hundred or more employees are employed or have been employed on any day in the proceeding twelve months, by general or special order, require the employer to constitute in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time limit a Joint Management Council, consisting of such number of members as may be prescribed, comprised of representatives of employers and employees engaged in the undertaking, so however, that the number of representatives of employees on the Council shall not be less than the number of representatives of the employers. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the representative of the employees on the Council shall be elected in the prescribed manner by the employees engaged in the undertaking from amongst themselves :
Provided that a list of industries in respect of which no order is issued under this sub-section shall be laid by the State Government before the State Legislature within thirty days from the commencement of its first Session of each year.
(2) One of the members of the Council shall be appointed as Chairman in accordance with rules made in this behalf.
53B. (1) The council shall be charged with the general duty to promote and assist in the management of the undertaking in a more efficient, orderly and economical manner, and for that purpose and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, it shall be the duty of the Council-
(a) to promote cordial relations
between the employer and employees;
(b) to build up understanding
and trust between them;
(c) to promote measures which lead
to substantial increase in productivity;
(d) to secure better administration
of welfare measures and adequate safety measures;
(e) to train the employees in understanding
the responsibilities of management of the undertaking and in sharing
such responsibilities to the extent considered feasible : and
(f) to do such other things as
may be prescribed.
(2) The Council shall be consulted by the employer on all matters relating to the management of the undertaking specified in sub-section (1) and it shall be the duty of the council to advice the employer on any matter so referred to it.
(3) The Council shall be entrusted
by the employer with such administrative functions, appearing to be
connected with, or relevant to, the discharge by the Council of its
duties under this section, as may be prescribed.
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Chapter IXA was inserted by Guj. 21 of 1972, s.
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(4) It shall be the duty of the employer to furnish to the Council necessary information relating to such matters as may be prescribed for the purpose of enabling it to discharge its duties under this Act.
(5) The Council shall follow such procedure un the discharge of its duties as may be prescribed.]
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