Importance Of Code Of Discipline

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Code of discipline states guidelines and obligations for the various stakeholders- management, workers and union to develop harmonious relationship. Code of discipline was stipulated in 1958. Code is applicable to both private as well as public sector companies. Code is not enforced by any legal act and it should be voluntarily followed by each stakeholder. Therefore this code has only moral sanctions. It has emerged as a result of consensus between various parties (management, employees and trade unions). Code just states a discipline has to be maintained by each stakeholder while dealing with each other. Under the code of discipline management is also expected to recognize trade union. Thus code is applicable to both management and workers/union; …show more content…

• Recognition of Union by the management to represent workers and their rights
Importance of discipline must be felt by each stakeholder since it is the joint responsibilities of both workers and management. For successful implementation of code of discipline management as well as union must work together in consensus. Under the code of discipline both management and union need to agree on various points mutually and individually. Details are given below:
Guidelines for Management as well as …show more content…

Being more powerful may result in exploitation of other party. To avoid that possibilities code of discipline has certain guidelines specific to the management. These guidelines strengthen bargaining power of labors while negotiating with management. Management cannot decide to increase the workload of workers without getting consensus from workers or their representatives. Management has to negotiate with workers if they deem to increase their compensation for increased work. Similarly management has to issue notice to those workers against whom disciplinary actions were taken and management cannot discriminate among workers and cannot ask them to leave the company without prior notice. Management should set up procedures to settle the grievances of their workers and allow them to appeal against decisions which they feel are against them. Management should not interfere in the working of trade unions or workers who want to join unions. They should not try to abuse their power to harass workers associated with union. This code definitely seems to favor union; however it does not restrict management from taking disciplinary actions against those employees against whom charges have been verified in the

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