Murdered HR manager Awanish Kumar family can rest easy now, Maruti Suzuki leaders have figured out how to deal with the problem Manesar. Solve the underlying labor-management issues? Verify. Justice Kumar? The same. Improved productivity? Sure, why not. Vaastu is going to save the day.
No, seriously. That's what they will now - a Vedic astrologer to get rid of "negative energy". Presumably, a bid and hitting a few new window on the walls will ensure that employees are not pursued all over the place and beaten again. It takes its vibrations, but could be better served by taking a look at the structures of labor employment. With a roughly equal division between permanent and contract workers, and the first is paid more than double the wages of the latter, which has no Vaastu to find out what the problem.
In fairness to the management of Maruti Suzuki, there is much we can do about it. With labor in the concurrent list, both the central state governments and many have had a chance to do evil, that have had success with enthusiasm. Given the vast bureaucracy surrounding the hiring process and - say it quietly - shots, they have all assured, but labor inequality and the relegation of the vast majority of the workforce for the sector.
An open market requires nimble footed companies to compete successfully. That's more true now in the context of financial crisis it has ever been. Production pressures increased in the Manesar plant and reducing costs is imperative. These are achievable goals if you go by the government playbook. Cue tightening contract workers and the understandable resentment caused, however inexcusable expression.
Some day soon, our politicians will have to find the guts to push through the reforms of labor legislation. Guaranteeing the rights of workers, good working conditions and appropriate levels of payment, by all means, the flexible structures have to say not operating. But do not expect companies to compete with their hands tied behind their backs. You are not doing any favors workers. And all the imbecility Vaastu in the world will not change that.
No, seriously. That's what they will now - a Vedic astrologer to get rid of "negative energy". Presumably, a bid and hitting a few new window on the walls will ensure that employees are not pursued all over the place and beaten again. It takes its vibrations, but could be better served by taking a look at the structures of labor employment. With a roughly equal division between permanent and contract workers, and the first is paid more than double the wages of the latter, which has no Vaastu to find out what the problem.
In fairness to the management of Maruti Suzuki, there is much we can do about it. With labor in the concurrent list, both the central state governments and many have had a chance to do evil, that have had success with enthusiasm. Given the vast bureaucracy surrounding the hiring process and - say it quietly - shots, they have all assured, but labor inequality and the relegation of the vast majority of the workforce for the sector.
An open market requires nimble footed companies to compete successfully. That's more true now in the context of financial crisis it has ever been. Production pressures increased in the Manesar plant and reducing costs is imperative. These are achievable goals if you go by the government playbook. Cue tightening contract workers and the understandable resentment caused, however inexcusable expression.
Some day soon, our politicians will have to find the guts to push through the reforms of labor legislation. Guaranteeing the rights of workers, good working conditions and appropriate levels of payment, by all means, the flexible structures have to say not operating. But do not expect companies to compete with their hands tied behind their backs. You are not doing any favors workers. And all the imbecility Vaastu in the world will not change that.
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