Monthly Programs

Month - February 2010

Forthcoming Events - February - March 2010
Interactive Seminar on “Climate and India – Beyond Copenhagen”, 20th February 2010, Chamber premises
Interactive Session on Expanding Employment Opportunities for Visually Impaired Manpower Resource,
13th March 2010, Chamber premises.
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Interactive Session on Management of Contract Labour, 15th January 2010, Centre For Convergence, DPSC Limited, Salt Lake
  The HR and IR Sub-Committee of the Bengal Chamber organized the Interactive Session on ‘Compliance of Statute under Labour Legislation viz., Management of Contract Labour. The objective of the session was to impart knowledge on statutes of labour legislation to the young HR professionals of IT & ITeS industries, who were dealing with outsourcing of employees.

The programme commenced with the opening remarks of Mr. Somesh Dasgupta, Co-Chairperson, HR and IR Sub-Committee, while Mrs. Suchitra Guha, Chairperson, HR and IR Sub-Committee welcomed the participants on behalf of the Chamber. The speakers included Mr. R.N. Misra, Head - HR, IR & Legal, Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur and Mr. Ashoke Mukherjee, Vice President – HR, Tata Consultancy Services.

Mr. Misra made a presentation on the ‘Compliance of Contract Labour Act’. He gave reference to the issues related to contract labour in the Haldia industrial belt of the State. He highlighted that contract labour would be beneficial for the organization, if administered well. Otherwise it would lead to complications. He discussed the main features of the Contact Labour (R & A) Act, 1970 and the vital sections of the Act. He also gave reference to the incorporation of Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company Ltd (JUSCO). It was carved out of Tata Steel from its Town Services Division in 2004. Its services include water, power, infrastructure, public health and horticulture services, which Tata Steel Ltd delegated to it. He advised the delegates to minutely read the notifications issued by the Government. He discussed some judicial pronouncements evolving the Law on Contract Labour. He also discussed in detail the ratio decided by the Apex Court on engagement of Contract Labour in Canteen under the Factories Act.

Mr. Mukherjee spoke on ‘Checking of Compliances through online system’. He discussed the digital system followed by TCS to monitor the compliances. He pointed out that Regulatory Compliance is one of the top ten business risks. He mentioned that Scope of HR Compliance involved Employment Laws, Labour Laws and Immigration Laws (in the Regulatory framework) and Ethics, Security and Policies (Non Regulatory framework). He discussed the Global HR Regulatory Compliance Framework of his organization and explained the importance of regular monitoring of Immigration Law. He drew attention of the delegates to the essentiality of educating the executives about the laws of the land, they are operating.
       
       
 

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