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UNIT – I Lesson 1 HRM – AN OVERVIEW Lesson Outline Nature of ...

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DEMOTION<br />

If no improvement is noticed in the performance <strong>of</strong> the employee even after suspension,<br />

and if the management wants to strongly avoid dismissing the employee, demotion may be<br />

alternative. Demotion is administered only when<br />

• The employee clearly does not have the ability to perform the job<br />

• Management perceives itself legally or ethically constrained from distributing the<br />

employee<br />

• It is believed that this action will waken the employee to change his behavior.<br />

PAY CUT<br />

This approach has a demoralizing effect on the employees, but is considered rational<br />

action by management if the only other alternative is dismissal. If employee alters his<br />

behavior, the pay cut can always be cancelled.<br />

DISMISSAL<br />

The ultimate disciplinary punishment is dismissing the erring employee. This action must<br />

be used only for the most serious <strong>of</strong>fense or after all earlier steps have failed. The decision<br />

to dismiss an employee should be given long and hard consideration before being<br />

implemented.<br />

CODE OF DISCIPLINE IN THE INDI<strong>AN</strong> INDUSTRY<br />

The code <strong>of</strong> discipline in the Indian industry was formulated on the recommendations <strong>of</strong><br />

the Indian Labor Conference held in New Delhi in the year 1957. The main aim <strong>of</strong> the<br />

code was to lay down certain principles <strong>of</strong> discipline that govern the Indian industry. The<br />

basic features <strong>of</strong> the code <strong>of</strong> discipline are as follows:<br />

• Both the management and the employees should abide by certain self-imposed<br />

rules in order to avoid disputes. In case disputes arise, they should be settled<br />

through negotiation, conciliation and voluntary arbitration.<br />

• Each party should acknowledge and respect each other’s rights and responsibilities<br />

• No party should take any unilateral decision regarding any disputes. The existing<br />

machinery for settlement should by utilized<br />

• The code discouraged litigation and lays emphasis on settlement <strong>of</strong> disputes<br />

through negotiation, conciliation and voluntary arbitration rather than through<br />

adjudication.<br />

• Acts <strong>of</strong> violence, coercion, intimidation or incitement should not be indulged in.

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