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Managing IR
A tit-for-tat policy does not work in industrial relations.
Parvez Rahim
Minimum wages
Pakistan would do well to heed the ILO’s advice.
Training in IR
Managing industrial relations requires specific skills.
Corporate culture
Why does productivity vary from company to company?
Workers’ incentives
Progressive companies grant additional bonuses and leave.
Wage laws
Trivial amounts of the cost of living allowance makes salaries seem absurd.
Workers’ welfare
Labour laws have become confusing and contradictory.
NON-FICTION: A man of the people
The life and times of a worthy politician from the perspective of his contemporaries
Justice for labour
The poor cannot afford costly litigation.
Evolution of the Islamic labour movement
An account of the development and growth of workers’ unions in Pakistan
Tax vs fee
Post devolution, workers’ benefits may be restored.
Workers’ safety net
Social protection for workers must be improved.
Formalising skills
Recognition of prior learning can lead to better opportunities.
Overtime rules
There is a lack of awareness of overtime labour rules.
Workers’ welfare
Funds cannot exclusively devolve to Sindh.
Productivity lag
Ease of doing business needs improvement.
This used to be my playground …
The writer shares some cherished memories after reading about the Lahore Gymkhana Cricket Club Museum located in
Pakistan’s HSE laws
The laws are there but their enforcement is weak.
Old-age security
Pensioners are bearing the brunt of the row between EOBI and employers.
Accidents at work
Each worker should be responsible for accident-free operations.