That is the title of a news-report that appeared in
Economic Times ( 06 Aug 2015 )
It seems Central Labour Ministry is about to come out
with a ,
" National
Policy for Domestic Workers " ,
whose salient provisions could be :
> Hiring of
domestic workers only through a Placement Agency
>
Employer/Employee to sign a formal Contract , listing " Standard
Practices
" (- like , Model Standing Order / Show-cause Notice /
Domestic
Inquiry etc ? )
> Placement
Agency + 2 Trade Union Reps to be the " Third Parties "
to the
contract ( - to be signed before a Labour Commissioner ? )
> Employer
will be responsible for :
* Social Security
* Payment of Minimum Wages ( - what about
" Annual Bonus " ? )
* Weekly Off
* Maternity Leave of 2 months
* 30 days of Paid Leave per year
* Contribution to ESIS / EPF
* Providing proper accommodation ( - will 1BHK
suffice ? )
* Providing Meals ( - if employed by a Govt Officer )
Although not mentioned in the article , I have no doubt
that the proposed Policy / Act / Law , will also cover , explicit provisions ,
covering :
* Detailed " Job Descriptions " for each
type of domestic job
* Grades ( Unskilled / Semi Skilled / Highly
Skilled , etc )
* Wage / Salary Scales
* Dearness Allowance ( linked to CPI for 100 % neutralization ? )
* House Rent Allowance ( when house is not
provided )
* Leave Travel Allowance ( not necessarily ,
to home town visits ? )
* Children's Education Allowance
* Bachelor's Allowance ( for employees without
children ? )
* Outstation Allowance / Travelling Allowance
* " Stay - at - home " Allowance ,
when employer is on holiday !
* Washing Allowance ( for uniforms to be
supplied by Employer )
* Local Conveyance Allowance ( when Scooter is
not provided ? )
* Lunch Allowance ( when meals are not
provided )
* Shift Allowance ( if required to work in
second shift )
* Overtime Wages @ 250 % of normal wages
* Machine Operating Allowance
[ if required to operate domestic appliances
such as Grinder/Mixer ,
Dish Washer
, Washing Machine , Micro-wave Oven , Gas Stove ,
Vacuum
Cleaner , Refrigerator , Pressure Cooker etc
]
* Compensatory Working Allowance
* Casual Leave / Sick Leave / Accident Leave
* Leave without Pay
* Accumulation / Encashment of PL
* Paid
Holidays
* Effective Working Hours / Shift Timings
* ID
badge / Job Time Card / Clock Punching
* Supply
of Uniforms / Safety Shoes / Umbrellas etc
* Providing
of Creche ( for Employee's Children )
* A clearly defined / time-bound , Promotion
Policy
* Probationary Period / Retirement Age
* Grievance Procedure............... etc
Have I left out any other provision ? Readers are
invited to contribute
What could be the implications if this Act is
passed ?
# Tremendous
increase in corruption
{ Always happens when you pass an "
Un-Observable Law " , which gets
broken , a
million times a day ! }
# Birth of a
" Parallel / Illegal " Employment Market
# Endless
litigation ( with great demand for Labour Lawyers ! )
# Huge
slowdown in hiring of domestic help , rendering millions of
domestic
servants , jobless
#
Deterioration of Work Ethics ?
# Huge boost to manufacture of Domestic
Appliances ( MakeinIndia ? ),
which may
be able to absorb some of the domestic help rendered
jobless -
after re-skilling . Making best of a bad
bargain !
Does anyone get a sense that we are trying to fix things
which do not need
fixing ?
Have we got our priorities , all mixed up ?
And pray , when did you last try to hire a house maid ?
If you too , feel that we should leave this matter to
be settled , one-on-one , between the Employer and the Domestic Worker , do
forward this blog to :
Shri Bandaru Dattatreyaji, Minister for Labour (bandaru@sansad.nic.in
)
Or send your feedback from : www.labour.gov.in
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hemen parekh
11 Aug 2015
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