A Study Of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Under The Industrial Relation Code, 2020
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Monika Shokeen, Research Scholar, School of Law, Sushant University, Gurugram, Haryana.
Dr. Sulakshana Banerjee Mukherjee, Associate Professor, School of Law, Sushant University, Gurugram, Haryana.
ABSTRACT
The Industrial Relation Code 2020 is a significant reform in labour law in independent India, which merges and revamps the large and unwieldy group of laws relating to the regulation of industrial disputes. An up-to-date, agile legal framework for dispute resolution should make it easier to reform the institutions involved in this mechanism, streamline the procedures and include provisions to bring about internal grievance settlement mechanisms. But how successful these reforms are in reaching their desired aims is a subject of academic and policy debate. This paper is an attempt to analyse the dispute resolution framework adopted by Industrial Relation Code 2020 and the changes in the structure, procedure and concept of the same when compared with the provisions of IDA 1947. The new system, through structural and dynamic analysis, internalizes the desirable features, identifies the important weaknesses and critically analyses the likely impact of the same on the harmony of the industries, workers' rights and the overall industrial relations climate in India. The Industrial Relation Code 2020 (IRC) has several positive aspects, including the procedural ease of use, the institutions of workers and employers, and the establishment of grievance procedures, but its effectiveness will depend on its implementation, the level of administrative capacity, state alignment, and worker/employer adaptation to the new regulatory landscape.
