Points to be kept in mind while Negotiating with the Employees’ Union to discuss on Charter of Demands submitted by the Union

1. Both the parties should prepare for discussion, participate and focus only on the wage settlement related points and both the parties should be honest & transparent in all respects. 🚩

2. Both the parties should maintain utmost confidentiality till the execution of long term wage settlement. 🚩

3. The parties shall not share details of the negotiation unless there is a concrete conclusion on the issues discussed. 🚩

4. Each party should respect and understand the wage negotiations & appreciate that collective bargaining is unique in each company. 🚩

5. Broad minutes of the meeting can be made only on finalised points, subject to detailed terms and conditions to be incorporated in the long term wage settlement. 🚩

6. The settlement will be negotiated on Package deal only and on point-wise. 🚩

7. Only inside representatives of the management and the employee office bearers of the union will be allowed for wage negotiation. 🚩

8. No outsider, whether from the management or from the union will be allowed for any negotiation. 🚩

9. The meeting will be held only when management representatives and nominated union office bearers are present. 🚩

10. Negotiations will be held after working hours only on the scheduled date and time specified. 🚩

11. Discussions to be held only pertaining to confirmed company employees on the rolls of the Company. 🚩

12. There should not be comparison with other industries as each company has different background. 🚩

13. Both the parties should maintain utmost discipline during the negotiation, there should not be any discussion on personal issues and personal debates. 🚩

14. In case of any indiscipline like heated exchange of abusive words or allegations or personal attack of whatsoever nature from either side, the meeting should be eirher postponed/cancelled. 🚩

15. Both the parties should solemnly pledge that during the period of negotiations, there shall be industrial peace and expected productivity is maintained, so that all efforts could be focused on the task of closing the settlement amicably by both the parties for mutual benefit. 🚩

16. Any issue in productivity or slow down during the course of COD discussions, will result in halting the meeting temporarily until the normal productivity is resumed. 🚩

17. Mobile phones of all the negotiation team members should be switched off and kept in common place to avoid unnecessary disturbance during the meeting. 🚩

19. Negotiation meetings may be held either inside or outside the factory based on the discretion of the company. 🚩

20. All the benefits arising out of the settlement will be applicable to the concerned workmen covered under the settlement based upon their actual attendance only. 🚩

21. The time period for COD Negotiations will be three months from the date of the first meeting, in case settlement is not reached in three months, the matter shall be taken to the conciliation officer. 🚩

22. Before signing of the memorandum of understanding on guidelines, the terms and conditions should be fully read over, explained and clarified to all the signatories and after having understood and convinced each of the signatories should sign. 🚩

23. If any of you have different of opinion/views/inputs/sugestions/latest case laws on the above, please do share it in this group for the information of our members. 🚩