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Unit 14: Quality of Work Life

Section 25-FFA and Seciton 25-FFF, a company is liable to give compensation in case of Notes
transfer of undertaking, 60 days notice to the employees before closing the company and
compensation to the employees if the employer is closing down the company, respectively.

Section 25-G and Section 25-H handles the processes of retrenchment and re-employment for
retrenched employees. Section 25-M states that a company cannot terminate a permanent
employee without the permission of Government or such authority as may be specified by
the Government in the official gazette.
Section 25-N states that a company cannot terminate the services of an employee without
giving a written notice of three months provided that the employee has worked for at least
one year with the company. The notice must contain the termination information, such
reason for termination and wages for the period of notice. Sections 25-Q and 25-R deal with
the notice of at least 90 days by a company before closing a company, special provisions
relating to restarting of a company closed down before operation of the Industrial Disputes
Act, 1976, penalty for termination, and retrenchment without any prior notification and
penalty of closure.

14.4 Health and Safety

14.4.1 Concept of Industrial Health

In an industrial plant, the health of the employees working there plays a vital role in the
production. If the workers are not in a good health, they will not be able to give good output
and this will directly affect the production. Hence, we can say that health of employees and
production are directly proportional to each other.

Physical Health: Bad health of employees increases absenteeism of employees and hence,
affects the production process. On the other hand, healthy employees help in increasing the
production. Therefore, we can say that healthy employees are more productive, confident
in their work and are always regular. The common health hazards that affect the employees
physically are shown in Table 14.2.

Table 14.2: Common Health Hazards that Affect Employees

Health Hazards Causes

Lung Cancer Coke oven-emission, asbestos, active or passive
cigarette smoking

White Lung Cancer Asbestos

Black Lung Cancer Coal Dust
Brown Lung Cancer Cotton Dust

Leukemia Benzene, Radiation

Cancer of other organs Asbestos, Radiation, Vinyl Chloride, Coke
oven-emission

Reproductive problems Radiation

Deteriorating Eye-sight Chemical fumes, Office equipments
Hearing Impairment High noise levels

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