Delay in labour judiciary: an empirical investigation

Abstract

The problem of delay in labour judiciary has acquired added significance in the wake of current emphasis on maintenance of peaceful industrial relations and effective implementation of labour laws. While the legislation itself has provided many substantive benefits to industrial workers, the delays in labour judiciary have reduced the effectiveness of these benefits. The National Commission on Labour had alluded to this issue and stated that the delays were not only frustrating to the individual workers and unions concerned but they also affected the achievement of harmonious industrial relations. In this paper, an attempt will be made to identify the causes of delay in labour adjudication and to offer a few suggestions based on current deliberations in the state of Gujarat.