(Thought to share my thoughts) I was privileged to be selected in Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) as a Management Trainee (Administration) in the early 1980s and was assigned to the Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) in West Bengal. The one year theoretical training imparted was rigorous and covered the entire spectrum of management subjects including safety of the shop floor and steel making. Later I worked in the Plant Personnel Department before moving over to NABARD. When I read about the recent labour strife at Chennai and Gurgaon, I am reminded of my days at DSP. Modern day HR has moved far away from IR and seems focused upon the services sector mainly now, which is mainly non unionised. Such incidents serve to remind us that there is another world out there. After all these years what I remember most are the industrial relations aspects of my work and training, more so as this then the was the most sensitive unit of SAIL in terms of industrial relations. A workforce of over 400...
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