Labour and Social Welfare

Assertion (A) Occupational wage differentials provide an incentive to young persons to incur the costs of training and education and encourage workers to develop skills in anticipation of higher earnings in future.
Reason (R) Occupational wage differentials perform a social function by way of determining the social status of workers.

Under which of the following legislations the provision for payment to any trade union fee on a written authorisation from an employee has been provided?

. . . . . . . . is focussed on worker's education and has established an institute of Indian Labour in Calcutta.

Which of the following is not time based plan from the category of individual incentive plans?

Who among the following constitutes a family for the female employees?

The term 'social security' was officially first used in

Allocable surplus for a banking company under the provisions of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 means

Assertion (A) There exists surplus of available workers over available, jobs but there exists shortage of skilled workforce.
Reason (R) Skill development received impetus recently.

Consider the following statements for underemployment. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?
1. It can be used in regional planning to describe localities where economic activities are low.
2. The practice of business employing workers who are not fully occupied.
3. Involuntary underemployment refers to tendency for the capacity utilisation rate of firms.

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Trade Unions are involved in welfare activities including the provision of housing, co-operative societies, banking facility etc.
2. Trade Unions are involved in collecting wage data including fringe and personal benefits.
3. Strikes, boycotts and gheraos are militant functions of Trade Union.
4. Ministrant functions of Trade Unions involve providing financial support to members during strikes and lockouts.