Fixed-term employment needed, but its abuse should be prevented: Bhartruhari Mahtab.

Though the government has accepted most of the committee’s suggestions, it has trebled the threshold for applicability of the standing orders to firms employing 300 workers. How do you react to this? The minister has said that three-fourths of our recommendations relating to three codes have been accepted. But the recommendations that were not accepted are equally important. However, I will wait for the rules and regulations that are being framed by the government because some of our proposals may get reflected in it. The committee has recommended the threshold of employees for industrial units to resort to lay-off without government permission be raised from 100 to 300. The government was of the opinion that respective state governments should take a decision on it, but we haven’t agreed with it. It may create confusion in the country. Some states may keep it at 100 and some others at 300.