Case Analysis on Diversity : Case 13

Examine the following scenario. create a report

Religious and Ethnic Diversity

In 1954, Sri Rama Paper Mills Ltd. was founded in Rajahmundry (A.P.). The corporation chose this location because it had access to labour and raw materials. The majority of the manual labourers hired by the corporation were from scheduled caste groups, along with technical professionals who were Muslims and managerial staff who were from other communities.

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Since the bulk of the workforce (nearly all manual labourers and management personnel) practise Hinduism, the corporation observes Saturday as a weekly holiday. On Saturdays, Hindus, particularly in the AP Religion, worship Lord Venkateswara.

Throughout terms of both labour relations and performance, the corporation exceeded expectations in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. From 1980 to 1985, Christianity grew significantly in the countryside, especially among members of the scheduled caste. As a result, practically all of the manual labourers (who were members of the scheduled caste) became Christians.

They discovered that going to the workplace on Sundays had been more harder for them than going to church. They insisted that Sunday be designated as the weekly holiday rather than Saturday by the administration. Due to the fact that all of the board members and executives practise Hinduism, the management refused to comply with this requirement.

Hindu-affiliated workers coordinated protests and urged management to maintain Saturday as a weekly holiday. In the meanwhile, Muslim technologists asked management to take into account their proposal for Friday to be a weekly holiday. None of these requests were given any thought by management. Suddenly, none of the manual labourers showed up for work on Sunday.

As a consequence, the plant was shut down that day, and management instituted the “no pay, no work” policy and terminated the employment of all temporary employees. All manual labourers immediately organised into a union, went on strike, and demanded that Sunday be become a weekly holiday in response to the management’s decision.

QUESTIONS

What is the underlying reason for conflict between labour and management?
If you were the company’s managing director, how would you resolve the issue?
If you were the organization’s personnel manager, what advice would you provide to the managing director?

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