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Question 22
A 'pen down' or 'tool down' strike is another term for which type of strike?
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Explanation:
A strike where workers are present but do not work is "termed as 'pen down' or 'tool down' strike".
Question 23
In which type of industrial action do workers deliberately reduce their work speed?
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Explanation:
In 'Go Slow Tactics', "workers deliberately work to rule and do their work in a very slow manner".
Question 24
What is the act of encirclement of managers to criminally intimidate them into accepting workers' demands?
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Explanation:
A 'gherao' is defined as the "encirclement of the managers to criminally intimidate him to accept the demands of the workers".
Question 25
Is a temporary suspension of work, known as a lay-off, considered a lockout?
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Explanation:
The text clarifies that "temporary suspension of work called lay off is not lock out".
Question 26
The Plantation Labour Act, 1951, applies to plantations measuring at least 5 hectares and employing how many persons?
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The Act applies to plantations "which measures 5 hectares or more in which 15 or more persons are working".
Question 27
What are the maximum weekly working hours for an adolescent worker under the Plantation Labour Act, 1951?
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The Act states that an "adolescent or child shall be employed for more than... 27 hours respectively a week".
Question 28
The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, amends the definition of 'strike' to include a situation where over 50% of workers do what?
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The definition of 'strike' is amended to include "'mass casual leave'. If over 50 percent of a company's workers take concerted casual leave, it will be treated as a strike".
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