Contract labour case study covering Maruti Manesar incident analysis, increasing contractual labor deployment to reduce costs, contractual workers getting only quarter of regular worker wages, National Labour Institute study (55% workforce on contract, poorly paid), dissatisfaction reasons, law permitting contract workers to form unions, Joint Action Committee urging government amendment for Rs.10,000 minimum wages, counterargument (strikes and lockouts decreasing, contract labor enables large workforce, brings employability/flexibility/specialization, enables industrial competitiveness, offers large-scale employment generation), debate on whether contract labor is problem or solution.
Performance appraisal methods covering meaning of performance appraisal, what to measure and how to measure, appraisal methodologies (graphic rating scale, alternation ranking, paired comparison, forced distribution, critical incident, narrative forms, BARS, computerized), advantages and disadvantages of methods, reasons for appraisal program failure, rating errors (halo effect, leniency, central tendency, similarity errors, bias), and how to avoid appraisal problems through training, regular feedback, clear standards.
Recruitment sources covering internal and external recruitment sources, internal recruitment methods (promotions, transfers, rehiring, succession planning), external recruitment sources (advertisements, employee referrals, educational institutions, employment agencies, internet recruiting), recent trends (outsourcing, poaching, e-recruitment), advantages and disadvantages of internal and external recruitment, and industry examples (TCS, Wipro recruitment procedures).
Recruitment and selection process covering meaning of recruitment, importance, recruitment process steps, manpower planning, manpower forecasting techniques, types of recruitment needs (planned, anticipated, unexpected), objectives, recruitment and selection process workflow, job description preparation, media selection, short-listing, interview process, factors affecting recruitment (internal and external), evaluation of recruitment program, and problems of recruitment.
Marginal costing decisions covering marginal and absorption costing comparison, income statements under both methods, decision making applications, key factor analysis, sales mix decisions, product profitability, contribution analysis for managerial decisions, practical problems.