A review of construction workers management functions has been done to find out gaps / deficiencies, if any, in compliance with provisions of the applicable Acts & Rules and understand the constraints and suggest ways and means to overcome. | A study of contract labour at a real estate and construction company International Journal of Management IJM Volume 7 Issue 3 March-April 2016 pp. 128 135 Article ID IJM_07_03_013 Available online at http IJM JType IJM amp VType 7 amp IType 3 Journal Impact Factor 2016 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication A STUDY OF CONTRACT LABOUR AT A REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Dr. Hemant J. Katole Department of Management Sciences PUMBA Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune-411007 MS ABSTRACT A review of construction workers management functions has been done to find out gaps deficiencies if any in compliance with provisions of the applicable Acts amp Rules and understand the constraints and suggest ways and means to overcome. Also a survey has been done among construction workers at various project sites of the company in Maharashtra to ascertain factors mostly affecting their motivation satisfaction with the employer efficiency amp work hour productivity. Key words Contract Labour Work hour productivity Satisfaction of Contract Labour Cite this Article Dr. Hemant J. Katole A Study of Contract Labour at A Real Estate and Construction Company. http IJM JType IJM amp VType 7 amp IType 3 1. INTRODUCTION A construction company hires a large number of construction workers other than regular employees on contract through an intermediary . contractor . The construction workers are mainly migrant workers from remote villages often have less education and poor language skills belonging to the unorganized sector. They have disadvantageous status as compared to the regular employee of the company as they lack bargaining power have little or no social amp employment security often engaged in hazardous occupations which could endanger their health and safety. They are ignorant about various Government Acts and Rules pertaining to their wages work conditions
