DISTINGUISH BETWEEN BARGAINABLE & NON-BARGAINABLE

BARGAINABLE: BLUE-COLLAREDDefinition:workman" means any person (including an apprentice) employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be express or implied, and for the purposes of any proceeding under this Act in relation to an industrial dispute, includes any such person who has been dismissed, discharged or retrenched in connection with, or as a consequence of, that dispute, or whose dismissal, discharge or retrenchment has led to that dispute, but does not include any such person - (i) who is subject to the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), or the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950), or the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957); or(ii) who is employed in the police service or as an officer or other employee of a prison; or(iii) who is employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity; or(iv) who, being employed in a supervisory capacity, draws wages exceeding one thousand six hundred rupees per mensem or exercises, either by the nature of the duties attached to the office or by reason of the powers vested in him, functions mainly of a managerial nature.Under Crown Construction Contracts Act. “workman" means a person who has a contract with a contractor, or with a subcontractor who has a contract with a contractor, to provide work on a contract.

1. Generally addressed as Blue-Collared (also Green, pink)2 . Extensive Labour Legislation 3.Limited working hours per week 48h/wk4. Overtime to be paid as per Factories Act5. Employer can face punitive action for breaching any clause mentioned in the Labour Legislation 6. Lifetime Employment after 240 days of continuous work7. Exit policy should be legally Compliant8. Right to be organized.9. Negotiation through Collective Bargaining

10. Paid Wages and not Salary

11. Minimum Salary based on Skills

12. Temporary Recruitment governed by Contract Labor Act.

NON-BARGAINABLE: White-Collared

Definition: The term white-collar worker refers to a person who performs professional, managerial, or administrative work, in contrast with a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor. Typically white collar work is performed in an office/cubicle or is a desk job.

1. No Special Laws for Staff members.2. Unlimited Working hours3. Exit and Entry as per the Policies of the respective Organizations4. White-collared jobs may not involve machine related skills5. Right to unionize only for Government Employees6. Monthly Salary is paid.7. Individual Negotiation based on Cognitive Factors.8. Different types of Employment Contracts9. Prone to attrition and Frequent Job Changes10. White Collared category also involves gray and pink collared employees