Labour Appellate Tribunal

Kemp and Co Ltd v Their Workmen

(1955) 1 LLJ 48 (LAT)19551 min read
The case in brief30-second read
Facts
A dispute arose over the role of a Works Committee under S.3 of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947.
Issue
Whether a Works Committee can take binding decisions or alter conditions of service.
Held
A Works Committee cannot make binding decisions or change conditions of service; its function is to promote good relations, comment on matters of common interest and try to compose differences.
Principle
Works Committees are advisory bodies; they do not replace collective bargaining by the union.
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Facts

  • A dispute arose over the role of a Works Committee under S.3 of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947.

Issue

  1. Whether a Works Committee can take binding decisions or alter conditions of service.

Held

  • A Works Committee cannot make binding decisions or change conditions of service; its function is to promote good relations, comment on matters of common interest and try to compose differences.

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Citation

Kemp and Co Ltd v Their Workmen (1955) 1 LLJ 48 (LAT)

Reported: https://www.srdlawnotes.com/2017/10/works-committee-constitution-functions.html (not found on IK or SCI; cited in North Brook Jute v Their Workmen, https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1223224/). This is an educational summary, not the judgment itself. Cite the reported version in professional or academic work.