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CASE STUDY:THE CASE OF A DEFIANT WORKER
Examine critically the following case study of "A Defiant Worker" a identify the problems involved, and answer the questions at the end. Mr. X aged 25, who had been working in a large-scale textile unit in Madurai, referred to the social worker by the Labour Relations Department for social investigation of the defiant behaviour exhibited by him in the work place. He had absented himself from work many a time due to certain disturbing habits.
Mr. X has committed serious sets of misconduct of riotous and disorderly behaviour during working hours on 10th January, 1982 as :
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He came to the Mill in a drunken state and quarelled with his co-workmen, and
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abused the Supervisor using foul language.
On a cursory perusal of the past records of the defiant worker, the Social Worker came to know that Mr. X has absented himself continually for 176 days during 1981. In addition he had availed himself of 21 days medical leave and 22 days casual leave.
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Questions
The following questions arise from the above case :
1. Is it not the moral and ethical responsibility of the employer to concerned about the quality of life of the defiant worker ?
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2. Ho could the misbehaviour of the worker be constructively corrected with out_penalty?
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3. Suppose the defiant worker had been counselled by the Supervisor/Manager rather than progressively penalized, would he have been dismissedfrom service ?
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4. Is the procedure adopted by the Organisation for disciplining the errant behaviour of the worker justifiable?
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5. Could the termination of the defiant worker`s services have been avoided?
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6. What rehabilitative measures could be adopted for preventing and correcting the deviant behaviour of workers who had exhibited disturbances inthe work place?
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