The specific recommendation to substitute the existing Works Committee, established under the Industrial Disputes Act, with a new entity named 'Industrial Relations Committee' was put forth by the National Commission on Labour 2002.
The primary objective of this proposed change was to foster better and more efficient in-house dispute settlement mechanisms within industrial establishments.
Key bodies involved:
| List - I | List - II |
| (a) Convey Vs. Wade | (i) Role and right of minority trade unions |
| (b) Rohtas Industries Staff Union Vs. Bihar | (ii) Inducement to break a contract without violence is permissible |
| (c) Chairman, S.B.I. Vs. Orissa Bank Association | (iii) Amplification of scope of immunity provisions for striking employees |
| (d) Food Corporation of India Staff Union Vs. F.C.I. | (iv) Secret ballot is valid as a credible system for determining the representative character of a trade union in a multi union establishment |