Difference between contract labour and outsourcing & term perennial and permanent under Contract Labour Act - India
To begin with pertained topic it can say that it is not the nomenclature of the term but the real intent to decide when it is a Contract Labour or outsourcing. It can also be said like contract labour reflect manpower where as outsourcing reflects the job or the activity. Neither the term “Contract Labour” nor the term “outsourcing” has been defined under Contract Labour Act rather it has been defined about term “workman”. Hence, while discussing about term “Contract Labour” and “outsourcing”, the intention appears to be same. Term “outsourcing” has been used very intelligently to create confusion between the two. Further the term “Contract Labour” applied to man power engaged by contractor to produce a given result for principal employer where this man power has no direct relationship of employer-employee with the principal employer. This includes the simple supply of manpower to principal employer by contractor where contractor is not involved in specified activity. Now...