The management of a company promises the workers to pay extra wages if they work overtime, but later on management refuses to pay extra wages. Which principle is violated in this case?

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The principle of discipline is violated in the mentioned case. The Top level management is responsible for maintaining discipline in the organisation. In this case, the management made false promises. This breaks the trust between the management and the employees. If the management themselves involve in such activities then it is difficult to maintain discipline in the organisation.

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