0Absence of Industrial Relations(IR) leads to
–Industrial Conflicts and Disputes
–Continuation of unfair practices
–Difficulty in maintaining and retaining Labor
–Difficulty in meeting the industrial purpose for which they are established
IR Concepts
- Collective Bargaining
- Role of management, Unions and Government
- Machinery for Industrial Disputes
- Individual Grievance and Disciplinary
- Labor Legislation
- Industrial Relations Training
Collective Bargaining
It is defined as a power relationships between Trade Unions organization and Management organization. Primarily political. Flanders
A means of social control with an industry and an institution expression of the class struggle between capital and Labor in a capitalist society. Marx
Functions of Collective Bargaining
John Dunlop and Derek Bok listed five essential functions of CB
- Establishing the rules of the workplace.
- Determining the form of compensation.
- Standardizing Compensation.
- Determining priorities on each side.
- Redesigning the machinery of bargaining.
