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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The relations between employers and employees in the industry. In the broad sense, the term also includes the relations between the various unions, between the state, and the unions as well as those between the employers and the state.
APPROACHES TO INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Psychological Approach Sociological Approach Human Resources Approach Socio-ethical Approach
ORGANIZATION FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
LINE ORGANIZATION: This is a direct vertical relation ship Authority flows from top to bottom Each level knows where to take orders
from and where to give orders Supervisor’s command over subordinate
is direct STAFF ORGANIZATION
FACTORS DETERMINING INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
ECONOMIC FACTORS The form of ownership
in an enterprise The form of economic
organization Capital structure of an
industrial enterprise Nature and composition
of labour force Factors affecting
demand and supply of labour
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
Government policy Labour legislation Labour unions Association of
employers Social institutions Interest of work among
workers Productivity of workers Motivation System of Industrial
Relation
OBJECTIVES OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
To create an atmosphere of mutual faith and trust among workers and management
To settle industrial disputes To create a situation of full
employment To develop industrial democracy To solve labour problems To provide social justice
PRINCIPLES OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Free exchange of ideas To follow the system of collective
bargaining Mutual Co-operation
CONSTITUENTS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Workers represented by their organizations
Managementa. Exploitativeb. Benevolentc. Consultatived. Participative
The State (Government)
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Good Human Resource Policy Mutual Trust Collective Bargaining Co-operation with State Agencies Training
CAUSES OF POOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN INDIA
Occupational Instability Poor Climate Low level of Wages Un-interesting nature of work Political Nature of Trade Unions
Multiple Choice Questions:1. Which are the parties involved in Industrial Relations?A. Employees B.
Employees AssociationC. Third Parties D. Government2. Why do employees join unions?A. To shrink away from work B. To
prevent exploitationC. Negotiate higher wages D. To form
groups3. What among these is not the cause of dispute?A. Wage Demand B. Job rotationC. Union Rivalry D. Political
interference
Multiple Choice Questions:4. Which of these are not methods of dispute settlement?A. Collective Bargaining B. ArbitrationC. Strikes D. Grievance Procedures
5. Which one of these is not a hindrance towards development of healthy industrial relations?
A. Absenteeism B. Ignorance and illiteracyC. High turnover rate D. Child Labour