Module 1

Industrial Relations

Learning objectives

• Understand the different views of the employment relationship and the interaction in an IR System
• Explain the integral nature of the concept of conflict, cooperation and regulations
• Identify the importance and difficulties of comparing industrial relations in different countries.

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• Appreciate the character of labour process and labour market within capitalism and the interrelations between macro and micro employment issues

Introduction

• Industrial society is a complex and dynamic society (consist of group, societies and institution) they are interrelated, however have different attitudes and perceptions.
• They are also being influenced by external environment.
• We cannot ignore the working aspect of human being, as working hour dominate most of our time.

What is Industrial Relations

A particular set of phenomena associated with regulating the human activity of employment

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• The making and administering of the institutions and rules of work regulation
• Socio-industrial conflict (in all its forms) and its resolution
• Explicit and implicit bargaining between employees and employers

IR-Meaning

• Industrial relations includes a set of phenomena, both inside and outside workplace, concern with determining and regulating employment relationship

Definition IR

• ILO “ 'IR deals with either the relationship between the state and the employers' and workers organization or the relation between the organizations themselves".

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• Dunlop “ IR may be defined as the complex inter-relations among workers, managers and government".

Scope of Industrial Relation

Industrial relations between employee and employer in their day to day work. Hence, it is continuous relationship.

1. Development of industrial democracy.
2. Maximizing social welfare.
3. Creating a mutual affection, respect and regard.

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4. Making a mutual link between the management and the work
5. Stimulating production as well as industrial and economic development.

Importance of Industrial Relation for Employees and Employers

1. Foster Industrial Peace:
2. Promote Industrial Democracy:(government mandated worker participation at various levels of organization with regard to decisions that affect work
3. Benefit to Workers:

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4. Benefit to Management:
5. Improve Productivity:

Factors Affecting IR

• Institutional factors :
  • Govt policies, labor legislation, courts, employer federation etc.
• Economic factors :
  • Capitalist, communist or mixed. structure of labor force, demand and supply of labor etc

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• Technological factors :
  • Automation, Computerization

Factors Affecting IR

• Social and cultural factors :
  • Religion, customs, and traditions, race, cultures of various groups

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• Political factors :
  • Political structure of the country, political parties, involvement of trade unions.
• Governmental factors:
  • Govt policies, industrial policies, labor policies, export and import policies

Actors of IR

• According to John T Dunlop

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1. Workers and their organization :

   Total workers - working age, qualification, family background, Psychological and social background, social attitudes towards work etc,

2. Employers and their organization :
3. Government :

   plays the role of mediator. labor policies, industrial relation policies, implementation of labor laws

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Approaches to industrial relations

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