INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND LAWS
Subject content
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
- Introduction
- Participants in the industrial relations
- Importance of harmonious industrial relations
- Objectives of industrial relations
- Conditions for congenial industrial relations
- Approaches to industrial relations
TRADE UNIONS
- Introduction
- Characteristics of trade unions
- Functions of trade unions
- Objectives of trade unions
- Measures for strengthening trade unions
- Review questions
- References
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
- Essentials for collective bargaining
- Introduction
- Characteristics of collective bargaining
- Functions of collective bargaining
- Process of collective bargaining
- Review questions
- References
INDUSTRIAL CONFLICTS
- Introduction
- Causes of industrial conflicts
- The various types of industrial conflicts
- Prevention of industrial conflicts
- Settling industrial conflicts
- Review questions
- References
WORKERS’ PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CIRCLES
- Introduction
- Functions
- Joint management councils
- Shop councils
- Performance of workers’ participation
- Suggestions for success
- Quality circles
QUALITY OF WORK LIFE (QWL)
- Introduction
- Meaning of quality work life in management
- Specific issues in quality work life
- Quality work life and productivity
- Barriers to quality work life
- Review questions
- References
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
- Introduction
- Characteristics of grievances
- Approaches to grievances
- Disciplinary procedure
- Types of punishment
- Role of personnel manager
- Review questions
- References