3. Industrial Relations
• Is the relationship which exists between
employers and employees.
• It is most important that this relationship is
good.
4. Good Industrial Relations Lead To:
• Discussions taking place on an ongoing basis
• Disputes over wages, working conditions and
promotion can be settled without a strike.
5. Poor Industrial Relations
• Disputes and strikes
• Loss of pay for employees
• Loss of profits for employers
• Unhappy workers looking for new jobs
6. Trade Unions
• An organisation formed by workers to protect the
interests of their members.
7. Functions of a Trade Union
• Protect the rights of their members
• Negotiate wages and salaries
• Negotiate work conditions
8. Benefits of joining a Trade union
• Higher standard of living for members- better
wages and conditions
• Greater job security if union is powerful
• Increased bargaining power, one voice for all
worker
• Protection against discrimination or unfair dismissal
9. Types of Trade Unions
• Industrial Unions: Members work in the same
industry.
• Craft Unions: Members belong to a particular trade
and have served an apprenticeship.
10. • White Collar Unions: Members are usually
professional.
• General Unions: Members come from a variety of
occupations.
12. Introduction
• Maintenance of satisfactory industrial relations,
therefore, forms an important plank of labour
policy of every civilized nation.
• Good industrial relation is a pre-requisite for the
successful industrialization of any country.
13. Definition
• It is a conflict, clash of ideas, a disagreement etc.
• According to Section 2(k) of the Industrial Disputes
Act, 1947, an ‘industrial dispute’ means
“any dispute or difference between employers and
employers or between employers and workmen or
between workmen and workmen, which is
connected with the employment or non-
employment or the terms of employment or with
the conditions of labour of any person.
14. Nature of Industrial Disputes
• Interest Disputes
• Grievance Disputes
• Disputes over unfair labour practices
• Recognition Disputes