Background of Industrial Relations - understanding or appreciating Industriallegislations/employee relation, approaches to Industrial relations, forms of industrial relations, theories ofindustrial relations; Changing profiles of major shareholders of industrial relations in India - Trade Unions,Employers Associations and role of state in IR.
Definition, Essential conditions for the success of collective bargaining,functions of collective bargaining collective bargaining process, prerequisites for collective bargaining, trendsand conclusions, Techniques of negotiation, Workers Participation in Management.
Meaning, Historical perspective of trade union movement in India, functions of trade unions,objectives of important trade unions, union structure, problems of trade unions, measures to strengthen tradeunion movement in India, Rights and responsibilities, paradigm shift in Trade Union Environment in India.
Grievance, meaning and forms, approaches to grievancemachinery, Grievance procedures, model grievance procedure. Discipline - Judicial approach to discipline,Domestic enquiries, Disciplinary procedures, approaches to manage discipline in Industry.Industrial Conflicts: Nature of conflicts and its manifestations causes and types of Industrial conflicts,prevention of Industrial conflicts and settlement of Industrial conflicts.
An overview of the following labour enactments covering the definitions, applicability, provisions, registers andreturns; penalties. Factories Act 1948, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Trade Union Act, 1926, Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948, Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952; Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.(NOTE: Proportionate weightage - based on number of hours allotted - should be given to both the parts whilesetting question papers)