Management of Industrial Relations

                                                                                                                                                                     Syllabus

Unit 1

Industrial Relations: Significance, Objectives, Scope, Approaches, Principles of Good Industrial Relations, Role of State, Employers and the Unions in Industrial Relation. 

Unit 2

Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations: Labour Movement, Trade Union Movement, Development of Trade Unionism in India, Functions and Problems of Trade Unions, Legal Framework of Industrial Relation.

Unit 3

Industrial Disputes: Causes, Forms, Industrial Relations Mechanism in Organisation, Works committee, Conciliations, Voluntary Arbitration, Adjudication, Employee Discipline, Definition, Causes of Indiscipline, Code of conduct, Grievance, Causes, Guidelines for Grievance Handling.

Unit 4

Worker’s Participation in Management: Meaning Significance, Forms, Collective Bargaining, Significance, Principles, Process, Growth and Development, Composition and Functions, Wage Policy-Objectives and Administration.

Unit 5

Employee Health, Safety and Security: Significance, Programmes, Employee Counseling: Significance, Types and Process, Conflict Management: Types of Conflict Episode, Management of Conflict, Quality Circle: Objectives, Techniques, Employee Relations & Technological Change.