Management of Industrial Relations

Syllabus

                                                                                       HRM-303:           Management of Industrial Relations

Max. Marks: 100                                                                                                                                   External: 70

Time: 3 Hours                                                                                                                          Internal: 30                                                                                          Course Contents:

Introduction to IR: Concept, Nature, Objectives, Significance & Factors of Industrial Relations and Approaches/ Models of IR- Unitarist, Pluralist, Dunlop’s and Marxist perspectives of IR; Industrial Relations System in India. Industrial Disputes in India: Meaning, Difference between Industrial Disputes and Industrial conflict, Forms of Industrial Disputes, Impact of Industrial Disputes, Prevention and settlement of industrial disputes: Statutory and Non-Statutory Measures, Disputes settlement Machineries stipulated in Industrial Disputes Act 1947.

Trade Unionism, Collective Bargaining and Negotiation: Concept, Functions of Trade Unions– Types of Trade Unions-Problems of Trade Unions in India. Trade union act 1926,  Collective Bargaining: Concept, Principles, Forms of Collective Bargaining, Theories of Collective Bargaining, Collective bargaining in Practice, Case studies. Negotiation - Effective negotiation, Current trends, issues and practices in Negotiation in Indian Industries.

Employee Discipline: Concept of Discipline, Aspects & Objectives, Causes of Indiscipline, Types, Approaches to deal with Indiscipline activities: Traditional Approach, Judicial Approach, Humanistic Approach, Hot Stove Approach, HRD Approach. Essential of Good Disciplinary System. Employee Grievance: Concept and Causes of Grievances, Sources of Grievance, Grievance Redressal Machinery, Grievance Procedure. Regulation of Industrial Relations in India Tripartite Bodies.

Worker’s Participation in Management: Concept, Origin, Growth and Forms of Workers’ Participation in India, Effective Workers’ Participation in India. Industrial Democracy: Concept and scope of industrial democracy. International Labour organization (ILO) and industrial relations, 

Contemporary Issues and Recent Trends in Industrial Relations in India