Industrial Relation

1. Industrial RelationIndustrial Relation
Prof. Preeti Bhaskar
Symbiosis Centre for Management , Studies

2. • Interpersonal Relations
• Attitudes
• Job satisfaction
• Employee’s Opinion
• Labor Turnover
• Interpersonal Relations
• Attitudes
• Job satisfaction
• Employee’s Opinion
• Labor Turnover
Determinants of Industrial RelationsDeterminants of Industrial Relations
• Industrial Absenteeism
• Strikes & Lockouts
• Worker Participation
• Grievances
• Industrial Absenteeism
• Strikes & Lockouts
• Worker Participation
• Grievances

3. Employer-Employee
Relations
Employer-Employee
Relations
EmployeesEmployees
Employee
Associations
Employee
Associations
GovernmentGovernment Courts &
Tribunals
Courts &
Tribunals
Employer
Associations
Employer
Associations
EmployersEmployers
Industrial RelationsIndustrial Relations
EmployeesEmployees
EmployersEmployers
GovernmentGovernment Courts &
Tribunals
Courts &
Tribunals
Employer
Associations
Employer
Associations
Trade UnionTrade Union
Parties to IRParties to IR

4. 1. IR is a relationship between management and
employees or among employees and their
organizations, that characteristics and grow out of
employment.
2. IR may be defined as the complex of inter-
relations among workers, managers and
government.
WHAT IS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ?WHAT IS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ?

5. Industrial Relations refer to the multilateral
relations between employees, employers and
government.
Jucius in “Personnel Management”
DefinitionDefinition

6. 1. An outcome of relationship in industry.
2. It create rules and regulations to maintain
piece and harmony.
3. Important parts of IR are employees and their
organization, employer and their association
and government.
4. It has a role of management, union and
government.
Characteristics of IRCharacteristics of IR

7. To promote and develop labor management relation.
To regulate the production by minimizing industrial conflicts
To provide opptunity to workers to involve in decision making process with management.
To encourage and develop trade unions in order to improve the workers' strength.
To safeguard the interest of labor and management by securing the highest level of
mutual understanding and good-will among all those sections in the industry which
participate in the process of production.
To avoid industrial conflict or strife and develop harmonious relations,.
To raise productivity to a higher level in an aera of full employment by lessening the
tendency to high turnover and frequency absenteeism.
To improve the economic conditions of workers in the existing state of industrial
managements and political government
To Protect management and labor interests by securing mutual relations between the
two groups.
To Avoid disputes between management and labor, and create a harmonizing
relationship between the groups so productivity can be increased.
Ensure full employment and reduce absenteeism, hence, increasing productivity and
profits.
To Provide better wages and living conditions to labor, so misunderstandings between
management and labor are reduced to a minimum.
To bring about government control over plants where losses are running high, or where
products are produced in the public interest.
Objective of IRObjective of IR

8. • Achieving higher wages
• To offer responsive co-operation in improving level
of production, discipline etc.
• To promote individual and collective welfare
• To improve working and living conditions
• To enlarge the opportunities of promotion and
training.
Role of Trade Unions in IRRole of Trade Unions in IR

9. • Promote and protect of the interest of employers
engaged in Industry, Trade and Commerce.
• Advice offering
• Bridge between Union Government
• Train and develop staff members of concern
members of Associations
Role of Employers OrganisationRole of Employers Organisation

10. ASSOCHAM- Associated Chamber of Commerce
(1920)
FICC- Federation of Indian Chamber of
Commerce (1927)
IOE- International Organization of Employers
(1920)
Examples of Employer’s
Organizations
Examples of Employer’s
Organizations

11. ILO establish in 1919, on April 19 by Versailles
Peace Conference
India become member of ILO in 1919
ILO in IRILO in IR

12. ILOILO
• The International
Conference
• The governing body
• The international
labor office
Structure of ILO
• Full employment and
raising of standard of
living
• Adequate protection
for the life and health
of the workers
• The assurance of
educational and
vocational opportunity
• Stru
Objective of ILO

13. Conditions of work
Child works
Migrant workers
Health, Safety and Welfare
Social Security
Manpower organization and Vocational Training
Functions of ILOFunctions of ILO

14. Preventive Machinery
a) Trade Union
b) Joint Consultation
1. Work Committee
2. Joint Management
Council
c) Standing Orders
d) Grievance Procedure
e) Code of Discipline
Settlement Machinery
a)Conciliation
1. Conciliation Officer
2. Board of Conciliation
3. Court of Inquiry
b)Voluntary arbitration
c)Compulsory Arbitration
1. Labor Court
2. Industrial Tribunal
3. National Tribunal
14
Industrial Dispute settlement
machinery in India
Industrial Dispute settlement
machinery in India

15. Thank YouThank You

16. TRADE UNIONS
Prof. Preeti Bhaskar
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies,
NOIDA

17. What is Trade Union
 A trade union is an organization of workers formed
to promote , promote, protect and improve through
collective action, the social, economic, and political
interests of its members.
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 Formed to protect and promote the interests of their members
 Primary function is to protect the interests of workers against discrimination and
unfair labor practices.

18. Objectives of TUs
 Representation (Workers’ Interests)
 Negotiation (Collective Bargaining)
 Voice in decisions (Lay off, Retrenchment) affecting
workers
 Member Service (Education, Training, Welfare,
Discounts, Loans)

19. Functions Of TUs
 Collective Bargaining
 Advice Management on personnel policies
 Taking problems of the workers with the
management.
 Work for achieving better say of workers in
management
 Education of workers
 Welfare and recreational activities for their members
 Representing workers in national, international
forums.

20. Functions of Trade unions
To achieve higher wages and better working
conditions
To raise the status of workers as a part of industry
To protect labors against victimization and injustice
To take up welfare measures for improving the morale
of workers
To generate self confidence among workers
To encourage sincerity and discipline among workers
To provide opportunities for promotion and growth
To protect women workers against discrimination

21. Importance of Trade Unions
 For industrial peace
 Decisions taken through the process of collective
bargaining and negotiations between employer and
unions are more influential
 Effective communication between the workers and
the management
 Economic development
 Recruitment & selection
 Discipline among workforce
 Settlement of ID in rational manner

22. Why do people join Union?
 Greater Bargaining Power
 Minimize Discrimination
 Sense of Security
 Sense of Participation
 Sense of Belongingness
 Platform for self expression
 Betterment of relationships

23. SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF
UNIONS
 Wage & salary bargaining
 Fight for continuous improvement in employee
benefits
 Improving working conditions at work place
 Improving welfare, healthcare & recreation facilities,
and leisure at workplace
 Increasing rest periods, holidays, paid leave and
time-offs

24. SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF
UNIONS
 Decreasing working hours, work load esp. manual,
and hazardous working conditions
 Improving career and salary rise prospects & job
security
 Protecting employees against arbitrary / unjust
actions of Management

25. Major Trade Union Organizations
 AITUC (All India Trade Union Congress)
 Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
 Hind Mazdoor Sabha
 All India Council of Central Trade Unions
 All India United Trade Union Centre
 United Trade Union Centre
 All India federations of banks, insurance, railways, defence,
telecom, airline and airports.
 Centre of Indian Trade Unions -president M.K. Pandhe

26. Present Central Trade Union Organizations
 All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
 Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
 Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
 Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (HMKP)
 Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS)
 Indian Federation of Free Trade Unions (IFFTU)
 Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
 National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU)
 National Labor Organization (NLO)
 Trade Unions Co-ordination Centre (TUCC)
 United Trade Union Congress (UTUC)
 United Trade Union Congress - Lenin Sarani (UTUC - LS)

29. INTRODUCTION
 Labour welfare is an important dimension of industrial
relation, labour welfare includes overall welfare facilities
designed to take care of well being of employee's and in
order to increase their living standard.
 It can also be provided by government, non government
agencies and trade unions.

30. HISTORY OF LABOUR WELFARE
 In India the labour welfare started sometime during the 1st
world war (1914-1918). Till then wellbeing of workers in
factories was hardly thought by anybody.
 Industrial Labour Organization has played a very significant
role for labour welfare.
 Formed by Indian central government and state
governments for welfare of labour in Industries

31.
DEFINITION
 According to Arthur James…
Labour welfare means anything done for the
comfort and improvement, intellectual and social,
of the employees over and above the wages paid
which is not a necessity of the Industry.

32. INDUSTRIAL LABOUR
ORGANIZATION
 According to Industrial Labour Organization (ILO)
 “Labour welfare may be understood and including such
services facilities and amenities which may be established
in vicinity of undertaking to perform their work in healthy
and congenial environment and to avail of facilities which
improve their health and bring high morale.”

33. OBJECTIVES OF LABOUR
WELFARE
 Labour welfare provides social comfort to employees.
 It provides intellectual improvement of employees.
 To build stable work force.
 To make employees lives good and worth living.
 To provide healthy and proper working conditions.
 To ensure well being of employees and families.

34. PRINCIPLES
• Welfare activities will be carried out at all levels
in the organization.
• It will be provided over and above regular wages.
• It can be a social concept which relates to welfare
of employees, their families and community as a
whole.

35. NATURE OF WELFARE
 Schemes of labour welfare shall be updated time to time
according to needs of workers.
 Labour welfare provides facilities in addition to regular
wages and other economic benefits.
 Employers, government, NGOs etc. introduce labour
welfare measures.
 Labour welfare provides facilities which improves workers
work-life balance.

36. SCOPE OF LABOUR
 Working Environment
 Health facilities
 General welfare programs
 Economic welfare programs
 Labour welfare programs