Management of Industrial Relations

Industrial Relations: Concept, Objectives, Parties in industrial relations- Workers, Employers and Government; Conflict and Cooperation, Role of Trade union, Collective bargaining- Objectives, Process

Workers Participation in Management: Levels of participation, Mode of participation- Works Committee, Joint Management councils, Worker Director, Grievance- causes and grievance redressal procedure, Quality Circles- objectives and working of quality circles.

Trade Union Act 1926: Scope, Coverage, Registration of Trade Unions. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946- Objectives, Certification process, modification and interpretation. The Industrial Disputes Act 1947- Objectives, Industrial dispute settlement machinery, instruments of economic coercion- strikes, lockouts and closure.

The Payment of Wages Act 1936: Salient features and benefits, The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972- Salient features, Payment of Gratuity; The Minimum Wages Act 1948- Objectives, Fixation of Minimum wages; The Payment of Bonus Act 1965- Aims, Payment of bonus.

The Factories Act 1948: Features, provisions and benefits. The salient features and benefits under The Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 and Employees Pension Scheme and Employees State Insurance Act 1948.