Management of Industrial Relations

Paper Code: 
DBBA 501A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

1. Inculcating the understanding and practicing of important Acts of industrial relations in India.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

DBBA 501A

Management of Industrial Relations

CO 199: Understand the industrial relations and involved parties.

CO 200: Describe the effectiveness of workers’ participation in management.

CO 201: Explain the mechanism of grievance redressal.

CO 202: Inculcate the understanding and practicing of important Acts of industrial relations in India.

CO 203: Analyze the industrial disputes act and implementation of its legal provisions

CO 204: Discuss the concept of bonus and wages payments for all the workers under industrial relations.

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Hours, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Group tasks

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Industrial Relations:

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

12.00
Unit II: 
Workers Participation in Management

Workers Participation in Management: Levels of participation, Mode of participation- Works Committee, Joint Management councils, Worker Director; Grievance Redressal : Concept, Causes, Procedure

12.00
Unit III: 
Trade Union Act 1926:

Trade Union Act 1926: Scope, Coverage, Registration of Trade Unions; The Industrial Disputes Act 1947- Objectives, Industrial dispute settlement machinery, instruments of economic coercion- strikes, lockouts and closure.

12.00
Unit IV: 
The Factories Act 1948:

The Factories Act 1948:Features, provisions and benefits; ; The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946-Objectives,Certification process, modification and interpretation

12.00
Unit V: 
The Payment of Wages Act 1936:

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

Essential Readings: 

1. S C Srivastava, Industrial Relations and Labour Laws, Vikas Publishing House.
2. T N Chhabra, Industrial Relations and Labour Laws, Dhanpat Rai Publishing House.
3. Monappa Arun, Industrial Relations and Labour Laws, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
4. Budd John W. and Scoville James G., Labour and Employment Relations Association Series, USA.
5. Singh B.D., Industrial Relations and Labour Laws, Excel Books, New Delhi.

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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