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labour, management co-operation as well as the practices and procedures required toelicit the desired co-operation from both the parties. Industrial relations also study thelaws, rules, regulations, agreements, awards of court, customs and traditions, as well as

policy framework laid down by the government for eliciting co-operation between labour and management. Besides this, it makes an in-depth analysis of the intervening patterns

of the executive and judiciary in the regulation of labour-management relations.

How Management and Union operate in an organisation :

How Management and Union operate in an organisation

Scope of Industrial Relations :

Scope of Industrial Relations 1) Development of Healthy Labour-Management Relations:

The promotion of healthy labour management relations pre-supposes: The existence of strong, well-organized, democratic and responsible trade unions and associations of employers. This can lead to: Job security of employees Increased workers' participationin management Negotiations, consultations and discussions Good labour-managementrelations. 2) Maintenance of Industrial Peace: Industrial peace pre-supposes the absenceof industrial strife. Industrial peace is essential for increased productivity and harmoniouslabour-management relations. The industrial peace can be largely nurtured through thefollowing means: Machinery should be set up for the prevention and settlement of industrial disputes The industrial peace can also be attained by the creation andmaintenance of implementation cells and evaluation committees which have the power tolook into implementation of agreements, settlements and awards and also violations of

statutory provisions laid down under various labour laws.

Scope of Industrial Relations :

Scope of Industrial Relations (iii) Development of Industrial Democracy: The idea of industrial democracy states that the labour should have the right to be associated with themanagement of an industry. To achieve this objective, the following techniques areusually employed: Establishment of the Shop Councils and Joint Management Councilsat the floor and plant level. These councils aim at: Improving the working and livingconditions of employee Improving productivity, encourage suggestions from employees

Assisting the administration of laws and agreements Serve as a channel of communication between the management and employees Creating among the employeesa sense of participation in the decision-making process and Sense of belonging to theindustry.

Contemporary issues in IR :


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Contemporary issues in IR Low Wages. Low wages have been a perennial problem andhave been a source of industrial dispute for years despite the existence of Payment of Wages Act and the Minimum Wages Act. The acts do not seem to be solving the problemdue to their poor implementation. In many of the factories, workers are still given wages

below subsistence level, which leads to high degree of dissatisfaction and subsequent

decrease in productivity. In many industries, the minimum wages have not been revisedat par to compensate for it. Employment of Women. In the Indian cultural setup, theemployment of women is a major problem even though things have started changing inthe recent times. There are special provisions regarding the employment of women in theFactories Act, which prohibit employment of women during the night shift and also onheavy machinery. Under the Equal Remuneration Act, women are entitled to equality of wages at par with the male workers. Some employers don't follow the above provisions inletter and spirit and continue to exploit the women workers by virtue of their strong

position and because of mass illiteracy and superstition among the women workers.Ignorance and illiteracy. Various labour laws that have beer made would be beneficial tothe workers if implemented properly. For this it is important that the workers themselves

understand the underlying principles and provisions of the law and demand whatever isdue to them. With high rate of ignorance and illiteracy prevailing among the workers, itcar be imagined how many of them know about the laws. It is here that the exploitation of workers takes place and legal provisions are ignored totally.

Contemporary issues in IR :

Contemporary issues in IR Industrial Housing. Another burning issue in the industrialrelations field is that of accommodation to the industrial employees. Here the problem isthat the firms are not able to provide accommodation to the employees and further that

the house rent allowance (HRA) that they provide is not sufficient to keep pace with theever -rising demands of the landlords Child Labour. The law requires that no child belowthe age of 14 is allowed to work in any factory and the adolescent is not allowed to work in hazardous conditions. The Supreme Court has passed a ruling strictly prohibiting theemployment of children in any kind of factory. But still one finds instances of violationof law.

Measures to Improve IR :

Measures to Improve IR Progressive Management out look Strong & Stable Unions

Mutual Trust. Mutual Accommodation Sincere Implementation of Agreements Workers participation in Management Sound personnel policies Government's Role.

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