Industrial relations and labour laws

✍ Scribed by Arun Monappa; Patturaja Selvaraj; Ranjeet Nambudiri

• Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Education
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 357
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Contents
1 Indian Industrial Relations—An Overview
Introduction
Industrial Relations—Background
Industrial Relations in the Post-Independence Period
Some Problems of Trade Unionism in India
Labour Legislation
Workers’ Participation
Conclusion
Future of Industrial Relations in India
2 Industrial Relations: Concepts, Structures and Functions
Industrial Relations
Actors in Industrial Relations
Theories in Industrial Relations
Key Concepts in Industrial Relations
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
Conclusion
References
3 The Indian Industrial Worker
Introduction
Background
Education, Skill and Adjustments
Absenteeism
Aspirations
The Infl uence of Trade Unions
Profi le of the New Worker
References
4 Trade Unions
Introduction
Historical Evolution of Trade Unions in India
White-Collar Unions
Agricultural Labour
Unionisation: Law and Environment
National Level Federations
Local Units
Why Unions Lack Cohesion and Power
Growth of Trade Unions
Recognition of a Union
The Trade Union (Amendment) Act, 2001
References
5 Employers’ Federation
Introduction
Legal Forms of Organisation
Conclusion
References
6 Wages and Industrial Relations
Introduction
Legal Framework for Wage Payments in India
Conclusion
References
7 Collective Bargaining
Introduction
The Concept
Collective Bargaining Process
Trends and Conclusions
References
Case Study: BHEL, Bangalore—Personnel and Industrial Relations Takeover Issues
8 Employee Grievances
Introduction
Approaches to the Grievance Machinery
The Grievance Procedure
Grievance and Industrial Relations
Conclusion
References
9 Discipline
Introduction
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
Conclusion
References
Appendix 9A: The Process of Holding Domestic Enquiries in Industry
10 Industrial Conflict
Nature of Conflict and Its Manifestations
Non-Statutory Measures
Statutory Measures
Other Statutory Measures
Methodology and Findings
Conclusion
Appendix 10A: Code of Discipline in Industry
Appendix 10B: The Second Schedule (of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947)
Appendix 10C: The Third Schedule
Appendix 10D: Some of the Unfair Labour Practices listed by the Industrial Amendmend Bill, 1982
Case Study: Air-India Pilots
11 Labour Welfare and Social Security
Introduction
Labour Welfare
Evolution of Social Security Measures
Formation of ILO
Labour Welfare and Social Security: Some Concerns and Issues
Problems of Enforcement
Reference
12 Workers’ Participation in Management
Introduction
Workers’ Participation in Management
The Participation of Workers in Management Bill, 1990
Workers’ Participation in Management: West German Experience
Workers’ Participation in Yugoslavia
Conclusion
Appendix 12A: Draft Model Agreement Regarding Establishment of Council of Management
Appendix 12B: Joint Consultation in TISCO
13 Central Board of Workers’ Education Scheme
Rationale Behind Workers’ Education Scheme
Workers’ Education Scheme in India
The Scheme
Five-Year Plans and Workers’ Education
References
14 Technology and Industrial Relations
Introduction
Concept of Technological Change
Impact of Technological Change
Appropriate Technology: Its Relevance to the Indian Context before Liberalisation
Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services Sector in India
Industrial Relations in IT/ITES Sector in India
Conclusion
15 India and the ILO
Introduction
Ratification Procedures of ILO Standards
ILO Recommendations and India’s Ratification
References
16 Worker Development
Introduction
Strategic Industrial Relations
Conclusion
References
Appendix I: Second National Commission on Labour Report
Appendix II: The Industrial Relations Bill, 1978
Bibliography
Reports
Index