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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 DEFINITION

Industrial Relations (IR) is about the ana!e ent o" an e#uitable e $lo% ent

relationshi$ bet&een the e $lo%er' the e $lo%ee and the !o ern ent &ithin the o $le*

"ra e&or+ o" la&' ulture' on ention and rules, A ordin! to Sala on -...' it is also

about the on"rontation o" !rou$ interests tin!ed &ith ideolo!ies and ho& the di""erent

$arties so eti es sub er!e sel" interest throu!h the la + o" olle ti e &ill' and o/

o$eration &ith ea h other' in the $ursuit o" broader !oals "or the o on bene"its,

A ordin! to Dunlo$ 100 ' Industrial Relations is the di ensions that i $a t u$on

this relationshi$ a% be ideolo!i al' te hnolo!i al' so ietal' e ono i and le!al in nature,

IR is not onl% about industrial dis$utes and &or+ $roble s that ro$ u$ e er% no& and

then &hen the e $lo% ent s%ste has bro+en do&n, It is about ho& $rodu tion an be

u$!raded throu!h utual understandin! and o $lian e o" ertain a e$table rules that

!o ern the t&o dire t $arties in the e $lo% ent relationshi$ (Sala on -...' 2a +son

1001), It is asso iated and their trade unions and also the !o ern ent &itth its arbitation

s%ste (A inuddin 1000' 3ala+rishnan -..-), Industrial Relations "o uses on areas su h

as la&s and rules &hi h i $a t on the &or+ en iron ent, It also "o us on the ter s and

onditions o" &or+ and the ri!hts o" e $lo%ers and e $lo%ees, Then' it "o us on the

$ro esses b% &hi h the rules and ter s are ade' et the de ision a+in! $ro ess,

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1.2 OBJECTIVE OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

The ob e ti e o" industrial relations is to sa"e!uard the interest o" labor and

ana!e ent b% se urin! the hi!hest le el o" utual understandin! and !ood/&ill a on!

all those se tions in the industr% &hi h $arti i$ate in the $ro ess o" $rodu tions, It also to

a oid industrial on"li t' de elo$ har onious relations and to i $ro e the e ono i

onditions o" &or+ers in the e*istin! state o" industrial ana!e ent and $oliti al

!o ern ent, Industrial relations also used to $rote t ana!e ent and labor interests b%

se urin! utual relations bet&een the t&o !rou$s and to a oid dis$utes bet&eenana!e ent and labor to reate a har oni in! relationshi$ so that $rodu ti it% an be

in reased,

It is to ensure "ull e $lo% ent and redu e absenteeis ' hen e' in reasin! $rodu ti it%

and $ro"it, Industrial relations $ro ide better &a!es and li in! onditions to labor so

isunderstandin! bet&een ana!e ent and labor are redu ed to a ini u le el, It also

to brin! about !o ern ent ontrol o er $lants &here losses are runnin! hi!h' or &here

$rodu ts are $rodu ed in the $ubli interest,

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1.3 IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Se eral !rou$s o" $eo$le need to understand the theor% and $ra ti e o" industrial relations

as "ollo&s7

a. Workers

to a+e the +no& their ri!hts and obli!ations under the e $lo% ent la&s'

a&are o" the bene"its an be !ained or ris+s i!ht be "a ed b% oinin! trade

union and de elo$ health% attitude to&ards &or+$la e,

. Tra!e "#$o# %ea!ers

to enable the $er"or their roles e""e ti el% in $rote tin! &or+ers "ro

!reed% e $lo%ers,

&. Ma#a'ers

to ensure their e""e ti eness in dealin! &ith &or+"or e' in i $ro in!

$rodu ti it% and in reasin! $ro"itabilit% o" the or!anisation,

!. O(($&ers a#! e)e&"*$+es $# ,"-a# reso"r&e a#! $#!"s*r$a% re%a*$o#s

!e ar*-e#*s

to arr% out their ob res$onsibilities $arti ularl% in i $ro in! their hu an

s+ills in order to ad inister the s%ste &isel% ,

(8ai unah A inuddin 7 -..6 7 $$ 4 / 6)

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e. S*"!e#*s

the% are "uture &or+ers' trade unionists' ana!ers' la&%ers'

o""i ers9e*e uti es and e $lo%ers,