Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : SM6311 : Employee Relations and Labour Legislations { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Chandan Kumar Sahoo
Syllabus
Approaches to Industrial Relations: Unitary, Pluralistic, Radical Approaches, IR system, Concept and Values in IR – Individualism vs. Pluralism, Integrity and Trust, Fairness and Equity, Role of State in IR. Trade Unionism & Collective Bargaining: Concept, Function and Structure, Union Registration and Recognition, Trade Unionism in India, Nature, Scope, Stages and Functions of Collective Bargaining, Bargaining Process. Industrial Disputes: Concept, Causes and Types, Procedure for Settlement of Disputes in India, Grievance Management. Participative Management: Concept, Scope and Objectives, Worker’s Participation in Indian Industries, Employee Empowerment and Involvement, Tripartism and Employee Participation. Industrial Discipline: Code of Conduct, Code of Discipline, Disciplinary Action, Employee counselling. Legal Aspects: ILO and Employee Relations, Factories Act, 1948, Mines Act 1952, Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, Trade Union Act, 1926, Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
Course Objectives
- This course will ensure the students to be acquainted with the Industrial/employee relations framework in our country. Further, the importance of the maintenance of Industrial peace and efforts to reduce the incidence of strikes and lockout are to be emphasized. The main theme underlying the subject is to critically examine the provisions of the several employee relations laws.
Course Outcomes
This course is designed to sensitize and expose students to critical tasks, functions and issues of employee relations and to gain insight into the dynamics of employee-management relations in the different job situations and to enable the students to apply the laws practically in business organizations.
Essential Reading
- C. S. Venkatratnam, Industrial Relations, Oxford University Press , 2006
- Sinha, Sinha and Shekhar, Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, and Labour Legislation, Pearson Education , 2009
Supplementary Reading
- P. L. Malik, Handbook of Labour and Industrial Law, Eastern Book Company , 2009
- Singh and Kumar, Employee Relations Management, Pearson Education , 2011
Journal and Conferences
- Employee Realtions
- Indian Journal of Industrial Relations