The major parties to IR are the employees, employee representatives, employers, associations of employers, government and courts and tribunals.
Parties to Industrial
Realtions
The major parties to IR are the
employees, employee representatives, employers, associations of employers,
government and courts and tribunals.
Employees
The employees are the pillars on
which the organization is built. They are the chief contributors to the
organizational objectives, and are the organization’s most valuable resource.
To maintain harmonious industrial relations, employees have to be satisfied
with the organization, its policies and procedures and their jobs.
Trade
Unions
Trade unions constitute the
employee representative bodies in an organization. Trade unions enjoy power and
status based on the support of the employees. Their power is used as a weapon
in regarding the organization’s industrial environment and having their demands
accepted by the management. These demands usually relate to increase in wages,
improvement in working conditions, and additional benefits and welfare
measures. In some cases, trade unions also have a political affiliation, which
adds to their power.
The
Management
The management plays a critical
role in the industrial relations of an organization. Management policies can
help in maintaining high employee morale and in preventing industrial conflicts
and disputes.
The
Government
The government has a limited role
to play in industrial relations. It provides a basic framework within which the
management, the trade unions and the employees are expected to work for the
common good of the organization. The government comes into the picture only
when the three players fail to do this and is unable to sort out their
differences. The government then intervenes as a mediator through the process
of conciliation, arbitrator and adjudication.
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