JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

22MBA21H3: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

MBA (R22)

Course Objectives:

To provide an overview of Industrial Relations, Legal Framework and Management of Trade Unions in Indian Organizations
To elucidate on the processes of Negotiations and Collective Bargaining
To elucidate on the aspects of Tripartism and Social Dialogue
To impart knowledge on Labor Legislation with help of various Acts such as Factories Act, Minimum Wages Act, ESI Act etc.
To impart knowledge on Labor Legislation with help of various Acts such as Industrial Disputes Act.

Course Outcomes

The students will be able to

Understand the changing nature of Labor/Workforce in India and appreciate the need for knowing and maintaining good relations with Industry and Trade Unions.
Learn the legal framework/process of Collective Bargaining and the aspects of Negotiation, Social Security and Drafting of Agreements.
Learn various aspects of Tripartism, Social Dialogue and the role of Government in Industrial Relations
Understand the salient features of various Acts such as Factories Act, Minimum Wages Act, ESI Act etc. and the need for maintenance of good Employee Relations
Understand the salient features of Acts such as Industrial Disputes Act, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code etc.

UNIT - I: Industrial Relations

Economy and the Laboure Force in India, Approaches to Industrial

Relations, Industrial Relations in Comparative Framework, Management and Employer Organizations. Introduction, Origin and Growth of IR. Trade Unions: Introduction, Definition and Objectives, Growth and Structure of Trade Unions in India, Trade Unions Act, 1926 and Legal framework, Union Recognition, Union Problems, Non-Union Firms, Management of Trade Unions in India.

UNIT - II: Collective Bargaining

Nature and Legal Framework of Collective Bargaining, Levels of

Bargaining and Agreements, Change in the Labor Management Relations in the Post-Liberalized India, Changes in the Legal Framework of Collective Bargaining, Negotiated Flexibility, Productivity Bargaining, Improved Work Relations, Public Sector Bargaining and Social Security, Negotiating Techniques and Skills, Drafting of an Agreement.

UNIT - III: Tripartism and Social Dialogue

Types and Levels of Tripartism, Social Dialogue and the

Reform Process, Strengthening Tripartite Social Dialogue, Role of Government in Industrial Relations.

UNIT - IV: Labor Legislation – I

Factories Act, 1948, Employee Compensation Act, 1923, ESI Act,

1948, The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. The Prohibition of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, The Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008.

UNIT - V: Labor Legislation – II

Industrial Disputes Act, 1948, Meaning, Nature and Scope of Industrial

Disputes, Causes and Consequences. Dispute Settlement Machinery. Grievance Handling, Causes of Grievances, Standing Orders Act 1948. 2021-22 Reforms into Labor Laws: Right to Minimum Wages (Code on Wages, 2019), Social Security for Everyone (Social Security Code, 2020), Right of Security to Workers in all situations (OSH Code (Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code) – 2020), Towards end to Disputes (Industrial Relations (IR) Code, 2020), Welfare of Interstate Migrant Workers.