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Industrial Relations (Institutions involved in Industrial Relations…
Industrial Relations
Institutions involved in Industrial Relations
Labour Relations Commission (LRC)
set up 1990 following Industrial Relation Act 1990
concilliator
Equality officers
appointed by LRC
provide conciliation for equality in employment
Rights commissioners
appointed by LRC
quick resolution to small group or individual on any matter other than equality
Labour Court
a tribunal used to attempt to resolve disputes that could not be resolved by LRC
court of last resort
provides arbitration
Employment Appeals Tribunal
independant body that deals with disputes when rights have been infringed
Trade Unions
organisation of workers set up to protect and improve their conditions of employment
Functions
to protect members jobs
improve members working conditions
secure pay increases for members
represent workers in an industrial dispute
shop steward = worker elected by fellow workers to represent the trade union in the work place
functions
to recruit new members
organise collection of union dues
to represent workers in talks with management
to ensure that all agreements between management and unions are honoured
types of trade uinons
Craft Unions
represent people of same trade or skill
TEEU = Technical Engineering and Electrical Union
National Union of Sheet Metal Workers of Ireland
Industrial trade union
represent all employees in a particular industry regardless of employment
ESBOA = Electricity Supply Board's Officers' Association
General Trade Union
represents all categories of workers in all industries
UNITE
SIPTU = Services, Industrial Professional Technical Union
White Collar trade union
represents people who work in office jobs or in services industries
ASTI = Association Secondary Teachers Ireland
INo = Irish Nurses' Organisation
Irish Congress of Trade Unions = ICTU
representative body for most trade unions in Ireland
55 affiliated unions in 2008
833,486 overall 602,035 Republic and 231,451 in Northern Ireland
Role of ICTU
Negotiate national wage agreements with government and employers on behalf of trade unions
help to resolve disputes between unions and members
Help to resolve inter-union disputes
Common Causes of Industrial disputes
causes of industrial dispute
disputes about wages and conditions of employment
employees' demands pay increase, shorter week not met
demarcation disputes
disputes between colleagues in a workplace
redundancies
leads to disputes over employees to be made redundant and redundancy pay
dismisal of workers
colleagues feel sacked person sacked unfairly
promotional procedures
employees feel particular worker favourable for selection of promotion
procedures for resolving disputes
discuss problem with supervisor
shop steward discusses problem with Hr manager
union officials discuss with management
3 party conciliation
both sides agree to appoint arbitrator from Labour court
If all fail results in industrial action
Forms of Industrial action
official strike
secret ballot, union gives company notice
may receive strike pay
all-out strike
official strike supported by ICTU
Unofficial strike
go on strike without approval of union, no strike pay
wild cat / lightnign
unofficial without notice of strike
work to rule
only essential parts of job completed
term used to describe relationship between management and workers in a firm
good industrial relation
workers know discuss problems with management and solve quickly
managers know they can outline problem and get cooperation from employees
cooperation leads to high production rate
productivity increase = increase in profit + wages
Poor Industrial relation
suspicion and lack of cooperation
decrease in rate of production
industrial action, which can cause closure
poor public image of firm
Irish Business and Employers Confederation = IBEC
representative body that promotes interests of business and employers in Ireland
role of IBEC
Negotiate national wage agreements with the government and trade unions on behalf of employers
give advice to employers concerning their rights and obligations in industrial disputes
represent employers on Labour Court Commitees
industrial disputes management represented by HR and employees trade union