DAYANANDA SAGAR Business School

PGDM (AICTE)
INDUSTRIALRELATIONSANDTRADEUNIONS
SYLLABUS20152017
Faculty:K.N.Jahnavi
No.ofSessions:22
MaxMarks:100

Objectives:

1. ToenablestudentstograspandapplytheprinciplesofIRanddevelopan
awarenessofthesignificanceofindustrialpeace.
2. ToprovideaconceptualbasisofIndustrialRelationsandtradeunion.
3. To give an understanding of the components and meaning of sustaining
IndustrialpeaceanchoredonharmoniousEmployeeManagementrelations.

UNIT1

2sessions

Industrial Relations- Introduction, evolution of IR, objectives, strategies, causes of good and
poor industrial relations, approaches to IR, government, Government policies relating to labor,
ILO and its impact on the Indian labor.

UNIT2

5sessions

RegulationofIndustrialDisputes:IndustrialDisputesAct1947objectoftheAct,definitions
ofIndustry,IndustrialDispute,workman.Strikes,Lockouts,Layoffs,retrenchment.Machinery
for the prevention and settlement of Industrial Disputes, Grievance:Meaning and forms
sources of grievance approaches to grievance machinery Grievance
proceduressettlement,Discipline:CausesofIndisciplineMaintenanceofdiscipline.Principles
of Natural Justice Judicial approach to discipline Domestic enquiries Disciplinary
proceduresapproachestomanagedisciplineinIndustryPrinciplesofHotstoverule,Works

committee, Conciliation officers, Board of Conciliation, Court of inquiry, Labor Courts,

IndustrialTribunal,NationalTribunal,Arbitrator.

UNIT3

5Sessions

Methods for settlement and Prevention of Industrial Disputes: collective bargaining:

DefinitionMeaningNatureessentialconditions forthesuccessofcollectivebargaining
functions of collective bargaining importance of collective bargaining process
prerequisites for collective bargaining implementation and administration of
agreements,Negotiations:Types of NegotiationsProblem solving attitude Techniques of
negotiation negotiation process essential skills for negotiation negotiations, voluntary
Arbitrator, Voluntary reference of Disputes to Arbitration Conciliation and Mediation,
Adjudication,,CourtofInquiry.
Unit4

3sessions

TradeUnionism:Definition,functionandroleofTradeUnions,OriginandgrowthofTrade
UnionMovementinIndia,FuturetrendsofTradeunion,CentralTradeUnion,Tradeunion
Structures,types/classificationaccordingtoagreements,problemsoftradeunion.
Unit5

4sessions

TradeUnionAct1926:Preamble,tradedispute,AppointmentofRegistrars,registrationof
TradeUnion,certificateofregistration,cancellationofregistration,appeal,registeredoffices,
provisionstobecontainedintheruleoftradeunions,Incorporationofregisteredtradeunion,
actsthatdonotapplytotradeunion,dissolution,powertomakeregulationandpublicationof
regulation.
Unit6

3sessions

Workers Participation in Management: meaning, objectives and importance, types of

worker, works committee, Joint Management Council, features and functions of JMC,

managementcouncil,WorkersDirectors,Workersparticipationscheme,QualityWorkLife
programs.
Textbooks:
1. DynamicsofIndustrialRelationsMamoria&Mamoria,
2. S.CSrivatstava:IndustrialRelations andLabourLaws,VikasPublications(refer
latestedition).

Referencebooks:
1.Malhotra,O.P.:TheLawofIndustrialDisputes.
2. P.R.N Sinha, InduBala Sinha, Sema Priyadarshini Shekhar: Industrial Relations
a,TradeUnionsandLabourLegislation.,PearsonEducation(referlatestedition).
Scheme of evaluation for 100 marks
Evaluation

Weight age

Attendance &Class participation

10 marks

Case discussion

10 marks

Assignment

10 marks

Test/business quiz

10 marks

Project

10marks

End Term Examination

50marks

Total

100

Assignment :
1. What are the causes of indiscipline in Indian industries? Give
suitable suggestions to improve the situation?
2. Identify any industry in which the workers had problems with the
management and how it was sorted out.
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