17MBAHR301 Industrial Relations & Legislations syllabus for MBA

PART A: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Introduction: Background of Industrial Relations – Definition, scope, objectives, factors affecting IR, participants of IR, importance of IR. Approaches to Industrial relations, system of IR in India –Historical perspective & post-independence period, Code of Discipline and historical initiatives for harmonious IR, Government policies relating to labor, ILO and its influence on Legal enactments in India.

Collective Bargaining: Definition, Meaning, Nature, essential conditions for the success of collective bargaining, functions of collective bargaining, importance of Collective Bargaining, collective bargaining process, prerequisites for collective bargaining, implementation and administration of agreements.

Negotiations-Types of Negotiations-Problem solving attitude, Techniques of negotiation, negotiation process, essential skills for negotiation, Workers Participation in Management

Trade Unions: Meaning, trade union movement in India, Objective, role and functions of the Trade Unions in Modern Industrial Society of India, Procedure for registration of Trade Unions, Grounds for the withdrawal and cancellation of registration, union structure, Rights and responsibilities of TUs, Problems of trade unions, Employee relations in IT sector

Grievance - Meaning and forms, sources of grievance, approaches to grievance machinery, Grievance procedures, model grievance procedure. Disciplinary procedures, approaches to manage discipline in Industry, Principles of Hot stove rule.

PART B: INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATIONS

Only basic objectives and major provisions of the following legislations:

• Factories Act 1948,

• Industrial Employment (Standing orders) Act, 1946

• Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948, 

• Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 

• Contract Labour Act,

• Shops and Establishments Act 

• Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986

• Industrial disputes act of 1947

• Minimum Wages Act, 1948

• Payment of Wages Act, 1936

• Payment of Gratuity Act 1972,

• Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952;

• Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.

• Employees Compensation Act in 2013 NO PRACTICAL COMPONENT