Employee Relations
Subject Overview
The second HRM group elective, covering industrial relations theory and trade unionism, dispute settlement machinery and key labour acts, social security legislation, and labour welfare concepts and administering agencies. A 4-credit elective theory paper.
Unit-wise Syllabus
4 units — click WhatsApp below to get the full notes for each
Unit 1: Industrial relations and trade unionism
IR concept, theories and evolution, system approach to IR, trade unionism and impact on wages, Trade Unions Act 1926, Factories Act 1947
Unit 2: Dispute settlement and labour laws
Anatomy of industrial disputes, dispute settlement machinery — conciliation, adjudication, arbitration, sexual harassment, Industrial Disputes Act 1947 provisions on lay-off/termination/retrenchment/closure/VRS
Unit 3: Social security legislation
Social assistance and social insurance concepts, Payment of Wages Act 1936, Payment of Bonus Act 1965, Workmen's Compensation Act 1923, Payment of Gratuity Act 1982
Unit 4: Labour welfare
Maternity Benefit Act 1961, ESI Act 1948, Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1951, ILO and social security, concept/scope/objectives of labour welfare, classification of welfare work, agencies for administering labour welfare laws in India