INDUSTRIAL CONFLICT
Industrial conflict
When different groups (unions, management, and workers) different orientations and perceptions of their interests, conflict occurs. At organizational level, it occurs due to The interactions of union leaders and management, union leaders and workers, and unions and workers and management. These groups manifest their conflict in many forms.
1.Manifestation of Conflict of industrial conflict
n
n
Union management conflictUnions- Non cooperation, arguments, hostility, stresses and
tensions, unwilling ness to negotiate, absenteeism, work to rule, demonstration, morcha, dharma layoffs, lockouts
n
Management- Unwillingness to negotiate, termination, demotion,
n n
Management workers conflictWorkers-Unorganized withholding of efforts, intentional waste Management- Autocratic supervision, overstrict discipline,
penalties, unnecessary firing, , demotion, layoffs, lockouts
and inefficiency, labour turnover, instances of breaking of rules, strikes
n
n n n
Sources of industrial conflict
n n n n n n n
share of revenue relative share of wages and salaries changes in staffing levels welfare of employees technological change change in work methods/duties change in work location
2.Causes of industrial conflict
n n
n
n
n n
Economic – Wages, bonus, overtime payment etc. Political- political instability, political affiliation of unions Technological – Change, adaptation, resistance, fear of unemployment Psychological- interpersonal conflict, motivation and attitudinal problems change in work methods/duties change in work location
3 critical causes of industrial conflict
n
Hyman (1989)
q q q
income distribution job security managerial control
Conflict and Power
n n
Inevitable. ‘To suggest to labour and management, the principle protagonists, that they should not be in conflict is to argue that one should surrender totally to the preferences of one’s opponent, or that the dynamic elements of society should be eliminated.’
from fox et al p.44
Strikes and Lockouts
n n
?
public newsworthy “Strikes are a withdrawal from work by a group of employees or a refusal by an employer or a number of employers to permit some or all of their employees to work.”
?
3. Measures of industrial conflict
n
Non statutory- Code of discipline, tripartite
machinery, workers participation in management, collective bargaining schemes state and central level
n n
Government Machinery- Labour administration at Statutory- ID act- Works committee, conciliation,
voluntary arbitration and adjudication( labour courts, industrial tribunal, and national tribunal)
?
Code of Discipline, 1958
n
n
n
Self imposed obligations formulated by employees and workers voluntarily Provide guidelines to settle disputes utilising existing machinery Workers and employers should recognize their responsibility and rights
n n
Tripartite machinery
n
n
It consists of Indian labour conference, standing labour committee, and the industrial committee at the centre Similar bodies at the state level like national council on training in vocational trade and central committee on employment
?
Labour Administration Machinery
n n n n n
Directorate general of employment and training Office of the chief labour commissioner The director general of mines safety The directorate general of factory advise service and labour institutes Central labour ministry-Industrial tribunals, committees of enquiry, ESI Corporation, CBWE, Wage boards, commissions
doc_954344621.pptx
Industrial conflict
When different groups (unions, management, and workers) different orientations and perceptions of their interests, conflict occurs. At organizational level, it occurs due to The interactions of union leaders and management, union leaders and workers, and unions and workers and management. These groups manifest their conflict in many forms.
1.Manifestation of Conflict of industrial conflict
n
n
Union management conflictUnions- Non cooperation, arguments, hostility, stresses and
tensions, unwilling ness to negotiate, absenteeism, work to rule, demonstration, morcha, dharma layoffs, lockouts
n
Management- Unwillingness to negotiate, termination, demotion,
n n
Management workers conflictWorkers-Unorganized withholding of efforts, intentional waste Management- Autocratic supervision, overstrict discipline,
penalties, unnecessary firing, , demotion, layoffs, lockouts
and inefficiency, labour turnover, instances of breaking of rules, strikes
n
n n n
Sources of industrial conflict
n n n n n n n
share of revenue relative share of wages and salaries changes in staffing levels welfare of employees technological change change in work methods/duties change in work location
2.Causes of industrial conflict
n n
n
n
n n
Economic – Wages, bonus, overtime payment etc. Political- political instability, political affiliation of unions Technological – Change, adaptation, resistance, fear of unemployment Psychological- interpersonal conflict, motivation and attitudinal problems change in work methods/duties change in work location
3 critical causes of industrial conflict
n
Hyman (1989)
q q q
income distribution job security managerial control
Conflict and Power
n n
Inevitable. ‘To suggest to labour and management, the principle protagonists, that they should not be in conflict is to argue that one should surrender totally to the preferences of one’s opponent, or that the dynamic elements of society should be eliminated.’
from fox et al p.44
Strikes and Lockouts
n n
?
public newsworthy “Strikes are a withdrawal from work by a group of employees or a refusal by an employer or a number of employers to permit some or all of their employees to work.”
?
3. Measures of industrial conflict
n
Non statutory- Code of discipline, tripartite
machinery, workers participation in management, collective bargaining schemes state and central level
n n
Government Machinery- Labour administration at Statutory- ID act- Works committee, conciliation,
voluntary arbitration and adjudication( labour courts, industrial tribunal, and national tribunal)
?
Code of Discipline, 1958
n
n
n
Self imposed obligations formulated by employees and workers voluntarily Provide guidelines to settle disputes utilising existing machinery Workers and employers should recognize their responsibility and rights
n n
Tripartite machinery
n
n
It consists of Indian labour conference, standing labour committee, and the industrial committee at the centre Similar bodies at the state level like national council on training in vocational trade and central committee on employment
?
Labour Administration Machinery
n n n n n
Directorate general of employment and training Office of the chief labour commissioner The director general of mines safety The directorate general of factory advise service and labour institutes Central labour ministry-Industrial tribunals, committees of enquiry, ESI Corporation, CBWE, Wage boards, commissions
doc_954344621.pptx