Industrial Relations

Applicable on

Whole country and persons employed in establishments adn industries.

Not applicable on

Police and defense services

Installation concerned with armed forces

Security printing company

Administration of state

Members of security, or refineries etc.

(Any gov. employees)

Objectives

Amend the law related to consolidation of state so workmen do not go on strikes if there is any decision made against them.

Regulate relation between employees and workmen, as company works in favour of it’s employees.

Settlements of disputes between employees and workmen

Why?

Top management began making workers do unlawful work, making unlawful decision without the concern of it’s employees so industrial relation act was introduced.

Arbitrator

Is the person appointed by mutual consensus to settle any disputes submitted to him, such as HR manager.

Award

Means the determination of any industrial dispute or any matter relating thereto by the labour court, arbitrator etc.

Award is a decision in writing on all matters referred to arbitration.

Settlement

Agreement in writing after the conciliation proceedings, signed by both parties.

Association

Any organization of employers formed primarily for furthering and defending the interests and rights of employers.

Board of Conciliators

If there is a dispute between more than one establishment, a BoC is appointed by the provincial government to settle such disputes.

Collective Bargaining Agent

Means the trade union of workmen which is the agent of workmen in the establishment, group of establishments or industry in a matter of collective bargain.

Collective Bargaining Unit

Workers of the establishment or group of establishments belonging to the same class of industry whose terms and conditions are the subject of collective bargain.

Establishment

means any of the following places where workmen are employed:

office, firm, factory, shop, company etc.

Industrial Dispute

Means dispute or differences between

1. Employer or workers

2. Workmen and workmen,
   in the same industry.

Lock out

1. Closing of a place of employment or part of it

2. Suspension of work, wholly or partially, by an employer

3. Refusal of employer to continue to employ a number of workers employed by him

Strike

Refusal of a number of employees to continue to work or to accept employment.

Trade Union

Any combination of workers formed primarily to further and defend the rights of workers.

Or an industry-wide federation of two or more collective bargaining agent unions.

How’s union formed?