Industrial Disputes-HRM

Industrial Disputes-HRM

What are industrial disputes?

Concept of industrial disputes

In the term ‘industrial dispute’ means “any dispute or difference between employers and employers or between employers and workmen, or between workmen and workmen, which is connected with the employment or non- employment or the terms of employment and conditions of employment of any person”.

Objectives of industrial Disputes Act

—  Prevention of industrial disputes

—  Investigate of industrial disputes

—  Settlement of industrial disputes

THE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT NO.43 OF 1950 the preamble refers to the term “termination” of industrial disputes, the mechanism under the Act does not have anything concrete for the prevention of an industrial dispute.

Excluding Category of employees

It means any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries who was previously employed by Purchaser Sub or its affiliates and is ineligible for rehire by Purchaser Sub or its affiliates based on his or her termination code

—  Employees of the government service

—  Employees in local government service

—  Employees in three army forces

—  Judicial officers

Resources for Industrial Disputes

—  Poor working environment

—  Unfair Labour Practices by the employer

—  Unfair conditions of employment

—  Not having chance to enjoy employee rights

—  Terminate the employees without having proper reasons

—  Unfair recruitment  

Methods of solving Industrial Disputes

The reasons for proper process in resolving employment disputes continue to apply, as ever:

Disputes at work are expensive, stressful and disruptive for employers and employees.

Early, constructive discussion can produce solutions before problems escalate and working relationships break down.

—  Arbitration

—  Conciliation

—  Labour tribunal

—  Industrial court

—  Collective agreement

Power of commissioner of labor regarding industrial disputes

—  Refer the disputes to be settle according to the collective agreement. If such agreement exits between employer and employees.

—  Settle a disputes by conciliation

—  Refer the disputes for voluntary arbitration

Power of the Minister of Labour

—  Refer the disputes for compulsory arbitration

—  Refer the disputes to an industrial court

Labour Tribunal

—  Labour tribunal is introduce by the Industrial Dispute Act.

—  Mainly to provide “ speedy settlement of industrial settlement”. Easy access to the employee and the just an equitable order

—  Every application to the LT must be make within 3 months.

—  Employees can make the application to the labour tribunal

On what matters employees can make application to LT

• Termination of employment by employer
• Nonpayment of gratuity or any other termination benefits
• Employees can make the application to the labour tribunal
• On what matters employees can make application to LT
• Termination of employment by employer
• Nonpayment of gratuity or any other termination benefits
• In the situation where a question arises as whether the forfeiture of gratuity has been according to gratuity Act.
  

References

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