Course Objectives

This course would enable the students to understand Employee Relations against the backdrop of globalisation and liberalisation. At the end of this course, students will be able to describe the transition of industrial relations to employee relations, and the shift from conflict resolution to collaborative partnerships between the employer and employees.

Course Coverage

Part 1 (6 hours)

Introduction to Industrial Relations Industrial Relations: Evolution and Growth - Industrial Relations in India – Changing Characteristics of Industry and Workforce in India.

Part 2 (6 hours)

Trade Unionism: Trade Unionism and Trade Unions – Trade Unions in India – The Trade Unions Act, 1926.

Part 3 (18 hours)

Paradigm Shift from Industrial Relations to Employee Relations – Employee Relations in a strategic Framework - Employee Relations at the Workplace – Culture and Employee Relations – The Future of Employee Relations.

Part 4 (15 hours)

Industrial Relations Institutional Framework for the Prevention and Settlement of Industrial Disputes – Industrial Conflict: Settlement Machinery - Institutional Framework and Preventive Measures - Negotiation Essentials for Employee Relations.

Pedagogy

Lecture, Case Discussion, Seminar, Exercise

Text Book

Singh, P.N. and Neeraj, Kumar (2011). Employee Relations Management, 1/e; New Delhi: Pearson

Reference Books

1. Sinha, P.R.N., Indu Bala Sinha, and Seema Priyadarshini Shekhar (2011). Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, and Labour Legislation, 8/e; New Delhi: Pearson Education.

2. Vineet Nayar (2010). Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down. Harvard Business School Publishing.