The course envisages the participants to understand and internalize the concept & practices of Industrial Relations. At the end of the course, the participants will be able to appreciate the changing nature of Industrial Relation and its importance for success of business. They will be able to devise Industrial relation strategy and implement successfully in their own organizations.
Contents
The course topics are as follows:
1. Introduction
a. Indian Economy & Labour
b. Approaches to IR & ER
c. HRM & IR
d. ILO, India, International Labour Standards, NCL
2. The Contract of Employment
a. The Industrial Employment(SO) Act 1946 & Model Standing Order
b. Work place & Design
c. Social security
d. Industrial Harmony
3. Employee Engagement & Retention
a. Wage & Reward system
b. Grievance Handling system & Discipline
c. Workers Participation in Management
d. Technological changes & IR
4. Business partnership
a. Trade Union-Theoretical & Legal framework and structure
b. Collective bargaining
5. Industrial Relation practices @ some Indian corporate
Evaluation
Individual Written Assignment-10%
There will be one individual written assignment. The individual assignment is analysis of IR practices of an organization familiar with. The word range is 1000 to 2000
Group written-cum-presentation Assignment-15%
There will be one group written-cum-presentation assignment. The group assignment is analysis of IR practices of one sector of industry. The marks for all the members of a group will be same. Generally the word range is 3000 to 5000. The upper range may exceed with valid reason.
Quizes-15%
There will be one surprise quiz conducted during any class on the subjects taught till than. There will be of multiple choice / true or false, objective type questions in the quiz. Negative score of 0.25 will be there for each wrong answer and no penalty for the questions unanswered.
Case Study-20%
The evaluation will be based on preparation, involvement, creative contribution and personal learning paper from cases. Groups will be formed and each group will lead a case analysis. The group formation will be different from groups of written assignment. Each participant should prepare a personal learning paper (Total 5 to 10 pages) of all cases discussed. The same shall be submitted before End term examination. The marks for each participant of a group may be different.
Course involvement-10%
The assessment on course involvement would be on the basis of quality of contribution in discussions, quality of preparation & performance in class exercises and class attendance. Half a mark deduction from course involvement marks would be there for remaining absent from each session.
End Term Examination-30%
The end-term examination would be a closed-book written examination evaluating the concepts learnt and discussed during the course.
CONSULTATION
You may interact with me through video call/conference via Skype. However, send a mail of prior information on timing at pksahu@ximb.ac.in. I am also available for consultation outside class hours on my course scheduled days.
PEDAGOGY
The course objectives will be achieved by using a combination of lectures, class interactions, case analysis, assignment discussions, class presentations, and experiential activities.
References
1. Industrial Relations by CS Venkataratnam, Oxford University Press.
2. Globalisation & Labour Management Relation-Dynamics of change by CS Venkataratnam, Response books
3. Collective Bargaining by BR Patil, University press
4.INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: THEORY & PRACTICE By Michael Salaman,Prentice-Hall
5.INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN A NEW AGE By KERR, STTAUDOHAR (ED) , Jossy-Bass
6. Reports of National Commission on Labour
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