The Labour Relations Commission and the Labour Court
Compare and Contrast;
The Labour Relations Commission And The Labour Court
The Labour relations committee and the Labour court both have specific underlying functions; yet as two separate organisations they do perform similar roles. The main differences between them lying in varying jurisdictions and formalities.
My findings on both are as follows;
Labour Relations Commission;
Mission Statement – “To promote the development and improvement of Irish industrial relations policies, practices and procedures through the provision of appropriate, timely and effective services to employers, trade unions and employees”
The labour relations commission was established in 1990 under the industrial relations act, and was operational in 1991. It’s general responsibility being the promotion of good industrial relations brought about through a large range of services they provide which are designed to promote best practise, and to help prevent and resolve disputes. There are at present eight rights commissioners appointed by the Minister for Enterprise, trade and employment. The Labour relations commission works in different ways to aid the improvement of industrial relations. Some of these are as follows. By reviewing and monitoring developments and trends within the industrial relations area, and by then issuing findings to all interested parties, thus keeping employers, trade unions and employees aware of all relevant change. In addition, by preparing voluntary codes of practise, to enable parties to put in place best practices and policies, by undertaking intermittent surveys of customer satisfaction they remain aware of how to improve the services that they are providing.
The Labour relations commission has three main services areas these are;
‘The Conciliation Service Division’, whose core endeavours are in dispute resolution – this can be either by direct involvement in negotiations, or via an overseeing role in change management process such as
The Labour Relations Commission And The Labour Court
The Labour relations committee and the Labour court both have specific underlying functions; yet as two separate organisations they do perform similar roles. The main differences between them lying in varying jurisdictions and formalities.
My findings on both are as follows;
Labour Relations Commission;
Mission Statement – “To promote the development and improvement of Irish industrial relations policies, practices and procedures through the provision of appropriate, timely and effective services to employers, trade unions and employees”
The labour relations commission was established in 1990 under the industrial relations act, and was operational in 1991. It’s general responsibility being the promotion of good industrial relations brought about through a large range of services they provide which are designed to promote best practise, and to help prevent and resolve disputes. There are at present eight rights commissioners appointed by the Minister for Enterprise, trade and employment. The Labour relations commission works in different ways to aid the improvement of industrial relations. Some of these are as follows. By reviewing and monitoring developments and trends within the industrial relations area, and by then issuing findings to all interested parties, thus keeping employers, trade unions and employees aware of all relevant change. In addition, by preparing voluntary codes of practise, to enable parties to put in place best practices and policies, by undertaking intermittent surveys of customer satisfaction they remain aware of how to improve the services that they are providing.
The Labour relations commission has three main services areas these are;
‘The Conciliation Service Division’, whose core endeavours are in dispute resolution – this can be either by direct involvement in negotiations, or via an overseeing role in change management process such as