University of the South Pacific MG204: Management of Industrial Relations Assignment: 1 **Lautoka Campus** Industrial relations is seen as the most subtle and complicated crisis of current industrial society. It is impossible for any organization to have harmonious working environment unless and until there is a heedful relationship and cooperation with labors. Hence‚ it is vital for all to have appropriate interest in generating fine relations between the two actors known as employers and
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Imagine you are a professional baseball player in the MLB‚ and you’re one of the greats. You have been using steroids to help build your strength and look good. One Saturday night you blast your 74th homerun‚ setting a new record for most homeruns in a single season. Do you think you should be included in the record book‚ even though you used performance enhancing drugs? Do you feel you are cheating the sport and dishonoring America’s favorite pastime? Scenarios like this are actually happening in
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Instances where employee and management relations are hampered?? conflict is an inevitable part of organizational life and will influence organizational teams. A lesser known fact is that conflict can be healthy‚ even useful and productive. However‚ conflict can become dysfunctional and inhibit productivity if parties become entrenched‚ disputes become personal‚ or team members take sides (Chris Musselwhite). When people work together‚ conflict becomes a part of doing business. It is a normal occurrence
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What are Industrial Relations? Industrial relations have become a complex problem of modern society. In order to have industrial progression and a better economy‚ it will be impossible to obtain without the cooperation of all workers coming together to foster a good and harmonious relationship. Therefore‚ it is the interest of all people to create and maintain a good relationship between employees and employers‚ which in the 1950s‚ the Dunlop’s model was formed and used as a guide to creating and
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National labor relations act was passed in the year of 1935 to protect employees‚ and employers from creating interferences in each other’s paths via collective bargaining ( website ). For that very reason this law “is the declared policy of the United States”. Many years later the continuing wisdom and vitality of the declared policy seems to be questioned by one and all. When it comes to the continuing wisdom of the policy it is good to continue for it allows the formation and continuation
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In 1935‚ Congress passed the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)‚ an act that protects the rights of employees and employers‚ promote collective bargaining‚ as well as ending practices by the labor and management that damaged overall welfare (National Labor Relations Act Violations‚ 2014). Congress has deemed some examples of violations that can occur by either the employer or by unions. An example of a violation is if an employee was intimidated by their employer who threatening them with losing
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Planning Organizing Leading object principles criteria goals jobs methods results accounting Controlling The desired state of the enterprise The initial state of enterprise coordination regulation Planning is the function of management that involves setting objectives and determining a course of action for achieving these objectives. Planning requires that managers be aware of environmental conditions facing their organization and forecast future conditions. It also requires that
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The Evolution of the Labor and Management Relationship James C. Poll Salt Lake Community College The Evolution of the Labor and Management Relationship Thesis: There has been a dynamic tension in the relationship between labor and management since the beginning of recorded history that remained largely unchanged. The introduction of psychology theory in recent‚ modern history changed the nature of labor and management relations and business but worker unions flourished. The dynamic
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*What is affective labor? Where does it stand in relation to different categories of labor theorized by Marx? What is the significance of affect labor in the contemporary world? Discuss it both in theoretical terms and by concrete real cases. Before mentioning the concept of "affective turn"‚ it is better to look at the Lazzarato’s concept of "immaterial labor". By immaterial labor‚ Lazzarato means that all kind of social relations and communication become a part of capitalist production process
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Strikes and lockouts: LRA 66 of 1995 | Right to strike and recourse to lockout | A strike or a lock out is prohibited when:1. a collective agreement prohibits it2. issue in dispute must be referred to arbitration or Labour Court3. issue in dispute is arbitration award‚ collective agreement or Minister award4. a determination in BCEA 75/97 regulates the dispute (only in first year) | Protected and unprotected strikes and lock outs | Substantive and procedural requirements set forthProcedural requirements
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