MCQ DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Causes and settlement of industrial disputes Expected learning outcomeStudents will understand causes of Industrial Disputes MCQ DISPUTE RESOLUTION Industrial Dispute • An industrial dispute is defined as a conflict or a difference in opinion between management and workers regarding employment. • Demands made by workers-employer resist– Industrial dispute rise. Types of industrial dispute 1. Interest Disputes- Dispute relating to economic interest of the employees, e.g., relating to wages, incentives and other benefits, conditions of employment 2. Rights Disputes- Dispute over the understanding, interpretation, and application of the rules and regulation which protect the rights of the employees, e.g., relating to statutory rules, company rules, collective bargaining agreements, employment contracts etc. Causes of Disputes • Wage Demands- Inflation and high cost • Union Rivalry- Multiple unions, inter union rivalry, loss of production • Political Interference –freedom of association, right to strike, refuse to accept agreement favorable for workers • Unfair Labor Practices • Technology- new technology, skill gap and resistance to change • Temporary and worker contract • Trade Unions • Others- industrial sickness , retrenchment etc. Causes of Disputes • Wage Demands – inflation and high cost of living – wage agreement – Closely related to wages are bonus, incentives, and other allowances Factory Problems S o urc e: In dia stat.c o m Causes of Disputes • Temp and Contract Labor – wage disparities that exist between a regular employee and the one on contract – The Contract Labor Act, 1970 stipulates that no contract labor can be appointed for a permanent work – step motherly treatment • Political Interference – Major trade unions are affiliated to political parties – Distant ideological issues divide and fragment unions on party lines – Inspired by their political ideologies, certain unions refuse to sign an agreement even if it is favorable to all the workers – Every political party somehow engineers strikes, gheraos and bandhs to demonstrate its politica