Industrial Relations in India : A Practitioner's Handbook

Title: Industrial Relations in India : A Practitioner's Handbook
Author: E.I. Ravindranath
ISBN: 1259058530 / 9781259058530
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 610
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2013
Availability: Out of Stock

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Having a healthy Industrial Relations climate is not an option anymore for any organization, it is a compulsive necessity for survival and growth. Recent developments in the industry throughout India clearly reveal the importance of Industrial Relations. A practical guide to create, sustain and leverage excellent employee relations based on analysis of current trends in Industrial Relations, the book draws out lessons from specific cases of disputes and conflicts. Retracing the major incidents and events of recent times and examining the root cause of the problems, the book helps decision makers to review their people processes and focus on creating and sustaining best practices in employer-employee relations. While helping to evolve strategies for managing and negotiating with Trade Unions, the book also shares essential knowledge to ensure shop floor discipline.

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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Cause–Effect Analysis of Major Failures
Chapter 3 : Case Studies Relating to Trade Unions
Chapter 4 : Conflicts Relating to Employment Conditions
Chapter 5 : Disputes Regarding Non-Employment
Chapter 6 : Conflicts Due to Poor People-Management
Chapter 7 : Disputes on Account of Rationalisation and Standardisation
Chapter 8 : External Causes Impacting Establishments
Chapter 9 : Conceptual Framework of Industrial Relations
Chapter 10 : Harmonious Relationships and IR Climate
Chapter 11 : Evolutionary Basics of IR
Chapter 12 : Legal Framework of IR
Chapter 13 : Understanding the Trade Union Organisation
Chapter 14 : Recognition of Trade Unions
Chapter 15 : Protected Workmen – The Myths and Realities
Chapter 16 : Discipline as an Enabler of Sustainable Harmony
Chapter 17 : The Nuts and Bolts of Industrial Disputes
Chapter 18 : Maintenance Functions in IR
Chapter 19 : The Art of Negotiation
Chapter 20 : Collective Bargaining – The Core of Industrial Relations
Chapter 21 : Negotiated Settlements
Chapter 22 : Managing Temporary Workforce
Chapter 23 : India and the ILO
Chapter 24 : Direct Actions
Chapter 25 : Domestic Enquiry Process
Chapter 26 : Dissecting Documentation
Chapter 27 : Hard Choices and Soft Options
Chapter 28 : Managing Corporate Industrial Relations
Chapter 29 : IR in Public Sector Undertakings
Chapter 30 : Emerging Challenges
Chapter 31 : Doing the Right Things