INSTITUTE- University School of

Business
DEPARTMENT- Management
MBA
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BAC-790

Unit 1- Employee Relations DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER

 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Collective bargaining is defined as the negotiation between the employees and the employer

on the working salaries, wages and other benefits in prior to control the conflicts in the future.

Source: http://ohioaflcio.com/help-protect-collective-bargaining-in-ohio/

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features
• Wages
• Working conditions
• Work norms
• Job security
• Grievances
• Health and safety
• Insurance and benefits

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 NATURE

• COLLECTIVE

• MAIN ROLE

• FLEXIBLE APPROACH

• DYNAMIC

• STRENGTH

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OBJECTIVES-
• To settle disputes/ conflicts
• To protect the interest of workers
• To resolve the differences between workers and management
• To avoid third party intervention

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 FUNCTIONS
• DECISION-MAKING

• TOGETHER

• COOPERATION

• UNIFORMITY

• REDRESSAL OF GRIEVANCES

• FAIR METHOD

• STABILITY

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 TYPES

Source: https://businessjargons.com/types-of-collective-bargaining.html

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PROCESS-
• Identification of the problem
• Collection of data
• Selection of negotiators
• Climate of negotiations
• Bargaining strategy and tactics
• Formalising the agreement
• Enforcing the agreement

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Factors Inhibiting Collective Bargaining-
• Employer’s reluctant
• Weak unions
• Inadequate interventions

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Conditions Essential for Effective bargaining-
• Unanimity among workers
• Strength of both the parties
• Attitudes
• Representative authority-
Fully understand problem
Mutual trust, confidence and respect
Free from unfair practices
Respect rights and responsibilities of the other party

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Suggestions for effective implementation of
collective bargaining-
• Unions should be made strong by creating awareness among workers
• Interference of political leaders should be avoided
• Govt. should make efforts for the growth of collective bargaining
• Management should develop a positive attitude towards unions

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 CAUSES FOR THE FAILURE
• Corrupt or unfair practices by anyone in the organization.

• No factual data is available.

• Management do not recognize the trade union.

• Negative attitude of the management.

• Interference by the political.

• There is unequal strength of parties.

• There is lack of objectivity in addressing of redressals.

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TRADE UNION-
It is a formal association of workers that promotes and protects the
interests of its members through collective action.
Under Trade Union Act of 1926, the term is defined as any combination,
whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of
regulating the relations between workers and employers.

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OBJECTIVES-
• Wages and salaries
• Working conditions
• Discipline
• Personal policies
• Welfare
• Employee-employer relations
• Negotiating machinery
• Safeguarding organizational health and the interest of the industry

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FUNCTIONS-
• Militant or protective or intra-mutual functions
• Fraternal or extramural functions
• Political functions
• Social functions

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IMPORTANCE-
Workers join a trade union primary to:
• Improve their bargaining power
• Voice their concerns, grievances, problems etc in a united manner
• Have a platform for self expression- ideas, thoughts, feelings
• Minimize discrimination and favoritism especially in matters relating
to pay, work, transfer, promotion, etc
• Secure adequate protection in case of illness, accident,
unemployment, etc
• Strike rapport with others and improve their working relationships
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Trade unions also help in accelerated pace of development in many
ways like-
• By helping in the recruitment and selection of workers
• By inculcating discipline among the workforce
• By enabling settlement of industrial disputes in a rational manner
• By helping social adjustments

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UNION STRUCTURE-
• Craft unions
• Industrial union
• General union
• federations

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 PROBLEMS
• Small size
• Poor finance
• Politicization
• Multiplicity of union
• Lack of enlightened labour force
• Miscellaneous problems

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Measures to strengthen Trade Union-
• One Union in One Industry
• Training and Education of Union Workers
• Enlarging the Coverage
• Strengthening the Unions
• Change in the Employers’ Attitude
• Adequacy of Funds
• Free from Political influence

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