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Forms of Industrial Conflict
Forms of Industrial Conflict
CONFLICT
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Define Industrial conflict
Discuss the role of industrial conflict in IR
Overt or Covert
Collective or Individual
Pro-active or Defensive
Employer or Employees expressed
Employer expressed
Overt
- Lock-out
- Close-down
- Production transfer
- Dismissal
Covert
Victimization
Withdrawal of benefits
Harassment
Discrimination
THE SOCIAL STRUCTURALIST
“strike” means the act of a number of workers who are or have been in the
employment —
(a) discontinue their employment either wholly or partially, or in reducing the normal
performance of it;
(b) breach their employment contract which results in a reduction or discontinuance in
the work of the employer;
(c) refuse or failing after such discontinuance to resume or return to their employment;
(d) refuse or failing to accept engagement for work in which the workers are usually
employed; or
(e) reduce their normal output or their normal rate of work with the intention of
disrupting the work,
External:
- Conciliation
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Adjudication
DISPUTE RESOLUTION