Objectives of Industrial Relations Industrial Relations

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Manu Melwin JoyAssistant Professor

Ilahia School of Management Studies

Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114

Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com

Main Objective of Industrial Relations

• The primary objective of

industrial relations is to

maintain and develop

good and healthy relations

between employees and

employers or operatives

and management.

Secondary Objectives of Industrial Relations

• Establish and foster sound relationship between workers and management by safeguarding their interests.

• Avoid industrial conflicts and strikes by developing mutuality among the interests of concerned parties.

Secondary Objectives of Industrial Relations

• Keep, as far as possible, strikes, lockouts and gheraos at bay by enhancing the economic status of workers.

• Provide an opportunity to the workers to participate in management and decision making process.

Secondary Objectives of Industrial Relations

• Raise productivity in the organisation to curb the employee turnover and absenteeism.

• Avoid unnecessary interference of the government, as far as possible and practicable, in the matters of relationship between workers and management.

Secondary Objectives of Industrial Relations

• Establish and nurse industrial democracy based on labour partnership in the sharing of profits and of managerial decisions.

• Socialise industrial activity by involving the government participation as an employer.

Objectives of Industrial Relations - Krikaldy

• According to Krikaldy, industrial relations in a country are influenced, to a large extent, by the form of the political government it has. Therefore, the objectives of industrial relations are likely to change with change in the political government across the countries.

Objectives of Industrial Relations - Krikaldy

• Accordingly, Kirkaldy has identified four objectives of industrial relations as listed below:– Improvement of economic

conditions of workers.– State control over industrial

undertakings with a view to regulating production and promoting harmonious industrial relations.

Objectives of Industrial Relations - Krikaldy

• Accordingly, Kirkaldy has identified four objectives of industrial relations as listed below:– Socialisation and

rationalisation of industries by making the state itself a major employer.

– Vesting of a proprietary interest of the workers in the industries in which they are employed.