Labour Management Relation (HRM 12/12)

Take Away:
from lecture,

Dunlop's model 3 Actors:

• Government (MOM)
• Workers and their Union
  
• Management and their representatives

Relationship is linked by an ideology/common objective.

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In Lion City:
There is strong communication network,domincance of government,
primary concerns {economic growth,political stability,industrial harmony},
strong union movement,symbiotic:gov and unions,non-adversarial problem solving.
symbiotic:->a relationship between two people in which each person is dependent upon and receives reinforcement, whether beneficial or detrimental, from the other.

Federation of Trade Unions-->National Trades Union Congress {NTUC income,NWC,NTUC comfort,CPF issues,NTUC club-welfare}

1960s---------->Create job,Promote economic growth
1980 & 1990---->Competitiveness through productivity and better quality work life
late 1990---------->Economic crisis, minimum retirement,train and re-train

>>>Cement relationship not derail.

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Collective Bargaining ----> Procedural agreement,substantive agreement


Structure to maintain Good Labor-Management Relations

• Laws & Procedures
• Role of government,union and management
• Shared Values
  

Laws

1. Employment Act
   
2. Industrial Relations Act
   
3. Trade Unions Act
   
4. Trade Disputes Act
   
5. Workmen's Compensation Act
6. Retirement Age Act
7. Factories Act
8. Employment of Foreign Workers Act
   

Fostering Good Labor Management Relations

• Labour management committee
• QC circles
• Shopfloor Discussion
• Grievance handling
• Newsletter
• Suggestion Schemes
• Recreation committee
• Safety committee
• Productivity gainsharing

Overcoming obstacle to Good Labor Management Relations

• Management commitment
• Attitude of management
• Importance of supervisor
• Union Leader
• Workers' attitude

Shared Values

1. Nation before community,society above self
2. Family as the basic unit of society
3. Community support & respect for individual
4. Consensus not conflict
5. Racial & Religious harmony

Challenges:

• Change in technology
• International Competition
• Changing profile of worker
• Aging and diverse workforce
• Restructuring and privatization
  
• Protectionism by developed countries

labor Disputes:

• figure(trade disputes) decreasing since 1996:309 ---> 2006:163
• The Industrial Arbitration Court existed to settle disputes through conciliation and arbitration