Industrial relations

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GROUP SEMINAR

GROUP ONE: Aisha and Tellis

Define collective bargaining

Examine the 3 levels of collective bargaining and the conditions necessary for collective

bargaining to take place.

Discuss the structure and actual process of collective bargaining.

Examine the collective bargaining relationship

Define the differences between conjunctive bargaining versus cooperative bargaining and

distributive bargaining versus integrative bargaining

Describe the benefits of collective bargaining to all parties involved

Define joint consultation

Industrial Action

Define what industrial action is and explain the processes involved when calling for industrial

action.

Define the various forms of industrial action such as absenteeism, turnover, strikes, work-to

rule, go-slow, work-in/sit-in and picketing

Conciliation & Arbitration

Define the concepts of conciliation and arbitration and understand the similarities and

differences between these concepts.

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of conciliation and arbitration in the collective

bargaining process

Examine various conciliation and arbitration case studies and apply an understanding of these

theories and concepts