MANA 366 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Resources, System Model, Statutory Law
27 Jan 2017
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Industrial relations: the study of employment relationships and issues (between employees, employers and governmental agencies) often in unionized work places. Union: a group of workers recognized by law who collectively bargain terms and conditions of employment with their employers. Labor relations: the study of employment relationships and issues between groups of employees (usually in unions) and management, also known as union-management relations. Often focuses on issues concerning collective employment relationships. Collective agreement: a written document outlining the terms and conditions of employment in a unionized workplace, a contract. Equity-efficiency theory (barbash 1987): employers usually focus on efficiency while unions and employees most often concentrate on equity. Collective bargaining: the process by which management and labor negotiate the terms and conditions of employment in a unionized workplace. Strike: an action by workers in which they cease to perform duties and do not report to work. Human resources: the study of the employment relationship between employers and individual employees.
