The Concept of Industrial Relation, Labour Unions and Why to Join One

The Concept of Industrial Relation, Labour Unions and Why to Join One

Welcome to learnritehere.com. Today we are discussing the labour and industrial relations and the need to be part of a labour union. Can a group of five or more form union in an organisation in which they offer their services? We’ll let you know in the contents below. Find below what will be contained in the entire article; table of contents.

The Basic Concept of Labour-employer relations

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Labour relations describe the formal relationship between management (employers) and the workers (employees). The aim of every labour relations system is to maintain industrial peace, harmony or cordiality between management and workers. It could also be between superiors and subordinates. All the various practices, which are put in place, are to motivate the worker and raise his moral. All these are in bits to encourage him to give or contribute effectively to the attainment of organizational goals.

We can also say it is the relationship between workers and managers or management of an institution or company.

The relationship between these groups can be cordial when there is peace, harmon y and friendliness. The opposite is the case when such relationship is characterised by antagonism, treats, riots, demonstrations, strike actions and many more.

The Key Players in Labour Relations

The key players in this setting include

1. Workers and their unions
2. Employers or management
3. And the government

Every labour relations systems create a complex of rules to govern the work place and work community. The rules include agreements, statutes, orders, decree, policies, practices, etc.

The form of the rules doesn’t alter tis essential character; that is to define the statues of the actors or players and to govern the conduct of all the actors of the work place and work community.

What to know about Ghana Employers Association.

This is the basic form of labour association within the circles of the labour relations. It was established in 1969 and it includes at least two employers who have in between at least 15 employees each. The need for the association arose from the awareness amongst employers of the value of consultation among themselves and of a combined approach to matters of their business interest.

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Objectives of the Association

The follower are what contain in the objectives of the association

1. To protect the interest of the industry
2. To advise government on labour issues
3. To assist universities and training institutions in identifying new areas for manpower development
4. To provide machinery for nominating suitable employer representatives to be committees as and when considered desirable.
5. To watch over and keep members inform about the operations of existing rules and practices of government and government committees.
6. To cooperate with any organisation of employers, international or otherwise or become a member of the internal organization whose main objectives are similar to those of the Ghana Employers’ Associations

Trade Union Congress

The Ghana Trade Union Congress has been structures in such a way that almost all sectors of the economy have national unions. In all, there are currently 17 and more unions and the number keeps increasing. Few of them include; Teachers and Educational Workers Union, Industrial and Commercial Workers Union, Ghana National Association of Graduate Teachers, National Association of Teachers, Timber Workers Union, etc.

Why Workers Join Labour Unions?

Workers who join unions stand to gain the following goodies;

1. There is a job security for workers. Members enjoy protection, exploitations, unfair treatment and arbitrary treatments, harassment, and unfair dismissals.
2. The Trade Union Congress ensures that employers pay their employees the minimum legislated wages and salaries. Unions also ensure that employers obtain and maintain just, proper and equitable rate of wages, hours of work and other conditions of work. In short, they enforce minimum wages and salaries payment.
3. The Trade Union Congress ensures that employers satisfy the needs of employees. For instance employees should be remunerated according to their qualification and output at work. That is satisfaction of employees’ needs at work place.
4. Improvement of working conditions. The unions makes it possible for employers to  conform to the factory, office and shop act of 1970. The act compels employers by law to be responsible for making certain provisions for safety, health and welfare of employees at their work place.
5. Unions regulate relations and settle disputes between their members and their employers. They help in the settlement of disputes between employers and employees.
6. They also provide assistance in times of sickness or other personal distress. They also provide educational opportunities at union sponsored schools.

Rights Of Labour Unions

Work unions or organisational unions enjoy the following rights.

1. Strike and industrial actions
2. Work to rule by ensuring that employees remain at work
3. Picketing
4. Boycott
5. Go slow
6. Over time ban
7. Sabotage

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Now you have seen the essence of joining a labour union. The labour union basically becomes the mouthpiece of the employees and the go-between between them and the management.