QANTAS DISPUTE On October 22nd‚ 2001‚ the Industrial dispute between QANTAS and its employees was initiated with the offering of a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. This proposed an 18-month wage freeze for employees plus a sliding scale profit share scheme. Ten out of twelve unions under QANTAS accepted the terms of the agreement‚ barring the unions of manufacturing employees (AWU and AMWU). They were holding out for a 4-6% pay rise. On the 8th May 2002‚ some ten months later‚ the dispute was
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analyzing the industrial dispute between Qantas and the trade unions in 2011. The key questions include: _(1) WHAT WERE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE QANTAS DISPUTE IN 2011? (2) WHAT DOES IT ILLUSTRATE ABOUT CHANGING INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN AUSTRALIA?_ To address the question (1)‚ there is an analysis of the interviews and documentary evidence to explain the causes and consequences of the Qantas dispute. To the question (2)‚ it applies theories of industrial relation to the Qantas case in order
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Qantas dispute heads to umpire‚ more pain possible Kelly Burke‚ Matthew O ’Sullivan‚ Jessica Wright November 22‚ 2011 [pic] Alan Joyce… “the winners out of this are our customers”. Photo: Dallas Kilponen THE Qantas dispute will drag into next year and there is a threat of further legal action‚ with negotiations between the three unions and the airline collapsing within hours of the mandated deadline. Despite a push by the Transport Workers Union to extend the 21-day negotiation period‚ yesterday
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Uttar Pradesh State Road Trasnport Corporation v UP Rajya Sadak Parivahan Karamchari Union Date Of Judgment: 9/03/2007 - Case No.: Appeal (civil) 1235 of 2007 - Bench: S. B. Sinha & Markandey Katju Judgment: [Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 3735 of 2006] [with CA 1238/2007 @ SLP(Civil) Nos. 10406/2006 CA 1236/2007 @ SLP(Civil) Nos. 10407/2006 CA 1237/2007 @ SLP(Civil) Nos. 10408/2006 Markandey Katju‚ J. - Leave granted. These appeals have been directed against the impugned
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The Industrial Disputes Act‚ 1947 Preliminary: The Industrial Disputes Act‚ 1947 extends to whole of India. It came into operation on the first day of April‚ 1947. This Act replaced the Trade Disputes Act of 1929. The Trade Disputes Act imposed certain restraints on the right of strike and lockout in Public Utility Services. But no provision was existing for the settlement of Industrial Disputes‚ either by reference to a Board of Conciliation or to a Court of Inquiry. In order to remove this deficiency
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Industrial Conflict Definition and Causes of Industrial Conflict Industrial conflict is the situation where disputes and disagreements arise between employees’ and employers over matters related to the working conditions. Conflict is endemic among human grouping because of the divergent interests which are usually diametrically opposed.While employers must maximise his profit by reducing to the minimun level the cost of production which is usually at the detriment of the employees‚ employees
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Introduction 1 An industrial dispute 2 Causes of industrial dispute 2-3 Procedures for settling industrial disputes 4-6 History of Honda Company 7-8 Products & technology of Honda 9-10 Case study of Honda 11-13 Suggestions
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Industrial Relations Introduction • relations which are the outcome of the employment relationship in an industrial enterprise • every industrial relations system creates a complex of rules and regulations to govern the work place and work community • main purpose: to maintain harmonious relations between labour and management by solving their problems through collective bargaining • the government/state shapes industrial relations with the help of
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Indu Industrial Disputes Act -1947 The conflict between the industrialists (employers) and labourers (employees) is inherent in a democratic and an industrial society. Economic progress of a country largely gets obstructed by the industrial conflicts; therefore ‘industrial peace’ is desired. It is a reality that no rule‚ regulation or legislation can eliminate the industrial conflicts permanently; however a quest for industrial harmony is indispensable when a country plans to make industrial
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Composition‚ Role and function of the Industrial Dispute Tribunal. Composition The Industrial Dispute Tribunal was conceptualized as an established permanent body for easier access to arbitration‚ an alternative to industrial action‚ and as an avenue for economic growth through its dispute settlement and income policy potential. According to George Phillip in his book A-Z of Industrial Relations Practice at the work place “Dispute may be defined as a quarrel between a worker and an employer or
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