LABOUR RELATIONS
...or INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS? employers vs. employees ↓ management vs. employees LABOUR UNIONS TRADE UNIONS Labour relations = industrial relations
Negotiations between employers and employees focus on 3 main issues: ....... wages ....... working hours ....... working conditions
Negotiations over 3 main issues: Fair wages Reasonable working hours Safe working conditions
What else do unions deal with? Redundancies and layoffs (workers are made redundant) redundancy pay , severance pay collective bargaining: social partners (employers, employees, the government) industrial action* - pay to workers on strike legal representation (e.g. in unfair dismissals, injuries at work, harassment cases, …) benefits for members (e.g. Christmas bonus, travel discounts, …) pressure groups (lobbying, influencing the government) *RB: p.66
Is this industrial action. Which type. Check RB: p. 66 Is this industrial action? Which type? Check RB: p.66. Source: Jutarnji list (http://www.jutarnji.hr/na-granicnim-prijelazima-sa-slovenijom-od-nedjelje-moguci-zastoji-zbog-strajka-policije/1492572)
Walmart and Black Friday strikes Robert Reich’s view (The Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/22/us-economy-walmart-workers-black-friday-strike
Health and pension benefits Unionization Grievances Wages Before you read the text on Walmart, check the meaning of the words below with your colleagues. Hourly wage Health and pension benefits Unionization Grievances Wages Working conditions Excessive hours Strike Pickets Unfair labour practices
While reading the text, please a) underline the parts that answer the questions below and b) give each paragraph a heading (naslov), i.e. the main idea of the pg. in as few words as possible (14 headings). 1.Are private-sector workers more likely to be union members today? What are the implications of this state of things? 2. How does the Walton family wealth compare to lower-income US citizens? 3. What do the Walmart workers intend do? Why? 4. How is Walmart reacting to such intentions? 5. What should be done to resolve the problem according to the text? Why?
MAJOR CHANGES ON THE LABOUR MARKET!
GIG ECONOMY – GOOD OR BAD?
Hillary Clinton criticises the Uber business model for exploiting workers (The Guardian, 2015)
https://www. theguardian https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jul/14/hillary-clinton-criticises-the-uber-business-model-for-exploiting-workers http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ubers-vision-gig-economy-doesnt-only-exploit-workers-it-harms-us-all-1589175
Read about industrial relations in Croatia (optional) http://www.worker-participation.eu/National-Industrial-Relations/Countries/Croatia