1. Challenges posed by Human Resource Management strategies to Trade Unions
Actrav-Turin

2. HRM implies lean organization, flat structures, multi-tasking & change of approach towards workers & unions - Managements have begun to deal directly with workers in order to improve productivity – instead of fighting the union, make union irrelevant by addressing workers needs
Where ever HRM principles are being introduced, unions memberships have been under threat
Why?
Management not only interested in cheap labour but interested in Committed labour force & therefore have initiated new policies under HRM to compete effectively

3. What Is Commitment? Productivity Flexibility in Learning New Skills
Capacity to identify & solve problems at work
Responsibility for the product & Co. goal
Quality has to be everyone’s concern

4. Some Issues due to HRM The importance of Team Work
Flat Structures are more efficient
Change is a continuous process
Decentralize Decision-Making
Methods of Rewarding Employees
The importance of Training-leadership development.
Quality Circles
Failure of QC

5. Total Quality Management
Top Management is responsible for people
Changing the attitude of line managers
The internal customer
Line managers are responsible for putting HRM into practice

6. Is HRM Is A Threat To Trade Unionism & CB?
The Non-Union Strategy
Limiting Unions to Wage Bargaining
HRM appeals to individual
Can Unions Meet The Challenges?
Can Unions stop these changes?
The main weakness of the unionism – existence is built on management failure
How can unions change? What needs to change?
Need for unions to have a say in matters traditionally considered management areas – need to go beyond collective bargaining towards participatory rights

7. Working Time in a day General Norm:
Out of 480 minutes (8 hours), at best 420 minutes of working time should be there – 60 minutes are to be set aside for lunch break (half hour) and 2 breaks of 15 minutes each for tea-cofi, etc
Out of 420 minutes available for work, the following deductions from working time need to be considered:
- personal needs allowance
- fatigue allowance – differs for different job stations
- hazard allowance