Governments Concern In Industrial Relations

Governments Concern In Industrial Relations

Governments concern for good industrial relations is very evident. Explain why government should show so much concern as to pass laws to regulate industrial relations.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Governments concern for good industrial relations is very important as it sets the legal framework that industrial relations operate in. Appropriate industrial relations legislation should recognize the requirements of both employers and employees. Both the employee and the employer want to profit from each other but are also reliant on each other. This means that the equal bargaining power of employers and workers must be recognize. Appropriate industrial relations laws should address any imbalance of power and give both groups an equal degree of control. According to oppapers.com “Appropriate industrial relations should not only allow a mixture of both collective and individual bargaining but also facilitate employee participation in day to day workplace decisions”. After all it is the structure and framework of the employment relationship, which is governed by legislation that leads to good Industrial Relations. According to Accel-Team, appropriate industrial relations laws are there to protect both parties by protecting the weak (hence minimum wage); outlaw discrimination (race, sex, etc); determine minimum standards of safety, health, hygiene and minimum employment conditions (sick leave, annual leave, etc) to prevent the abuse of power by either party (Accel-team. 2005). If all these areas are addressed in the best interest of both the workers and managers, then this has the potential to lead to good industrial relations.
2.0 The Basis of Government Intervention in Industrial Relations

The government which is often referred to as the third party in industrial relations also plays an important role through its different intervention strategies using the instrumentality of mediation, arbitration and conciliation besides promulgating the necessary legislations for the...