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resolving conflict
in the workplace
Term | Definition |
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Industrial Relations | The relationship between the employer and employees in an organisation. |
Causes of Industrial Relations Conflict: | pay, working conditions, technology, redundancy, unfair dismissal. |
Pay Claims | A demand made by employees to their employer for an increase in pay. |
Inflation | The increase in the cost of goods and services from one year to the next. |
Types of industrial action (legal): | official strike, all-out strike, work to rule, token stoppage, overtime ban. |
Types of industrial action (illegal): | unofficial strike, wildcat/lightning strike, political strike. |
Overtime | When employees work more hours than their standard working week. |
Industrial Relations Act 1990 | Introduced to improve industrial relations in Ireland and to help to resolve industrial relations disputes. |
Workplace Relations Act 2015 | An independent body that provides a range of industrial relations services to employers and employees. |
Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) | A = Information B = An advisory service C = Conciliation D = Mediation E = An adjudication service F = Codes of practice |
Misconduct | Unacceptable behavior pf an employee in the workplace. |
Unfair Dismissal | age, religious or political beliefs, race, trade union membership, pregnancy, gender, member of the LGBT community, member of the Traveler Community. |
Unfair Dismissal Act 1977-2015 | prevent employees being dismissed from their role for unfair reasons. |
Discrimination | When one person is treated less favorably than another is, has been or would be treated in a comparable situation. |
Employment Equality Act 1998-2015 | Applies to temporary, full- and part time employees in both the public and private sectors. Eg/ equal pay, training and promotion. |
Resolving complaints of discrimination in the workplace (non-legislative): | Meet with manager: |
Resolving complaints of discrimination in the workplace (legislative): | Mediation, adjudication |