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Conor LC Bus Unit1&2
Key terms LC Bus Unit1b Industrial Relations & U2 Enterpreneurship
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Industrial Relations | The relations between the management of a firm and its employees and how they co-operate and communicate with each other. |
| Trade Union | An organisation representing employee’s in a particular trade or profession. |
| Shop Steward | A spokes person elected by employees as their official union representative in the workplace. |
| Irish Congress of Trade Unions | An Interest Group representing trade unions in Ireland. |
| Official strike | Union seeks the approval of members by secret ballot. Dispute must be confirmed by ICTU. A minimum of one weeks notice must be given. |
| Sympathetic Strike | A group of workers not involved in the dispute go on strike to show their support for the disputing workers. |
| Work-to-Rule | Employees carry out their work following all rules to the letter. They do their basic job and nothing else. |
| Token stoppage | Workers strike for a brief period to highligh greivances ex Teachers one-day stoppage Feb 2020 |
| Overtime Ban | Workers refuse to do any overtime. This is especially effective way to put pressure on the employer when the business is very busy. |
| unofficial strike | This is when workers go on strike without having a secret vote and/or without giving their employers a weeks notice. |
| wildcat/lightning strike | unofficial non-union quick strike. ex beef farmers blockade of meat processing plants 2020 |
| Political Strike | Workers protest against the government by stopping work. |
| Negotiation | A dialogue between two or more parties to reach a beneficial outcome over issues where a conflict exists |
| Conciliation | When a neutral 3rd party encourages both sides to meet and talk out their problems. |
| Mediation | When a neutral 3rd party acts as a go-between to the parties in a dispute. |
| Arbitration | When a neutral 3rd party is asked to investigate the dispute and make a ruling |
| Industrial Relations Act 1990 | Legislation that sets the ground rules for industrial relations disputes |
| Secret ballot | a sectret vote of union members whether to go on strike, to protect them from retribution from colleagues or management |
| Picketing | Employees walk outside the workplace carrying banners, informing the public that a strike is on. |
| Secondary picketing | the picketing of another business who does business with the employer with whom a union has a dispute. |
| Closed Shop | Where workers have only one choice of union to join. The management will speak only to that union. |
| Trade Union Immunity | An employer cannot sue a trade union and its members for losses suffered as a result of a strike. |
| Trade dispute | Any dispute between employers and workers connected with the terms or conditions of employment of any person” |
| Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) | Promotes good industrial relations practice and helps solve industrial disputes. |
| Labour Court | Investigates disputes that could not be resolved by the WRC |
| Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) | Representatives of employers and workers in a particular industry sector |
| Codes of Practice | A collection of accepted rules and procedures to be followed when dealing with conflict prepared by an employer with the guidance of the LRC. |
| Employment Regulation Orders (EROs) | sets minimum pay and work conditions in specific industries by JLCs. Used in sectors where workers are vulnerable or under represented by unions |
| Unfair Dismissal Acts 1977-2015 | The Act operates on the principle that a dismissal is deemed to be unfair until proved otherwise. |
| redundancy | being no longer in employment because there is no more work available. |
| incompetence | lack of ability to do something successfully or as it should be done |
| Reinstatement | The employee is given his old job back with exactly the same pay and conditions. He is entitled to full back pay from the date he was unfairly sacked. |
| Re-engagement | The employee is given her job back in a similar position. She is not entitled to back pay form the date she was sacked. |
| Compensation | The employee is paid an amount of money by her former employer as compensation for the financial loss she suffered as a result of the unfair dismissal up to maximum of 2 years. |
| Constructive Dismissal | Where the employer makes the working conditions for an employee so intolerable |
| Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 | Prohibits discrimination in the workplace. Covers temp, part-time and full-time work on equal pay, training and promotion |
| The 9 Grounds of Discrimination | Age, Gender, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Traveller, Family status, Civil status, Race or Religion |
| Harassment | Conduct which is offensive, humiliating or intimidating, acts of physical intimacy, spoken words, or pictures. |
| legislative conflict resolution | Using legal procedures to find solutions to industrial relations disputes. |
| non-legislative conflict resolution | Finding solutions to industrial relatioons conflict without using legal channels. ex. negotiation |
| Collective Bargaining | A process of negotiations between employers and a group of employees. Employees are represented by a trade union to which they belong. |
| National Agreements | far-reaching labour agreements negotiated between the Social Partners at a national level. |
| entrepreneur | a person who takes the initiative and risk with setting up a new business idea. they bring together the four factors of production: land |
| social enterprise | a not-for-profit organisation that has a social or environmental aim. profits go to the cause not owners |
| characteristics vs skills | part of a person's personality vs something that can be learned and improved |
| 6 Characteristics of an entrepreneur | Decisive, Risk-taker, Determined,Self-Motivated, Self-confident, Creative |
| 6 Skills of an entrepreneur | Decision-making, Being Proactive, Networking, Manage Risk, Human Relations, Realism |
| intrapreneurship | when someone working WITHIN a business acts like an entrepreneur |
| spin-off business | a new business that results from the development efforts of a company |
| efficiency | using resources to maximum effect with minimum waste |
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