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Industrial Relations
Terms and Definitons JC Business Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Industrial Relations | The relationship that exists between employers and their employees in the workplace. |
| Trade Union | An organisation of employees whose aims are to protect jobs and improve the pay and conditions of their members. |
| Craft Union | Members have a particular craft, trade or skill e.g. electrician (TEEU). |
| Industrial Union | Members all work in the same industry e.g. banking sector (IBOA). |
| General Union | Members come from many different industries and thus the unions are very large (SIPTU). |
| Professional Union | Members have a professional qualification, also known as 'white-collar' e.g. teachers (ASTI). |
| Shop Steward | Person elected by members of the trade union to represent them in the workplace. |
| Irish Congress of Trade Unions - ICTU | The governing body for trade unions in Ireland. |
| Demarcation dispute | An employee is asked to do the job of another employee. |
| Official strike (all-out strike) | Members vote to go on strike and if the majority says yes, seek the support of ICTU and give employers one week's notice. |
| Unofficial strike | Employees go on strike without taken a vote or without the agreement of their own trade union or ICTU. |
| Sympathetic strike | Employees who don't have a problem with their employer go on strike in support of their colleagues who do have a problem. |
| Lightning strike | Employees call a strike suddenly and walk out of work without holding a vote or informing their employer. |
| Work to rule (go-slow) | Employees come to work but only do the minimum work, won't work overtime or perform certain tasks. |
| Labour Relations Commission | Set up by the government to help solve trade disputes. |
| Conciliation | Bringing two sides of a dispute together to discuss the problem and try reach a solution that both sides accept. |
| Labour Court | Investigates and decides how trade disputes should be solve |
| Arbitration | An independent person e.g. Labour Court, listens to both sides of a dispute and makes a decision about how the dispute should be solved. |
| Equality Officer | Investigate disputes where an employee is complaining of being unfairly treated at work. |
| Rights Commissioner | Investigates a dispute that involves only one employee in a firm. |
| Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) | Organisation that represents employers and gives them advice and information. |
| Unfair dismissal | An employee is dismissed because of their religious or political beliefs, race or colour etc. |