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Industrial relations
The different industrial relation acts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Trade Union | organisation which represent the interest of the employees by negotiating on behalf of them |
| Industrial relations | the relationship between an employee and employer |
| Shop Steward | An elected representative of trade union in the workplace |
| ICTU | Irish congress of trade unions |
| Work to rule strike | workers refuse to do any work not specified in their employment contract |
| Lightening strike | workers go on strike on spur of the moment |
| Immunity | cannot be sued as result of industrial action |
| secondary picketing | peaceful picketing outside business partners premesis e.g supplier |
| trade dispute | disputes between employers and employees |
| conciliation | third party makes recommendation which can be accepted or rejected |
| arbitration | where two parties agree in advance to dicision |
| discrimination | treating one person less favorable than another |
| burden of proof | the evidence which must be provided in dispute |
| E.A.T | employment appeals tribunal |
| constructive dismissal | employer makes it difficult for employee and worker is forced to stay out of work or leave |