industrial relations
Workplace negotiation field
Industrial relations is the field concerned with relationships between employers and employees, especially regarding wages, working conditions, and collective bargaining.
The term often appears in formal or academic contexts: She works in industrial relations for a manufacturing company.
In practice, it covers labor disputes, union negotiations, and workplace policies.
Workers' collective for negotiations
- labor unionCollective bargaining group
- union membershipJoining a labor organization
- union representativeAdvocate for organized workers
- shop stewardElected worker liaison
collective voice · union dues · union local · federation · AFL-CIO · closed shop · open shop · union recognition
Joint worker-employer talks
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- bargaining tableWhere parties negotiate agreements
contract negotiation · wage negotiation · binding arbitration · settlement · agreement · memorandum of understanding · ratification · counter-proposal
Forceful impact or stoppage
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
walkout · slowdown · wildcat strike · labor dispute · unfair labor practice · picketing · boycott · work-to-rule
Rules governing work conditions
- employment lawStatutes governing workplace relations
- unfair dismissalImproper ending of employment
- wrongful terminationIllegal firing from job
- workers compensationEmployer-funded injury benefits
minimum wage law · employment rights · statutory rights · employment contract · collective agreement · labor board · NLRB
Employee administration department
- performance managementOverseeing and improving work quality
- employee handbookOfficial workplace policy guide
- corporate policyOrganization's formal rules
- line managerDirect workplace superior
HR director · management strategy · organizational hierarchy · compliance
Circumstances of employment
- occupational healthWorker wellbeing discipline
- workplace safetyHarm prevention at jobs
- employee welfareOrganizational care for staff
- job securityProtected employment status
trade union
Workers' collective for negotiations
- labor unionCollective bargaining group
- union membershipJoining a labor organization
- union representativeAdvocate for organized workers
shop steward · collective voice · union dues · union local · federation · AFL-CIO · closed shop · open shop · union recognition · card check
collective bargaining
Joint worker-employer talks
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
bargaining table · contract negotiation · wage negotiation · binding arbitration · settlement · agreement · memorandum of understanding · ratification · counter-proposal · final offer
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
work stoppage · walkout · slowdown · wildcat strike · labor dispute · unfair labor practice · picketing · boycott · work-to-rule · sit-in
labor law
Rules governing work conditions
- employment lawStatutes governing workplace relations
- unfair dismissalImproper ending of employment
- wrongful terminationIllegal firing from job
workers compensation · minimum wage law · employment rights · statutory rights · employment contract · collective agreement · labor board · NLRB
human resources
Employee administration department
- performance managementOverseeing and improving work quality
- employee handbookOfficial workplace policy guide
- corporate policyOrganization's formal rules
line manager · HR director · management strategy · organizational hierarchy · compliance
working conditions
Circumstances of employment
- occupational healthWorker wellbeing discipline
- workplace safetyHarm prevention at jobs
- employee welfareOrganizational care for staff
job security · shift work · workplace culture · workplace democracy
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
- Labor Movementlabor leaders, union organizers, union leaders, labor activists, labor movement
- Labor Politicslabor laws, labor movement, labor policy, unionization, labor disputes
- labor relationslabor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining, labor negotiations
- labor rightsworker rights, labor laws, union rights, employee rights, right to strike
- employment lawemployment law, employment contracts, employment contract, employment standards, employment agreement
relation, industry, relations, industrial, correlation, correlate, correlative, industrialized, relational