Industrial and Labour Relations & Labour and Trade Union Training

Navigating industrial relations effectively is key to ensuring harmony, compliance, and productivity in today’s complex work environments. This comprehensive training program provides in-depth insights into labour laws, collective bargaining, union negotiations, and conflict resolution. Participants will strengthen their ability to manage employer-employee relationships, mitigate risk, and foster a collaborative industrial climate.

Course Overview

Effective industrial relations are critical for organizational stability and workforce productivity. This Corporate Heights program equips professionals with modern frameworks to:

  • Navigate complex labor-management dynamics

  • Implement fair dispute resolution mechanisms

  • Align union relationships with business objectives

  • Ensure compliance with evolving labor legislation

Course Objectives

  • Develop skills to analyze employment relationships, manage collective bargaining, and implement effective grievance procedures.

  • Learn to conduct productive negotiations, interpret union demands, and establish mutually beneficial agreements.

  • Gain working knowledge of labor laws including Industrial Disputes Act, Wage Regulations, and Social Security provisions.

  • Acquire mediation techniques to reduce strikes, lockouts, and other industrial actions.

Training Methodology

  • Real-world case studies from manufacturing, healthcare and service sectors

  • Collective bargaining simulations with role-playing exercises

  • Labor law interpretation workshops

  • Dispute resolution drills

  • Corporate Heights' ACT Framework (Analyze-Communicate-Transform)

What’s in it for you?

    • Improve union-management collaboration

    • Ensure full compliance with labor regulations

    • Develop internal expertise in conflict resolution

    • Create stable, productive work environments

    • Career Advancement: Qualify for senior IR specialist and labor relations roles

    • Negotiation Mastery: Develop high-value collective bargaining skills

    • Legal Expertise: Interpret complex labor legislation with confidence

    • Conflict Resolution: Become the go-to expert for workplace dispute management

    • Professional Network: Connect with industry peers and labor law experts

Who Should Attend?

  • HR Managers & Industrial Relations Officers

  • Trade Union Representatives

  • Plant Managers & Operations Leaders

  • Labor Law Compliance Professionals

Course Outline

    • Key concepts in labor economics

    • Tripartite relationships (State-Employer-Employee)

    • Comparative global IR systems

    • Union structures and power resources

    • Evolving roles in digital economies

    • Strengthening constructive union relationships

    • Industrial Disputes Act deep dive

    • Wage and social security laws

    • Recent amendments and judicial trends

    • Early warning indicators

    • Grievance redressal mechanisms

    • Works committee operations

    • Interest-based bargaining models

    • Negotiation preparation checklists

    • Agreement drafting best practices

    • Conciliation vs. arbitration

    • Strike/lockout management

    • Mediation case simulations

    • Gig economy implications

    • Automation and reskilling

    • Cross-cultural workforce management

    • Developing organization-specific IR policies

    • Peer review sessions

“Sustainable productivity grows where management and labor meet as partners, not adversaries.”
— Corporate Heights