Industrial Relations in Singapore
Practice and Perspective
Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Industrial Management, Human Resources & Personnel Management, Organizational Behavior
| Author: | Oun Hean Loh | ISBN: | 9789813230378 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company | Publication: | June 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | WSPC | Language: | English |
| Author: | Oun Hean Loh |
| ISBN: | 9789813230378 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company |
| Publication: | June 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | WSPC |
| Language: | English |
Industrial Relations in Singapore — Practice and Perspective is a comprehensive account of the key developments in industrial relations in Singapore over the last five decades. It offers a holistic, one-stop information depository of relevant industrial relations frameworks, institutions, processes and practices, and issues from a practitioner's perspective.
Contents:
- Acknowledgment
- Foreword 1
- Foreword 2
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Trade Unions: Then and Now
- Trade Unions: Legal Framework, Structure and Management
- Employers and Employers' Federations
- Roles of the Government in Industrial Relations
- Union Representation and Recognition
- Collective Bargaining
- Collective Agreements
- Disputes Resolution — Conciliation
- Disputes Resolution — Arbitration
- Industrial Actions
- Terms and Conditions of Employment
- Management of Employment-related Claims from Individual Employees
- Wage Policies and Practices and the National Wages Council
- Retirement and Re-employment
- Retrenchment
- Dismissal and Termination
- Tripartism
- Industrial Relations in the Banking Sector
- Industrial Relations in the Air Transportation Sector
- Industrial Relations in the Petrochemical Sector
- Conclusion and Unique Features of Industrial Relations of Singapore
- Index
Readership: This book is appropriate for undergraduates, graduate students and academicians, as well as professionals and consultants in Human Resource Management.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive coverage of both the legal and practical aspects of industrial relations in Singapore, drawing from hands-on experience in collective bargaining, conciliation and arbitration of industrial disputes, as well as handling of dismissal appeals and union recognition claims
- Views from several industrial relations veterans are captured
- Highlights of industrial relations developments and salient practices in three important industry sectors are included
Industrial Relations in Singapore — Practice and Perspective is a comprehensive account of the key developments in industrial relations in Singapore over the last five decades. It offers a holistic, one-stop information depository of relevant industrial relations frameworks, institutions, processes and practices, and issues from a practitioner's perspective.
Contents:
- Acknowledgment
- Foreword 1
- Foreword 2
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Trade Unions: Then and Now
- Trade Unions: Legal Framework, Structure and Management
- Employers and Employers' Federations
- Roles of the Government in Industrial Relations
- Union Representation and Recognition
- Collective Bargaining
- Collective Agreements
- Disputes Resolution — Conciliation
- Disputes Resolution — Arbitration
- Industrial Actions
- Terms and Conditions of Employment
- Management of Employment-related Claims from Individual Employees
- Wage Policies and Practices and the National Wages Council
- Retirement and Re-employment
- Retrenchment
- Dismissal and Termination
- Tripartism
- Industrial Relations in the Banking Sector
- Industrial Relations in the Air Transportation Sector
- Industrial Relations in the Petrochemical Sector
- Conclusion and Unique Features of Industrial Relations of Singapore
- Index
Readership: This book is appropriate for undergraduates, graduate students and academicians, as well as professionals and consultants in Human Resource Management.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive coverage of both the legal and practical aspects of industrial relations in Singapore, drawing from hands-on experience in collective bargaining, conciliation and arbitration of industrial disputes, as well as handling of dismissal appeals and union recognition claims
- Views from several industrial relations veterans are captured
- Highlights of industrial relations developments and salient practices in three important industry sectors are included
