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Description This module provides students an insight into Irish Industrial Relations and a general appreciation of how it works. Additionally, it provides an understanding of the breadth and depth of the similarities and differences in the structure of international industrial relations in selected areas. This module will help students make sense of what is happening in the field of industrial relations and its interactions with an increasingly competitive business settings. Students are expected to attend lectures, prepare for and contribute to class discussions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Critically analyse the role of trade unions and employers’ associations in Ireland 2. Examine similarities and differences between national systems of industrial relations in liberal-market economies and in coordinated market economies 3. Assess the role and influence of international institutions in setting international labour standards 4. Analyse the convergence / divergence debate in international industrial relations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and
Learning Activities Industrial Relations in IrelandTrade unions, employers' associations, collective barganing and social partnership.Comparative / International Industrial RelationsDefinitions and distinctions, Convergence or divergence and related industrial relations theories.National Industrial Relations FrameworksInternational trends in trade union membership; examine frameworks (employers, trade unions, governments, legislation, collective bargaining, dispute resolution) in selected countries.International Industrial Relations OrganisationsThe International Lanour Organisation (ILO), International trade Union / employer confederations and federations (i.e. ICFTU, ETUC, Business Europe). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 5912, Lecture Handouts, J-K Barrett, 0, Class MateriaLS, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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