This textbook, organised into two parts and comprising 20 chapters, maintains the fundamental concepts of industrial relations and labour legislation in a chronological order. The text apprises the reader with the intricacies of the various concepts, theories, tools and techniques, approaches, methods, legislations and interventions and other concerned mechanisms that are relevant to the maintenance of good industrial relations. While the beginning and middle chapters are based on anatomy of industrial relations, viz. various concepts and approaches to IR, industrial disputes, collective bargaining, trade unions, workers’ participation in management, discipline, grievance handling procedure, wage fixation, technological changes, industrial safety, health and hygiene, workers’ education, quality circles, structuring of jobs, fringe benefits, labour policy of the Government of India, and so on, the remaining chapters give an analysis of the issues pertaining to the ILO and its impact on Indian labour legislation, the machinery of labour administration in our country, labour reforms being undertaken since the NDA Government came in power, and labour legislation, including protective and employment legislation, regulatory legislation and social security legislation.

The book is intended for the postgraduate students of industrial relations and labour legislation/human resource management/personnel management and industrial relations/business economics/social work/human resource and organisation development/personnel management/public administration and also for the students pursuing postgraduate diploma courses in labour laws, labour welfare and personnel management/labour law and administrative law/personnel management and industrial relations/human resource and management. It is also of immense use to the students opting for executive programme in ‘industrial, labour and general law’ (offered by ICSI), and similar courses at undergraduate and diploma level.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES The book is rich in pedagogical features, including learning objectives in the beginning of the chapter, and summary, key terms, discussion questions, individual and group activities at the end of each chapter.
Numerous case studies are provided in the text.
The text throws light on the recent developments in relevant topics and the probable management strategies for the same.
Numerous defining terms, relevant questions and annotations/bird’s-eye views in between the text help in easy grasping.
Authentic figures/tables/exhibitsare provided to enhance the conceptual understanding.
Annexures provided in some of the chapters give rigorous approach to the chapters.
Footnotes widen the scope for further study.
Author and Subject indices are provided.

Preface • Acknowledgements
Part A: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
1. Industrial Relations—A Conceptual and Historical Overview
2. Industrial Disputes
3. Collective Bargaining
4. Trade Unions
5. Workers’ Participation in Management
6. Discipline and Disciplinary Action
7. Grievance Handling Procedure
8. Employee Compensation: Wages, Incentives and Supplementary Compensation
9. Institutional Framework/Systems for Wage Fixation
10. Fringe Benefits and Industrial Relations
11. Technological Changes, Industrial Accidents and Safety, Industrial Health and Hygiene and Industrial Relations
12. Motivating and Adding Value to the Workers
13. Labour Policy and Five-Year Plans
14. India and the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
15. Labour Administration and Consultative Machinery
Part B: LABOUR LEGISLATION
16. Labour Legislation and Labour Reforms
17. Protective and Employment Legislation and Industrial Relations (I)
18. Protective and Employment Legislation and Industrial Relations (II)
19. Regulatory Legislation
20. Social Security Legislation
Author Index • Subject Index