Importance of Good Industrial Relations in Organizations

Running head: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
Employment Relations
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Introduction
The essay helps in analyzing the importance of the good industrial relations in the
organization which will help in improving the working conditions in the organizations. The
significance of the industrial relations is analyzed for development and success of the
organization in an effective manner. The ‘good industrial relations’ is being simply described
as the workplace in which the employees are motivated and appreciated in performing the
different tasks in an effective manner.
Importance of Good Industrial Relations
The good industrial relations help the organizations in ensuring continuity of the
production of the organization in an efficient manner. This occurs when the workplace has
solved the various problems, but there is no such single means in achieving the same in an
effective manner. Rainnie (2016), has commented that the good industrial relations rely on
the employers taking active role in managing the different employees. Furthermore, the
employers analyze the different issues and try to resolve the same in a successful manner.
On the other hand, Goffee and Scase (2015), has opined that in the year 1996 of
Workplace Relations Act, this can be identified that the power of industrial relations
Commission in Australia is limited and this can be improved with the implementation of
collective bargaining process in the different organizations. Tapia, Ibsen and Kochan (2015),
has opined that different failure of the human wishes or the motivations helps in securing
adequate expression or satisfaction which are being cured by the good industrial relation
practices.

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Theories on Industrial Relations
According to Gunnigle, Brewster and Morley (2017), the different strikes, lockouts,
unfair practices along with grievances are the likeliness of the industrial turbulence and this
will not seem in the industrial calm atmosphere. In the end, this can be analyzed that the good
industrial relation basically depends on which theory is most effective and persuasive in
nature which is inclusive of the following: Unitarism, Radicalism and Pluralism. On the other
hand, Wright and Kaine (2015), has commented and opined that Unitarism is being perceived
as the most harmonious and integrated kind of system wherein the management staffs and
members in the group share the similar kinds of purposes, objectives along with interests
which are being viewed as a positive aspect well.
Furthermore, Buttigieg, Deery and Iverson (2014), has commented that the single
entity with the solitary kind of expert has the reliability structure which is patriarchal in
nature. In this respective perspective, this can be analyzed and identified that these
perspectives are treated as irrational when this is in opposition to the management and this is
legitimate in nature (Wright 2016).
For instance- Lack of communication or wherein monitoring of the employees is not
being done in a proper manner to catch the problems either production or safety and the main
criticism which can be found on the unitarist theory is conflict which can be a huge problem
for the company and this can affect the organization and employees working in the company
as well.
On the contrary, Goss (2015), has commented that radicalism concept objects the
capitalistic power wherein both ownerships along with the control is being extended beyond
corporate limits and in the labor market itself. However, Axelsson and Easton (2016), has
commented that this concept tries to allow few fundamental rights as this helps in creating