Building partnership at the workplace through social dialogue

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Building partnership at the workplace through
social dialogue
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• Exercise 1 Contested chairs game

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Definitions

• Freedom of association
• Collective bargaining
• Workers representatives
• Social dialogue
• Industrial relations

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Impacts and challenges

• Workers motivation and loyalty
• Industrial relations and productivity
• Risk management
• Reputation and brand image
• Shareholder concerns

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Exercise 2 Case study
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What can be done to respect freedomof
association at the workplace?

• Not interfere in an employee's decision to
  associate
• No anti-union discrimination
• Not interfere with activities of workers
  representatives
• Freely discuss issues at work in order to reach
  agreements

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What can be done to effectivelyrecognize the
right to collective bargaining?

• Recognize representative organizations
• Provide facilities for effective negotiations
• Bargain in good faith
• Provide information required for meaningful
  negotiations

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What can be done to build sound industrial
relations?

• Establish mutually agreed systems for regular
  consultation
• Respect the workers right to submit grievances
• Jointly establish voluntary conciliation
  machinery for settlement of disputes

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New developmentsand industrial relations

• Social dialogue at regional level
• International Framework Agreements
• Multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Companies policies and codes
• Social auditing and certification