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Welcome to the Industrial & Employee Relations LibGuide, a resource designed to support students, faculty, and practitioners in exploring the dynamics of the employment relationship and the principles that underpin effective workplace relations. This guide brings together scholarly resources, legal frameworks, and practical tools to enhance your understanding of both the theory and practice of industrial and employee relations in Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, and internationally.

Through this guide, you will be able to:

• Explore the theories and perspectives that explain industrial and employee relations, including unitary, pluralist, and conflict approaches.

• Examine the role of key stakeholders such as trade unions, employers, and the state in shaping labor relations.

• Gain insight into employment contracts, collective bargaining, grievance procedures, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

• Understand the impact of labour legislation in Jamaica and compare it with regional and international frameworks.

• Investigate the processes of industrial democracy, communication strategies, and employee engagement practices that promote fairness, trust, and workplace harmony.

This LibGuide provides access to textbooks, case law, journal articles, government policies, and multimedia resources that will help you analyze and address real-world industrial relations issues. Whether you are preparing assignments, conducting research, or engaging in professional practice, the Industrial & Employee Relations LibGuide is a valuable starting point for informed learning and application.

UNIT 1: THE PRE-INDUSTRIAL ERA & THE APPROACHES TO INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Pre-Industrial Inequality (Article)

Industrial Relations and European State Traditions (Book)

Institutes And Industrial Relations Tradition (Article)

Education And Catch -Up In The Industrial Revolution (Article)

The Place Of Gender In Pre-Industrial Though The Industrial Societies (Article)

Toward An Historical Understanding Of Industrial Relations Theory In Canada (Article)
UNIT 2: EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Wage-Employment Contract (Article)

Taking Employment Contracts Seriously (Article)

The Employment Contract: From Collective Procedures To Individual Rights (Article)

The Contract Of employment And The Rights Of Individual Employees: Fair Representation At Will (Article)

The 'Network Economy' And Models Of The Employment Contract : Psychological , Economic And Legal (Article)

Work Ethic, Employments Contracts And Firm Value (Article)

UNIT 3: CONCEPTS AND VALUES IN INDUSTRIAL & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

From Industrial Relations To Employment Relations With Focus On Employee Relations (Article)

The Employment Relationship And The Field Of Industrial Relations (Article)

Values, Ideologies, And Frames Of Reference In Employment Relations (Article)

A Literature Review On The Effects Of Employee Relation On Improving Employee Performance (Article)

The Employment Relationship (Article)

Employee Relations Practices And Firm Performance: A Conceptual Model Proposal (Article)

UNIT 4: PARTICIPANTS IN INDUSTRIAL & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS: WORKERS, MANAGEMENT, THE STATE/GOVERNMENT

Public Administration Milieu And The Theory Link To Public Sector Unions: A Narrative On Employment Relations (Article)

Achieving Responsive Industrial Relations Environment For Construction Industry  Workers: A Project Alliancing Case Study (Article)

A Mutual Gains Perspective On Workplace Partnership: Employee Outcomes And The Mediating Role Of The Employment Relations Climate (Article)

Employee Participation In The Healthcare Industry: The Experience Of Three Case Studies (Article)

Industrial Democracy And The National Labor Relations Act: A Preliminary Inquiry (Article)

Logics Of Action, Globalization And Changing Employment Relations In China, India, Malaysia And Philippines (Article)

UNIT 5: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PROCESSES: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, INDUSTRIAL ACTION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Examine Conflicts In Industrial Relations  Collective Bargaining Context And Its Impact Workers And Organization Performance (Article)

Industrial Action And Conflict Resolution In The New Member States (Article)

Collective Bargaining And Dispute System Design (Article)

Collective Dispute Resolution In The Public Sector: The Nordic Countries Compared (Article)

Dispute Prevention And Revolution In Public Services Labor Relations: Good Policy And Practice (Book)

The Changing Nature Of Employment Relations (Article)

UNIT 6: CONFLICT AT THE WORKPLACE

The Difference Of Conflict Management Styles And Conflict Resolution In Workplace (Article)

 Conflict In The Workplace: The Concept Of Structured Antagonism Reconsidered (Article)

Gender Differences In Responding To Conflicts In The Workplace: Evidence From A Large Sample Of Working Adults (Article)

Workplace Conflict And Employee Well-Being: The Moderating Role Of Detachment From Job During Off-Job Time (Article)

The Role Of Mediation In Resolving Workplace Relation Conflict (Article)

Conflict In The Health Care Workplace (Article)

UNIT 7: Employee Relations 

Management-Employee Relation, Firm Size An Job Satisfaction (Article)

Employee Relations (Article)

Effect Of Employee Relations On Employee Performance And Organizational Performance- Study Of Small Organizations In Tanzania (Article)

The Role Of Employee Relationship Proneness In Creating Employee Loyalty (Article)

Assessing Employee Relations And Organizational Performance: A Literature Review (Article)

Tools For Building A Positive Employee Relations Environment (Article)