This module enables students to extend their knowledge of, and capacity to act in, a range of common industrial relations situations. The emphasis is on the practical application of union and legal rules and third-party procedures. The module will allow the programme team to offer a flexible range of issues for students to study appropriate to their union role and employment setting.
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
- Show knowledge of the principal collective procedures and third-party structures available for the resolution of workers’ issues or grievances, including legal rules where applicable
- Show a practical application of procedures and rules in a specific setting
- Demonstrate awareness of the potential for clashes of interest between involved parties, and show how unions identify and defend individual and collective rights of workers against management
This is a 5-credit Level 6 module offered in a number of ways: a 5×3 hour night classes or 2xday classes with minor field trip or 1xnight class/half-day class with major field trip both offered over a 5-week period. Where field trips are made available, they will be counted as classroom time.
This particular offering will focus on Representing through Industrial Action.
Reading list and other requirements
Text: Wallace et al, Chapters 9 and 10
Also access – Legislation and Statutory Instruments – www.irn.ie – internal union regulations