Industrial Disputes (Junior Cert Business Studies): Flashcards

Disagreements between workers and employers

Denied pay rises or promotional opportunities

Employees collectively stop working to protest

Union vote, secret ballot, 1 week notice, strike pay

No union approval, no vote, no notice, no strike pay

Sudden work stoppage without warning

Workers stop work to support others in dispute

Employees only do basic job requirements, no extras

Workers deliberately reduce their pace of work

Workplace Relations Commission

Ireland's primary body for handling workplace disputes

2015 under Workplace Relations Act

Voluntary process with neutral third party (Mediation Officer)

42 days for employers to implement recommendations