Description :

A collection of essays covering “law, management and industrial relations”.

Content :

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 - THE VALUE OF A LEGAL EDUCATION AND A LAWYER’S TRAINING
CHAPTER 2 - SOME ASPECTS OF LEADERSHIP

• Scope of Paper
• Importance of Leadership
• Ingredients of Leadership and Leadership Styles
• Management Centre Europe – Survey of Leadership Qualities
• Changing Requirements of Leadership
• Profile of the Effective Leader
• Leadership Priorities in Sri Lanka

CHAPTER 3  - TRAINING NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Introduction
• Definition of Terms
• Role of Employers’ Organisations General
• Country Positions
• Problems of Employers’ Organisations
• Future Needs of and Areas of Action for Employers’ Organisations and Role of I.L.O.
• Summary of Role of I.L.O.

CHAPTER 4  - CODIFICATION OF LABOUR LAW

• Object of Paper
• Meaning of Codification
• Sources of Labour Law
• Objectives of Codification
• Subject – Matter of Codification
• Process of Codification and Classification of Labour Laws
• Proposals and Attempts to Codify in Sri Lanka
• Some Problem Areas
• Conclusions and Issues
• Appendix

CHAPTER 5  - DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL PEACE IN SRI LANKA
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
-      Evolution of Labour Law
-      Basic Components of the National Labour Relations Policy
-      Freedom of Association
-      Collective Bargaining
-      Workers’ Participation
-      Right to Strike
-      Tripartism
System of Disputes Settlement, Structures, Procedures and Jurisdiction

• Introduction
• Collective Bargaining and Agreements
• Conciliation
• Arbitration
• Industrial Court
• Labour Tribunals
• Non-Disciplinary Termination
• Tripartite Wages Fixing Bodies
• Co-operative Sector
• Government owned Business Undertakings
• Local Government Employees
• Employees’ Councils
• Investment Promotion Zone

Evaluation of the System

• Criteria
• Conciliation
• Arbitration, Industrial Courts and Labour Tribunals
• Non-Disciplinary Terminations
• Tripartite Wage Fixing Bodies
• Employees’ Councils and Employees’ Trust Fund
• Collective Bargaining and Agreements
• Disputes Settlement in Government Sector
• State Owned Business Undertakings
• Co-operative Society Employees
• Investment Promotion Zone
• Plantations
• Assessment in relation to Causes of Industrial Disputes
• Legal Control of Industrial Relations
• Conclusions
• Appendix i – ix

CHAPTER 6  - SOME ASPECTS OF WAGES IN SRI LANKA

• Introduction
• Wage Determination Machinery
• Wage Structure
• Frequency of Wage Revisions
• Wage Criteria or Principles of Wage Fixation
• Wage Information
• Cost of Living Adjustments
• Fringe Benefits
• National Wage Policy
• Organisational Role

CHAPTER 7  - A CRITIQUE OF THE LABOUR LAW AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEM IN SRI LANKA

• Objectives of Paper
• Some Basic Assumptions
• Analysis of Some Specific Laws
• Termination of Employment
• Holidays
• Financial Implications of Labour Laws
• Effect of Labour Laws on Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations
• Effects on Investment and Productivity
• Some Anomalies
• Contracts of Employment
• Conclusions

CHAPTER 8  - SOME ASPECTS OF LABOUR ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN SRI LANKA

• Functions, Policy and Programme of Labour Administration
• Assessment of the Contributions made by Labour Administration and the Areas of Weakness
  • Labour Protection
  • Labour Relations
  • Codification
  • Employment
  • Consultation and C-operation
  • Productivity

CHAPTER 9  - NEW FORMS AND ASPECTS OF ATYPICAL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS

• Introduction
• Forms of Atypical Employment Relations
• Special Forms of Atypical Employment Relations
• Contract of Labour
• Areas in which Atypical Employment Relationships are a Significant Feature
• Specific Features of Atypical Relations and Directions for the Future