Several researchers have examined the efficacy of collective bargaining in the private sector in. How does nigerias regime compare to international practice in relation to collective bargaining. South africa has one of the most progressive labour relations frameworks in the world that provides for structured and orderly collective bargaining. Meanwhile, the history of industrial actions in kogi state, nigeria dates back to the early years of the state. The effectiveness of collective bargaining in nigerian public. How can nigerian law and practice be made to conform to ilo.
The paper discusses collective bargaining practices in the public and private sectors of nigeria. Collective bargaining and conflict resolution in nigerias. Negotiating work rules at the firm level instead of the. Subproject one examined the state of the bargaining council system, to establish what threats it faces and. Nov 16, 2014 research on humanities and social sciences issn paper22245766 issn online22250484 online vol. Collective bargaining in nigerias public health sector citeseerx. The impact of collective bargaining arrangements on small business is an important aspect of the research. Collective bargaining is a technique of social change, sometimes performing its function smoothly and at other times threatening to blow up. That is the essence of collective bargaining which could result in a collective agreement. They could be established by registered trade unions and employer. As with most relationships, tensions are created due to the completely polarized interests and expectations of the parties, as such legislature was put into place as a framework to guide negotiations between the. Aiyede development policy center, ibadan, nigeria abstract economic reforms and the quest for ef. The study was conducted primarily to investigate labourgovernment relations in nigeria.
Collective bargaining in nigeria journal of human resources. Although collective bargaining was unknown in china in the mid1990s, and most collective bargaining took place at the lowest level of negotiation in the early 2000s, there has been a large increase in regional or sectoral bargaining in recent years. That is, trade union and collective bargaining contributed to, economic development in nigeria, provision of. Even the royal niger company now uac of nigeria with vast political and commercial interests in nigeria was not organized until 1946. What is collective bargaining joshoyin 2007 define collective bargaining as a machinery for discussion and negotiation whether formal or informal, between employers and workers, representatives, aimed at reaching mutual agreement or understanding on the employers and the worker, according to glueck 1982 collective. Research on humanities and social sciences issn paper22245766 issn online22250484 online vol. The objectives this study examines the extent of and reasons employers engage in casualization. This does not only undermine the relevance of collective bargaining in nigeria public sector, but has also made it antithetical to democratic values. Inherently, bargaining and human existence are inseparable to an extent that where more than two persons are gathered, the next possible party is or should be bargaining. Collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and a group of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions. Other objectives are to examine the nature of collective bargaining and conflict resolution mechanisms. In nigeria, employers associations and one or more trade unions nego.
The remainder of this paper examines the changes in collective bargaining that have taken place in south africa since 1979. The effectiveness of collective bargaining in nigerian. However, in nigeria, the public sector pays lipservice to the collective. Collective bargaining in nigerias public health sector by. That is, trade union and collective bargaining contributed to, economic development in nigeria, provision of infrastructural development such as water, electricity, road and schools facilities, provide the knowledge of laws that regulate labour activities in.
The general objective of this paper is to identify the link between collective bargaining and labour conflict resolution in nigerias public sector. In 2010, local and sectoral bargaining included an estimated 73,000 agreements covering five. Trajectory and dynamics of collective bargaining and labour. Evidences for an inclusive approach oyewunmi, olabode adeleke oyewunmi, adebukola esther department of business. Dunlop as professor barbash has shown, the destiny of the american worker is directly related to that unique u. In this vein, employees are often represented in bargaining by a union or other labor organization. Collective bargaining results in a collective bargaining agreement cba, a legally binding. Article 2 of the right to organise and collective bargaining convention of 1948 which defines collective bargaining is virtually replicated in the trade disputes act of nigeria. Fashoyin noted ironically, the machinery has performed relatively poorly the emphasis here is that the history of collective bargaining is. However, in nigeria, the obverse is the case as collective bargaining gained its root in the public sector owing to the near absence of private sector at the turn of the century.
Then follow the principles of voluntary negotiation and good faith, the intervention of the authorities and the particular case of the public service. Mar 29, 2016 oshinowo maintained that lack of legal instrument for collective bargaining at the state level is responsible for both the nigeria labour congress nlc and trade union congress tuc going to the. Organization, employee, employer, conflict, negotiation. It is against this background that collective bargaining forms one of the most important gradients of the ilo strategic objective on promoting and strengthening social dialogue. Collective bargaining and labour disputes resolution is. Evidences for an inclusive approach article pdf available october 2014 with 1,898 reads how we measure reads. Procedurally, collective agreement is suffical and precedes collective bargaining, which has been defined as a voluntary negotiation between employers or employers organisations. A critical appraisal of the concept of plea bargaining in 31 issn 20536321print, issn 20536593online criminal justice delivery in nigeria ted. Collective bargaining can be described as the relationship governing organized labour and employers, focusing mainly on the respective partys interests. Collective bargaining in the public sector, a panacea to. What is collective bargaining joshoyin 2007 define collective bargaining as a machinery for discussion and negotiation whether formal or informal, between employers and workers, representatives, aimed at reaching mutual agreement or understanding on the employers and. It is practised in the private sector of the economy but in the public sector. The general unenforceability of collective agreements under. Dissertation submitted for the degree magister commercii in industrial socioloav at the school of behavioural sciences at the vaal trianale.
Evidences for an inclusive approach oyewunmi, olabode adeleke oyewunmi, adebukola esther department of business management, covenant. Decentralizing public sector collective bargaining and the contradictions of federal practice in nigeria emmanuel r. The collective bargaining agreements reached by these negotiations usually set out wage scales, working hours, training, health and safety, rulesguidelines of the workplace, overtime, benefits. Collective bargaining trends in south africa 1979 2008 before 1979 industrial councils were the dominant collective bargaining institutions in south africa. They could be established by registered trade unions and employer associations in a particular region and sector of the economy if the minister of labour. Pdf collective bargaining in nigerias public health sector. The performance of its function can be viewed under the following three headings. The role of collective bargaining as an effective tool for industrial democracy and social justice has been recognized for many years. The research project, on which this paper is based, had four components.
Collective bargaining and conflict resolution in nigeria. The general unenforceability of collective agreements. During the 1970s nigerian industrial relations moved away from the voluntarist tradition into much greater formalisation of. D senior lecturer, faculty of law, nnamdi azikiwe university, awka. Plea bargaining and the criminal justice system in nigeria. Recent issues regarding collective bargaining and conditions of work in the chemical industry yasuhiko kamakura working papers are preliminary documents circulated to stimulate discussion and obtain comments yasuhiko kamakura is a technical specialist of sectoral activities branch sector. The paper notes that collective bargaining has a great potential.
Collective bargaining is defined in ilo convention 154 as a voluntary process for reconciling the conflicting interests and aspirations of management and labour through joint regulation of terms and conditions of employment. Ghosi this paper attempts to analyze the theoretical and empirical literature relating to collective bargaining in public and private sectors in nigeria. D lecturer faculty of law, anambra state university igbariam. In nigeria, the issue of collective bargaining was provided for under the labour act cap 198 laws of the federation 1990. Collective bargaining is the process or the exercise in which workers, through.
During the tenure of the states first democratic governor, governor prince. Collective bargaining in nigerias public health sector issuu. Nov 16, 2014 the performance of collective bargaining in nigeria is deemed to be relatively poor and this can be attributed to the sometimes conflicting roles of government as, both employer and regulator. Multiemployer bargaining may also facilitate modernisation and restructuring. Aug 27, 2009 article 2 of the right to organise and collective bargaining convention of 1948 which defines collective bargaining is virtually replicated in the trade disputes act of nigeria. In the nigerian context, collective bargaining is a form of direct intervention.
Nigeria founded in 1894 was not unionized until 1942. Collective bargaining is a mechanism of creating working conditions, wages and other aspects of employments by way of negotiation between employers and the. Collective bargaining as tool for industrial harmony the. Functions of collective bargaining in industrial relations. Pdf the principle of collective bargaining in nigeria and the. Recent trends in collective bargaining in nigeria wiley online library. No day passes in nigeria without strikes or threats of strikes in one form or another. Collective bargaining 3 news at work moreover, international financial institutions have forced labour market reforms through their loan conditionalities effectively leading to the weakening of collective bargaining structures in europe see the ituc frontlines report for more detailed analysis. Bargaining situations and the role of institutions when and how do institutions a.
The importance of collective bargaining in the south african. University, awka, nigeria and zainab arabian research society for multidisciplinary issues dubai, uae 49 collective bargaining as a strategy for industrial conflict management in taraba state public service 20072011 1bello, m. The importance of collective bargaining in the south. Introduction nigeria has recently witnessed a huge increase in the number of industrial actions. Finally, a summary of the principles is presented along with some. Collective bargaining was first introduced in nigeria as the. Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers compensation and rights for workers.
Meaning it is a negotiated agreement between the prosecution and an accused where the accused pleads guilty to a lesser offence or some cha. Trade unionism, collective bargaining and nation building 141 nlc or agency. The consequences of these actions are the serious industrial conflicts we. Ilo principles concerning collective bargaining 35 collective bargaining, the workers and subjects covered will first be set out. The performance of collective bargaining in nigeria is deemed to be relatively poor and this can be attributed to the sometimes conflicting roles of. Pdf collective bargaining in nigerias public health. Collective bargaining in nigerias public health sector. To cope with economic challenges, they provide the actors with a range of spe cific options. Analysis collective bargaining is the process whereby the union and the employer negotiate a contract of employment that binds both sides. Collective bargaining in nigerias public health sector 1. The paper also attempts a critique of the present collective bargaining system alongwith offering some policy recommendations. Plea bargaining and the criminal justice system in nigeria on october 8, 2010, the former chief executive officer of oceanic bank international nigeria plc, mrs. Management of trade unions in nigeria under a recessionary.
He argued that in nigeria, the use of plea bargaining was being bastardised because most of the suspects allowed to make the pleas were paying back a fraction of the money they had stolen. Employment casualization and degradation of work in nigeria. The state of collective bargaining in south africa an. Five challenges facing collective bargaining in south africa. Decisions reached at such negotiations are usually implemented by the parties involved. Globalization and collective bargaining in nigeria semantic scholar. The interests of the employees are commonly presented by representatives of a trade union to which the employees belong.
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