Labor Relation Practice (The case of Bank of Abyssinia)
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2021-09
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Labor relations are the relationship between employer, labor union and employee in a particular
organization. Organizations whether they are public enterprises or nonpublic enterprise, private or
government, may have complication related to labor relations. The objective of this research paper
was to assess the labor relations system and practice and what were the problems occurred between
the interactions of these parties.
The researcher examined issues related to labor management relationship, what look like the
interaction between the parties, how employees react and how management responds. What is the
extent of labor and management relationship in different activates of labor relations. The study also
tried to investigate issues on labor disputes and the grievance procedure, the collective barraging
process and disputes resolution mechanisms in Bank of Abyssinia. Based on the literature argued
components necessary issues has been assed related with labor relations.
The researcher, Qualitative and quantitative, research approaches has been applied and data’s were
gathered from primary and secondary sources. The major and primary sources for data collection
tools were unstructured interview and questionnaires, and secondary sources were different books,
handbooks, research papers and published magazines. The questionnaires were formed with Likert
scale. The target population of this research was N=1150 with 125 sample size. The researcher has
been used Carvalh (1984) sample size determination method to determine the number of respondents
to be included in the study and the researcher has used high sample size to have a good
representative as possible.
The finding of the research disclosed that the relations between employee, labor and management
somewhat were not smooth. Influence from management side; make the interaction between them to
become spoiled and it create partial effect on organization labor relation system.
Based on the research study possible recommendations and suggestions has been pointed out to
improve labor management relation. Regarding labor relation practice, employees assume that the
relation between them becomes unhealthy. Based on the conclusion of the study the researcher tried
to show recommendations related to labor relations. Thus, to mitigate any difficulties related to labor
relation, clear discussions and negotiations have to consider as a mechanism to having better
relationship result in motivation of employees and through that enhance productivity
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Employees, Organizations, public enterprises