Slide 2

Question 1

Who are the parties in the industrial relationship?

Answer 1

They refer to those who interact in the industrial relations framework. They are also referred to as actors

Question 2

Who are the three actors in the industrial relations system according to Dunlop?

Answer 2

1. unions
2. employers
3. the sate

Question 3

What are the three principal actors in the industrial relationship?

Answer 3

1. The workers and their trade unions
2. The employers and their associations
3. the government and its agencies

Question 4

What is the role of the workers and their trade unions?

Answer 4

It is to supply the skills necessary for the production of goods and services

Question 5

What do the workers and their trade unions expect in exchange for their services?

Answer 5

They expect bountiful salaries and other favourable conditions of employment in return for their services

Question 6

What is the role of the government and its agencies?

Answer 6

The government is responsible for the provision of an enabling environment for the production of goods and services

Question 7

What does the government expect in exchange for providing the enabling environment?

Answer 7

The government and its agencies expect tax and orderliness in return

Question 8

Who is an actor in industrial relations?

Answer 8

An actor is an individual, an institution or a group that, through its action, has the capability to make a difference in a tangible process or course of events

Question 9

In Ghana, who are the additional actors in the industrial relationship?

Answer 9

1. The National Tripartite Committee
2. The national Labour Commission
3. Labour inspectors