Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 5(9), pp. 689 - 702
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050901
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Re-examining Industrial Relation Issues for Managing Public Right and Interest in Nigeria

Omoleke Ishaq Isola ^*, Taiwo Olaiya , Kunle Benson
Department of Public Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

There are several competing issues deducible for the rise in industrial disharmony in government establishments in the recent time. One of such is the dearth of competence and perquisite managerial skill on the part of the authorities for effective management of situations that eventually escalate and lead to industrial breakdown. There is also the school of thought that welfare situation in most government establishments is so much at low ebb that constant industrial challenges have become inevitable. Others argued that the culture of protest against government or allied authorities was inherited during the independence when the nationalists rallied workers behind themselves to drive home their points for self-government. However, there has been scanty attempt to espouse the concrete issues involved in the rules of engagement guiding the legal relationship between labour and managers of public interests. This paper therefore re-examined issues involved in the law and practice of industrial relations in Nigeria with a view to addressing the challenges of incessant breakdown in industrial relations in public offices with emphasis of the right of the two parties involved in industrial relations development in Nigeria.

KEYWORDS
Industrial Disputes, Industrial Relations, Labour Law, Public Interests, and Conflict Management

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Omoleke Ishaq Isola , Taiwo Olaiya , Kunle Benson , "Re-examining Industrial Relation Issues for Managing Public Right and Interest in Nigeria," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 5, No. 9, pp. 689 - 702, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050901.

(b). APA Format:
Omoleke Ishaq Isola , Taiwo Olaiya , Kunle Benson (2017). Re-examining Industrial Relation Issues for Managing Public Right and Interest in Nigeria. Sociology and Anthropology, 5(9), 689 - 702. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050901.