Let us start by making this pervasive statement that "Unattended complaint develops into a grievance, while unattended grievance develops into a Dispute.
When an industrial dispute arise, there are different but definite for the settlement of same. It is the responsibility of both the Union and Management to settle their differences.
When the above internal mechanism fails both parties by law would go for Third Party Intervention. The third party intervention is either voluntary or compulsory. They are as follows:-
- Voluntary method - The agree of disagreement is given to a mutually agreed mediator to help the parties to settle the dispute. Should the mediator fails to settle the dispute, the dispute goes to compulsory third party intervention called CONCILIATION
CONCILIATION takes two ways.
Conciliation begins by either party declaring a trade dispute against the other with Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. Once this is done, a Conciliator is appointed to try to settle the dispute. The other way is when the Minister apprehends the dispute and appoints a Conciliator. However, when conciliation fails, ether party or the Minister take matter to arbitration.
- Industrial Arbitration Panel.
- National Industrial Court - Once either party disagrees with IAP ruling, the next point is the NIC has a final say unless a matter of human right is raised, then the matter to the Court of Appeal and finally the Supreme Court.
The point note is that the NIC has the final say on industrial dispute. What it means is that until the judgement of NIC, all strike actions are illegal and should be met with "No work No pay.
- Compulsory Methods:-
1. Conciliation - Here, there are two ways.
- Either party could declare a trade dispute against the other, and the Ministry of Labour and Employment will appoint a Cocilliat
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