Research Contract Administration and Grievance Arbitration

Contract Administration and Grievance Arbitration
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In the U.K many of the strikes occur in the education sector, but also among the health workers and underground tube workers especially in London and the surrounding areas. There haven strikes in 2015 and 2016, with disputes arising out of concern about the working conditions and failure of the employers to keep promise about the collective bargaining agreements. The trade unions in the UK are stronger than the U.S and more organized when calling for industrial actions. In the case of striking tube workers their actions disrupt transportation in and around London.
The U.K government recognizes the right of workers to take industrial action when disputes arise between the employees and employers, but the trade unions should then inform employers and members about their intentions and include detail on when such industrial actions will take place. The union leaders of tube workers have consistently pointed out that they understand the inconveniencies associated with the strikes. However, the perception that the employee was unwilling to negotiate has created an impasse on whether the unions simply want more money or whether the employers see the need to improve the working conditions.
The changes in the political and economic environment since the 2008/ 2009 global financial downturn have highlighted the difficulties for employers when organizations downsize and cut costs. Additionally, there was concern that with the country’s ability to meet debt obligations had been downgraded (Gregory & Harary, 2012). One of the recent provisions adopted by the country is the employment Act of 202, which had dispute resolution terms that was then repealed in 2008 (Gregory & Harary, 2012). Additionally the call for deregulation under David Cameron’s government has also focused on alternative dispute resolution major policy initiatives. The administration’s has reaffirmed its commitment to the ADR option, with the legalisms associated with the 2002 Employment Act the last result in dispute resolutions (Gregory & Harary, 2012).
In the UK, taking industrial action is enshrined within legislations, with the strikes been considered legal if there and infringement on the legal framework or bettering the working conditions (Sinha, & Shekhar, 2013). Unions are allowed to ballot their members to take action, while there have been various proposals to repeal the trade union laws especially among the Conservatives (Tories). The London Underground network is a transport employer with some of the highest number of employees in the public sector. In most cases, there is an agreed time line about the strikes involving tube workers where there are binding provisions how negotiations are undertaken in various provisions.
Another feature common in the UK but absent in the US is the presence of employment courts in the form of Employment Tribunals (Sinha, & Shekhar, 2013). These courts are tasked with resolving claims associated with the statutory employment rights. A panel of persons mostly three and lay men decide the cases, with lay men normally having a background in labor relations including officials of trade unions (Si...