How to become a Labor Relations Officer

Labour relations Officer is one of the most vital profile in the human resource department.  Labor relations specialists are immediate contact between a company's employees and its management.  These people work for unions, government agencies, and other alternative employers such as insurance companies, labor organizations, recruitment firms, and employee placement agencies. Labor relations specialists, sometimes also called as labor relations managers or industrial relations specialists, often work outside the company as an independent consultants on contract basis.

Using their vast knowledge and expertise in economics, wage data, labor laws and collective bargaining trends, labor relations specialists serve puplic sector as consultants and researchers, focusing their efforts on issues related to:

Wages/hours
Fair employment practices
Safety codes
Employer-employee relationships
Unemployment statistics
Labor laws
Economics

Developing various labor policies.
Negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the union and labour department.
Managing grievance and redressal process.
Initiating conflict resolution involving employees, management, government agencies and unions.
Taking management into the loop while addressing issues regarding union-management relations, such as contract negotiations.
Advising the HR staff to ensure compliance with the union contract.
Taking Consultation with members of the executive HR staff regarding labour policies.
Developing and revising union contracts, labour policies of union and state government.
Meeting with elected union officials.
Leading monthly labor management meetings.
Preparing paperwork related to labor relations assignments.

 

If you want to become a strategic HR business leader with expertise in labor relations, you must possess various abilities like-

Having a strong background and expertise in labor relations related to the private sector and to the public sector at state, and local levels.
Having knowledge about various Labor relations as they relate to global issues.
Having amazing verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal communication skills.
Having a good knowledge and understanding of human behaviour.
Being able to remain calm under pressure.
Being able to play fair and reasonable at all times.
Being objective and rational during an argument or conflict.
Being able to stay calm and patient.
Logical-thinking with analytical skills.


 

Undergraduate Level
DU JAT
IPMAT 2018
NPAT 2018
Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET)
AIMA UGAT 2018
GGSIPU CET BBA 2018

Postgraduate Level
CAT (Common Admission Test)
AIMA-MAT (Management Aptitude Test)
XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test)
IIFT (Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade)
SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test)
NMAT By GMAC
CMAT (Common Management Admission Test)
IBSAT (IBS Aptitude Test)
MICAT (MICA Admission Test)
MAH - MBA/MMS CET (Maharashtra MBA Common Entrance Test)

Doctorate Level
Research management aptitude test R-MAT
Symbiosis University Ph.D entrance examination
UGC NET
XIMB-RAT (Research Aptitude Test)
IIIT Delhi PhD Admission Test
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University PhD entrance test
Aligarh Muslim University PhD Entrance exam
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Entrance Exam

Manufacturing
Scientific
Technical
Consumer goods company
Export firms
Government commercial enterprises
Market research
Whole sale
Retailing
Advertising
Hospitals and health product manufacturers
Consultancies
IT firms
Consumer durables industry
Finance and Insurance
Education