Labour Relation Critique of Political Economy

Question: Discuss about the Labour Relation for Critique of Political Economy. Answer: Introduction: As per Suffield Gannon, (2016), a collective agreement from the labor union has the authority of scheduling or changing the shift timing. The main concern of the labor union was regarding the scheduling hours of works. The Union bargained that there shall be provision for payment of overtime. The proposal made by the management that an employee shall not be paid overtime for attending meetings and conferences, shall be amended because attending meetings or conferences are a part of the job and responsibilities that an employee has to perform. Therefore, overtime has to be calculated for any situation that compels an employee to stay in the office. It has to be included in the clause that the overtime payment shall be reasonable enough that motivate the employees to spend extra time in the workplace. Again, any kind of traveling expenses that an employee has to spend due to any kind of official activities has to be reimbursed by the company, no matter if it was scheduled previously. This has to be acknowledged by the management. Next bargaining goals were related to designated holidays and payments regarding extra expenses and travelling charges. There should be a clear amendment in terms of paid holidays. Apart from the proclaimed federal and provincial government holidays, the management shall be responsible for paying for all statutory holidays. The employees further argued that in case of personal sickness or other family related responsibilities, the employees shall be given 40 hours of leave. This proposal is justified and do not need amendment. References: Chattopadhyay, P. (2016). On the Dialectic of Labour in the Critique of Political Economy. InMarx's Associated Mode of Production(pp. 67-73). Palgrave Macmillan US. Selwyn, B. (2013). Social upgrading and labour in global production networks: A critique and an alternative conception.Competition Change,17(1), 75-90. Suffield, L. Gannon, G. (2016) Labour relations. Pearson Toronto