The Evolution of Industrial Democracy in a Small-Island Economy, Mauritius

Betchoo, Nirmal Kumar

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The Evolution of Industrial Democracy in a Small-Island Economy, Mauritius

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Abstract:

This research work concerns an evaluation of the Employment Relations Act 2008, ERA 2008, from its inception in 2008 up to the present date. Considered as a major revolution in industrial relations, the legislation has met with mitigated results. Firstly, trade unions have contested the legislation in terms of loopholes and inadequacies concerning employee protection. Secondly, the public including people at work are not fully knowledgeable of the legislation because of its complexities and numerous issues that are addressed but not looked into. The assessment of the ERA is seen from the perspectives of employee relations whereby it addresses better the pluralistic perspective since Mauritius, a small-island economy in the Indian Ocean, has maintained its cultural identity of democracy and alongside industrial democracy. The research emphasises that through amendments to the legislation, it is seen that employee relations must sound and dynamic to maintain the concept of industrial democracy and see that employees are better off with the ERA 2008 since it replaced the former Industrial Relations Act (1973).

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Periodical:

International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (Volume 29)

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39-47

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.29.39

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N. K. Betchoo, "The Evolution of Industrial Democracy in a Small-Island Economy, Mauritius", International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, Vol. 29, pp. 39-47, 2014

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June 2014

Authors:

Nirmal Kumar Betchoo

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Employee Relations, Employment Legislation, Industrial Democracy Mauritius

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