The law that acts as a mediator between trade unions and government entities, workers and their employers or the employing organization is termed as the labor law, or enrolment and industrial law. Collective labor law encompasses the triangular relationship that exists between the employer, employee and the union. Individual enrolment and industrial law look after the singular employee’s rights at the place of work as per the contract signed when he or she joined the workforce of a particular company. For the minimum socially up to the standard conditions under which contractors or employees are allowed to work, there is the enrollment and industrial law. All these laws were made at the time of the industrial revolution as there was a major shift in the working conditions where the large scale factories became more common and almost replaced the small scale production houses, which naturally changed the employee-employer relationship dimensions. Labour unions were formed around this period where the workers united to demand better conditions at the workplace which would be less rigid and more flexible.

There are three kinds of labor laws, mainly judicial, regulatory, or legislative. When there are any conflicts between an employer and an employee it is generally the enrolment and industrial lawyer who is responsible for sorting out the matter amicably so it does not escalate into a full force fight. The relationship that exists between an employer and an employee has always been a bit wary and sometimes outright volatile, and this is considered quite common given the capitalist environment that is prevalent in most workplaces. This is also a very sensitive relationship as it is directly connected to an individual’s livelihood and therefore, his or her entire mental and physical well-being as well as social standings. Wherever a work is the chief source of livelihood there are bound to be conflicts of interests, as it is true for both the employer (who is earning through his business) and the employee (who is earning wages from the employer). Also, work is something with which one’s self-worth is attached and hence it is of primary social importance that one gets wages which justify his or her talents, skills, dedication and competency.

The most important aspect, thus, is the paycheck, which is the most common area where conflict arises between an employer and an employee. It is through the skillful negotiations of an enrolment and industrial lawyer that such disputes can be settled out of court, and if necessary in the court of law. Then there is the psychological aspect where every employee is of a different nature and there are frequent ego clashes, a dispute regarding work ethics and ideas etc. which if not solved in time, can snowball into a greater avalanche which will be impossible to contain. This will only harm the organization and therefore a skilled lawyer is supposed to look into the matter as soon as it raises its head and take appropriate steps to control the situation so that work goes on smoothly, and everyone in the company works as a team whose main purpose being to achieve the common target set by the organization. The lawyer is the mediator in the relationship between the employees, employers, trade unions workers, and the government. The main objective of such a lawyer is to focus on balancing and organizing the association between human resources and employer, additionally, between the state and controlled labor. Such lawyer also seeks to be sensible to the workings of the labor market which would serve the good interests of both the workers and the employers.

Author's Bio: 

The author of this article Jim Cavort is a practicing enrolment and industrial lawyer and has been in the field of labor law from the beginning of his career. He has extensive knowledge regarding labour law solution, and the fields in which it becomes necessary to apply it.