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industrial relations

pl.n.
Relations between the management of an industrial enterprise and its employees.
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industrial relations

n
1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (functioning as plural) those aspects of collective relations between management and workers' representatives which are normally covered by collective bargaining
2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (functioning as singular) the management of relations between the employers or managers of an enterprise and their employees
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Translations
علاقات الإدارَة والعُمّال في المَصْنَع
pracovní vztahy
arbejdsmarkedsforhold
relations industrielles
kapcsolat a munkásokkal
tengsl aîila á vinnumarkaîi
pracovné vzťahy
fabrika yönetimi ve işçi ilişkileri
劳资关系

industrial relations

1. nplrelazioni fpl sindacali
2. n (field of study) → relazioni fpl industriali
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industry

(ˈindəstri) plural ˈindustries noun
1. (any part of) the business of producing or making goods. the ship-building industry; The government should invest more money in industry.
2. hard work or effort. He owed his success to both ability and industry.
inˈdustrial (-ˈdas) adjective
having, concerning etc industries or the making of goods. That area of the country is industrial rather than agricultural.
inˈdustrialist (-ˈdas-) noun
a person who takes part in the running of a large industrial organization. a wealthy industrialist.
inˈdustrialized, inˈdustrialised (-ˈdas) adjective
(of a country) having a large number of industries.
inˌdustrialiˈzation, inˌdustrialiˈsation noun
inˈdustrious (-ˈdas-) adjective
busy and hard-working. industrious pupils.
industrial estate
an area of a town etc set aside for (the building of) factories.
industrial relations
the relationship between the management and the workers in a factory etc.
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