MMPH-004 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT 2026-27 ENGLISH MEDIUM

MMPH-004 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT 2026-27

Industrial and Employment Relations

IGNOU MMPH-004 Solved Assignment for the 2026-27 session, in English medium — complete answers to every question of the latest assignment question paper.

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ASSIGNMENTCourse Code : MMPH-004Course Title : Industrial and Employment RelationsAssignment Code: MMPH-004/TMA/JULY/2026Coverage ‘ All Blocks

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e. Last date of submission for July 2026 Semester is 31° October 2026and for January 2027 Semester is 30" April 2027.QI. Critically evaluate the transformation of industrial relations from a traditional conflict-oriented framework to a strategic employment relations approach in the era of globalisation,digitisation, and gig work. Design a contemporary industrial relations framework suitablefor emerging economies like India that balances organisational competitiveness, employeewelfare, and labour rights.Q

2. “Trade unions are facing an identity crisis in the modern employment landscape.” Criticallyexamine this statement in the context of platform work, contractual employment, artificialintelligence, and flexible labour markets, Develop a futuristic trade union model that canremain relevant in digitally mediated and non-traditional workplaces while maintainingworker representation and organisational cooperation.Q

3. A large manufacturing organisation is facing wage disputes, declining productivity, andincreasing mistrust between management and employees during a major technologicalrestructuring process. As an industrial relations consultant, formulate a comprehensivecollective bargaining and negotiation strategy to achieve sustainable industrial harmony.Critically justify your approach with reference to bargaining structures, negotiationtechniques, and long-term employment relations outcomes.Q

4. Critically analyse the effectiveness of traditional grievance handling and disciplinarymechanisms in contemporary organisations characterised by workforce diversity, remotework, and digital surveillanc

e. Create an integrated grievance redressal and disciplinemanagement framework that promotes procedural justice, employee trust, ethicalgovernance, and organisational accountability.Q

5. Industrial conflict is increasingly shaped by economic inequality, technological disruptions,and changing employment relationships. Evaluate the major causes and consequences ofindustrial conflict in contemporary organisations. Design a multidimensional conflictresolution model that integrates labour law, participative management, social dialogue, andpreventive industrial relations strategies for sustainable workplace harmony.

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