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Describe the current trends emerging with the industrial relations, analysing the different ways in which employees and employers have benefited

Industrial relations are transactions, and activities affecting the determination and enforcement of the terms and conditions of employment. The main parties involved are the trade unions and their employers.

Industrial Revolution referrers to the developments that changed Great Britain, in the 18th century, from a largely rural population making a living almost completely from agriculture to a town-centred society engaged increasingly in factory manufacture.

Other European nations followed the same process after Great Britain, during the 19th century, and in the first half of the 20th century. In some countries this change is only now taking place or still lies in the future.

The Industrial Revolution started in England, because that nation had the technical means, like government encouragement, and a large and varied trade network. The first factories appeared in 1740, concentrating on textile production.

In 1740 the majority of English people wore woollen garments, bu...

Posted by: Leonard Herriman

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