This episode examines the complex relationships that shape the world of work—between employers, employees, and the state. We explore how industrial and labour relations define fairness, power, and cooperation in the workplace, drawing from real practices in negotiation, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution. You’ll learn how mediation, arbitration, and conciliation work in managing conflict, and how disciplinary procedures, retrenchment, and worker participation models—like workplace forums and quality circles—affect organizational harmony. Grounded in the Nigerian context, this episode reveals how law, policy, and human behavior intersect to build or break trust in the modern workplace.