Outline the formal industrial relations systems in India and compare them with Australian industrial relations systems. Describe views on how appropriate the Indian industrial system is for modern industry and commerce. Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to compare the industrial relations system of India and Australia. The ratings given here describe how appropriate the Indian system is for modern industry and commerce. The findings provide a clear insight into industrial relations and employee-employer relationships within organizational situations in India and Australia. Industrial relations are fundamentally the interactions between employers, employees and government, and the institutions and associations through which such interactions are mediated. This report discusses changes in workforce structure and trends in India and Australia and the size of the workforce and structure of employment in India and Australia. Introduction: Industrial relations protect all aspects of the employment relationship, including human resource management, employee relations and union-management relations. Industrial relations refers to the study and practice of collective bargaining, unionism, and labor-management relations, while human resource management is a largely distinct field dealing with non-union labor relations and of employers' personnel practices and policies. The purpose of this report is to model the formal industrial relations system in India and compare it with Australian industrial relations systems. Opinions are provided on how to appr...... half of the paper ......and the business. It is influenced by the macro environment. Governments have control through laws to enforce things like working conditions and pay. They generally rely on independent courts to resolve industrial conflict issues. The Industrial Relations Commission is responsible for most conciliation and arbitration procedures in the country. The underlying assumptions and historical development of the Indian industrial relations system have limited the scope of legislative reform to its institutions and systems. Centralization and regulation have limited the evolution and growth of our system. Major and controversial changes proposed by successive federal governments have not led to sustainable reforms and have hindered rather than supported employment. The lack of flexibility has reduced opportunities for businesses to adapt to changing circumstances.