But that would not advance the underlying labour relations dispute, experts said.

Restructuring labour relations The fiscal crisis has forced a new conversation between council management and unions.

The issue of labour relations dominated the Heath government and ultimately brought it down in 1974.

In January, Lonmin announced new initiatives aimed at improving labour relations and building trust with employees.

Ms Harney said the labour relations machinery of the State was available to both parties in the dispute.

Wen, the Beijing-based researcher, said the unrest could force car firms to rethink labour relations and supply chains.

Would independence be a chance for a fresh start, with a new approach to taxation, welfare and labour relations?

Is is not redundant to ask whether mining labour relations and the police are in a shambles after Marikana?

Gold Fields' Holland called on all parties to end this "infamous episode in our labour relations history".

Also, labour relations in the U.S. are not as complicated as some other parts of the world, he added.

Nevertheless, Lonmin has publicly blinked in the face of pressures that started well outside the standard labour relations channels.

Improved guidelines Labour Party spokesperson for labour relations Iain Lees-Galloway said health and safety laws needed to be strengthened now.

And there's a risk in building cars overseas, said a Hyundai executive from the team that manages its labour relations.

Some experts called it the best thing that could happen to a carrier hamstrung by difficult labour relations and huge losses.

The party's spokesperson for labour relations, Iain Lees-Galloway, said this was the latest in a series of accidents at quarry sites.

Tánaiste Mary Harney yesterday appealed to Irish Ferries management to use the labour relations machinery of the State to resolve the dispute.