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Contact • Vol.16 No.2 June 2016
14 Industrial Relations - A key part of Employer Brand Management 18 How mediation could assist in making collective bargaining less confrontational 20 Survival of the fittest - mental health in the workplace 24 Negotiation tactics for successful resolutions 26 Powering your bottom line through employee engagement
6 Strategic initiatives for improving our industrial relations
28 What every business person should know 30 Economic and Financial Statistics 34 Economic Outlook 36 First Quarter 2016 review
8 Productivity and the Decent Work Agenda
38 Transforming the world of payments 40 Energy lay-offs and capacity building 42 Energy Statistics 50 Member Profile 52 Welcome to New Members
10 What do Employment Relations and the Work Culture have to do with Business Strategy?
12 Industrial relations practices and procedures “bottomline” effects
54 Crime & Justice Committee Safe House Project 54 Advertisers Editor: Halima Khan Editorial Board: Communications Committee: Robert Trestrail, Catherine Kumar, Hugh Ferreira, Anthony Agostini, Andrew Johnson, Dalia King, Michele Celestine, Marva Newton Design & Layout: JG Design Caribbean Published by Eureka Communications Limited Suite #2 No.9 Avenue First, St. James, Trinidad W.I. Tel: (868) 622-2017 • (868) 628-1555 Fax: • (868) 622-4475 E-mail: • contacteureka@yahoo.com • lanny5052@gmail.com • jgdesigns.jason@gmail.com For The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce Columbus Circle, Westmoorings, P.O. Box 499, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago W.I. Tel: (868) 637-6966 Fax: (868) 637-7425 E-mail: chamber@chamber.org.tt • Website: www.chamber.org.tt For this magazine contact: Tel: (868) 637-6966 Tobago Division: 2nd Floor ANSA McAL Building, Milford Road, Scarborough, Tobago Tel: (868) 639-2669 Fax: (868) 639-2669 E-mail: tobagochamber@chamber.org.tt