Brief :
Topic- Unit 20 Employee Relations
Learning Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
- Use the principles of employee relations in an organisational context.
- Discuss appropriate advice relating to rights, duties and obligations of employment relationship.
- Evaluate the role of different stakeholders who support positive employment relationships.
- Analyse the broader impact of negative and positive relationships.
Employee Relations in Global Era
Employee relations has taken over industrial relations as the term for determining the relationship between employers and employees. Today, employee relations can be seen as focusing on both individual and collective relationships in the workplace, with an increasing emphasis on helping line managers that is established through trust-based relationships with employees. A positive climate of employee relations can improve business outcomes as well as contribute to the well-being of employees with high levels of employee involvement, commitment and engagement.
The issue of Employee relations stem from various aspects of employment and labour law. The employee relations issues that are faced by employers includes legal issues such as workplace harassment, discrimination and equal opportunity. Employers are obligated to investigate harassment and discrimination allegations in the workplace and provide a possible remedy to the situation. They must also reasonably accommodate workers who require modification of job duties because of disability or pregnancy.
There is no individual who can work alone. The support and guidance of his fellow workers is required to come out with a brilliant idea and deliver his level best. It is essential that the employees must be comfortable with each other for a healthy environment at work. It is the primary duty of the seniors and team leaders to discourage conflicts in the team and encourage a healthy relationship among employees.
Life is really short and it is very essential that all employees should enjoy each and every moment of it. Remember you are paid for your hard work in an organisation and not for cribbing or fighting with each other. There is no individual who can work alone.
Scenario
You are working as an employee of an organisation and use the current work place experience to represent the relevant knowledge. With reference to the above given “food for thought” learners must use the respective knowledge to answer the assessment tasks.
Activity 1
- The learners will evaluate various mechanisms for managing the employment relationship and make justified solutions for a range of specific organisational examples, such as the fundamentals of the employment law in an organisational context of their choice.
Activity 2
- Learners will analyse psychological contract and support for employee work life balance in relation to rights, duties and obligations of the employment relationship.
- Learners are required to explain appropriate advice relating to rights, duties and obligations of the employment relationship for a range of given organisational examples.
Activity 3
- Learners will evaluate how stakeholder engagement and contribution can support positive employment relationships within an organisation such as, Determining positive employee relationships, effective relationship management.
Activity 4
- Learners will analyse how positive and negative employee relationships can affect conflict avoidance and resolution such as, managing conflict, impact of negative relationships on employee motivation, employee welfare.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria |
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Learning Outcome |
Pass |
Merit |
Distinction |
LO1: Use the principles of employee relations in an organisational context |
P1: Determine the value and importance of employee relations in application to specific organisational examples. P2: Determine the fundamentals of employment law that apply to specific organisational |
M1: Provide valid suggestions on how an organisation could improve and respond effectively to employee relations |
LO1 & 2 D1: Evaluate various mechanisms for managing the employment relationship and make justified solutions for a range of specific |
LO2: Explain appropriate advice relating to rights, duties and obligations of the employment relationship |
P3: Determine the different types of rights, duties and obligations an employer and employee has within the workplace. P4: Give appropriate advice relating to rights, duties and obligations of the employment relationship for a range of given organisational examples. |
M2: Analyse the psychological contract and support for employee work life balance in relation to rights, duties and obligations of the employment relationship |
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LO3: Evaluate the role of different stakeholders who support positive employment relationships |
P5: Provide and complete a stakeholder analysis for a given organisation. |
M3: Evaluate how stakeholder engagement and contribution can support positive employment relationships within an organisation |
LO3 & 4 D2: Explain in detail different stakeholder perspectives and interests in the broader business environment to support positive employment relationships. |
LO4: Analyse the broader impact of negative and positive employee relationships |
P6: Evaluate the impact of both positive and negative employee relations on different stakeholders. |
M4: Analyse how positive and negative employee relationships can affect conflict avoidance and resolution. |