EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS

Employment Relations

Employment Relations

Introduction

Employment relations can be defined, as the rights, and obligations, that are between employee and employer. Employment relationship is and has been the main vehicle, by which employees, mainly workers and labours gain access to their rights and benefits, within their employment area. The following, paper discusses and highlights the topic employment relations.Discussion

Employee Relations is a body of work between the employee and employer creating an official relationship between them, leading to a satisfactory outcome, morale, and motivation. Basically, Employee relations main concern is to prevent, and resolve issues of the individuals, affecting the work place and environment. Government policies, also encourages employees to participate, as a mean to improve company performance. However, there is evidence as well that employee participation can have a positive outcome on the company working and financial performance. The definition of employment relations is evolving and has been broadened over time. The employment relationship has developed an interdisciplinary approach, using ideas and concepts derived from psychology, sociology, history, economics, and political sciences. Employment relationship is a complex phenomenon, which can be a leading force for an organization's success, but at the same time, generating enough friction between the two parties, almost jeopardizing the existence of the company, in some cases. Like “shop-floor”, employment relations take place on different levels, the national level and the regional level. The distribution of power, between these two can shape up the economy functions; therefore the power distribution is a crucial point here. One of the salient aspects is the ability of employee relations that it adapts to change, as change is inevitable, it can be political, technological or economical, each raising a crucial question, as in how an entity should react to it. The rules, and principles, for employee relations are set by the Government officials, dealing employment range from issues like minimum wage to unfair dismissal. Below is a brief exposure to the common employee relation perspectives,

1. Unitarism

2. Pluralism

3. Individualism and collectivism

Unitarism

In unitarism, the company is perceived as one happy family, as a united and harmonious system. Unitary approach core assumption is that the staff and management is of the company share the same interest, purpose and objectives; thus working together towards the same mutual objectives. Furthermore, unitary has a patterned approach, demanding all employees, to be loyal to the organization. In unitary, trade unions are considered as pointless and conflicts are taken as disruptive. Unitarism can be defined a unified team having a common purpose, resulting in driving force for success.

Unitary approach, from employee point of view, Individuals should be multi-skilled, business process improvement orientated, and to be tackle tasks with efficiency and enthusiasm and working practices should be flexible. The communication between the company and groups of staff should be carried out, and it the roll of the recognized unions. Emphasizing on the terms of employment and healthy relationships, Empowering individuals and their participation and opinions in workplace enabled, emphasizing innovation, creativity, team work, problem solving discretion, quality and improvement groups etc. Employees should feel that the managers support their efforts. Unitary approach, from employer view, policies should try ...