EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS

Employment relations

Employment relations

Introduction

The employment relationship management is wide area which covers a wide range of topics which are based on the behavior and the interaction of employees with each other at the workplace within the organization. The employment relationship is basically concerned with the relationship between the organization, employee and the employer. It is the primary responsibility of the employer to manage and maintain relationship with the employees within the organization. The management of employment relationship is very essential and vital to any organization and is one of major factors that contribute to the success of the organization.

The management of every business enterprise should have communication and should also involve the staff in setting the objectives and plan, in order to grow and achieve success. The size of the business is directly related to the fact how the management will handle employment relations. Large organizations and business enterprise also hire external consultants and human resource professional in order to deal with employment relationship.

Kier group

Kier group is one of the largest construction companies in United Kingdom. It provides services in building and civil engineering and other support services in the construction sector. The kier group not only gives services in London but provides civil engineering and infrastructure services throughout United Kingdom. They also provide various other kinds of services to business organizations worldwide.

The kier group of industries has more than 70 years of experience and it is working in more than 50 countries. Currently it is operating in the Eastern Europe nation, Middle East and in the Caribbean. The current sites in which kier are currently working are KMI plus, N W projects, Sellafield, South Hook and language. The kier group has more than 11,000 people working within the organization and at various sites. Kier has more than 150 employees working in 10 different sites all over United Kingdom.

Question 1

Role of employer association in HRM

Employer association is basically is a group of qualified individuals and are composed of businesses that help other organizations to employ workers and employees. The employer associations are organized in a particular industry and geographic region (Ackers, 2003, pp 91)

Employer association has become a significant part of the human resource industry in almost all the countries all over the world. Since the inception of employer association, many business entities are consulting with the employer association to hire qualified employees and workers for the vacant positions. The main objective of the employer association is that they resolve various kinds of employment issues which also include industrial relations. There are many countries in United Kingdom, which have employer association dealing with both employment and industrial issues. The employer association has gained importance for many human resource companies as it functions as a counterbalance to many labor unions. The employer association helps many business entities in organizing their resources which further helps them in promoting their interests. The employer association also engages in promoting the passage of legislation which is suitable and favorable for the employer (Wolfe, 2010, ...