Employee Relations

(Image Credit :  https://www.pexels.com/photo/focused-colleagues-brainstorming-in-boardroom-5324939/ ) Managers do play a critical role in the management of employment relations across diverse organisational types. Storey (1992) suggests that the people management decisions that are made within organisations must not be treated as “incidental operational matters”, or to be left to the HR department. Rather, managers must understand their role as the link between the strategic direction of the organisation and the management of staff members.   According to the research conducted by CIPD (2007), it revealed that the practice of managers implementing upward feedback, communication, and consultation system within the organization, treating employees fairly are the factors that promote employee relations. Cleland, Mitchinson, and Townend (2008) reported that the employees believed they feel more satisfied and engaged when the relationship with their managers is based on respe...

              ( Image Credit :  https://www.pexels.com  ) Employee Relations   Essentially, employee relations concerns "the emotional, physical, and practical relationship between employer and employee. It refers to the relationship between management and employee. Relations with employees can further be like the efforts of an organization to create and maintain a positive relationship with its employee. Therefore, in order to foster and maintain this positive relationship, it is imperative and essential that management sees them as stakeholders in the business rather than as economic beings or paid work. Industrial Relations The term industrial relations came into common use in the 20th century for two main reasons. Industry grew dramatically across North America to fuel the World War I effort as union membership correspondingly brought industry increasingly involved in collective bargaining with unions. For us in Trinidad and Tobago w...

  ( Image Credit :  https://www.pexels.com/  ) An employee relations strategy is a plan of action to create an environment that will meet the needs of both employers and employees . The strategy should help employees understand and align with the company’s mission and vision, set out a plan for frequent communication, and create avenues to give feedback and reward good work. Employee relations strategy comes in many forms depending on the nature and size of the organization. It has been found to be an important aspect for effective and efficient management of organizations. Employee relations strategies set out how employee relations policy aims are to be achieved. The intentions expressed by employee relations strategies may direct the organization towards any of the following: Altering the forms of recognition, including single union recognition, or de-recognition. Changes in the form and content of procedural agreements. ...

 ( Image Credit :  https://www.pexels.com/  ) The most important part of any business is its people. No business can run effectively without them. Employee relations are one of the key fundamental elements of organizational performance, prosperity and sustainability. Good employee relations results in highly committed, motivated and loyal employees in the organizations. Employers need to manage relationships in the workplace to keep the business functioning smoothly, avoid problems and make sure employees are performing at their best.  According to Torrington and Hall (1998), the relationship between employees and management is a framework of organizational justice consisting of organizational culture and management styles as well as rules and procedural sequence for grievance and conflict management.  Gennady and Judge (2002) stated that employee relations is a study of the rules, regulations and agreements by which employees ...

(Image Credit: https://www.pexels.com/ ) Employee relationship management is defined as the process to manage employee relations. This includes the relationship of the employee with the company, peers, upper management and immediate manager. The importance of employee relationship management lies in the importance of employee relations themselves.  Employ Relations Management has a strategic focus, takes a proactive long term view. It aims at building relationships, commitment and organizational loyalty. This works towards the employ empowerment. What are the Goals of Employee Relations Management? Establishing a link and congruency between employee contract and the employment relationship through a physiological commitment Terms and conditions of employment to be based on the principle of fairness and ensuring the organizational objectives as well as individual needs and aspirations are fulfilled Developing policies, procedures, rule...