Employee Relations and Organizational Performance

The result of good employee relation

The quality of the employee's workplace relationship that most impacts on the level of employee's motivation and subsequent performance. How well they engage with the organization, especially with their immediate environment that are in most cases with their superiors, influences to a great extent their performance. Happy employees are as a result of good relationship with management. An employee with a positive attitude usually enjoys the work that they do and feels empowered and recognized for their contributions.

Employee relationship and communication for better organizational performance

 

Communication is not only of the utmost importance in our everyday life, but also plays a crucial role in the workplace. It is one of the most consequential factors that either changes or destroys the relationship between an employer and an employee. A healthy employee relationship ensures a positive working atmosphere and also helps employees to achieve their goals much faster. People are more focused, can concentrate better on their tasks and thus the output increases.

Unhealthy employee - employer relations and performance 

Unhealthy  employee - employer relations could be an obstacle for work performance and ultimately be affected greatly. Leading industry experts state that workplace bullying, lack of veracity, lack of flexibility, lamentable managers, obscure policies, demands for raises and workplace conflict are the top toxic factors affecting employee relationships.

Supervisors’ role in employee relations and organizational performance

 

Supervisors play a vital role in determining stress levels and employer- employee relations in an organization. They play a huge role in employee morale, performance, and stress level and ultimately  determine  job  performance.  Supervisors  who  know  how  to  provide  guidance, support, and encouragement minimize employee stress. Supervisors with poor management skills or  with personal problems  with employees, not only can't help employees deal  with stressful times,  they themselves are a  tremendous source of stress. When there is a stressful work environment employee's performance is drastically reducing.

Constructive feedback

Constructive Feedback is essential to teamwork as it allows team members to improve their performance and ensure everyone is working towards the same goal. However, feedback must be constructive and respectful, focusing on specific behaviors and providing suggestions for improvement. When feedback is given constructively, team members are more receptive to it and make the necessary changes in their performance.

The importance of employee counseling

 

Today, the latest trend in the HR world is "advising employees on the place of

In this world of competition, there are stress relievers in every organization.

It’s difficult to find a tension free employee in an organization. Counseling helps employees get out of problems, a new way of dealing with problems. Counseling shows how much the employer cares about the employee. Counseling can help identify employee work problems and poor performance.

What if an organization  don't work on employee relations

 

 1.If you don't promote or improve your relationships with employees, you could face       a low employee morale.

 

2. However, there are others issues to be aware of, such as:

 

3. Decreased employee happiness.

 

4. Decline in employee productivity

 

5. Increased staff turnover.

 

6. Increased hiring costs 

7. Higher absenteeism rate.

 

8. The potential for legal fees and compensation later.

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