Employer Relation Induced Contribution to Arcadia Group

EMPLOYEE RELATION INTRODUCTION 3 LO13 Explain values and importance of employee relation in Arcadia group.3 Explaining fundamentals of employment law.4 LO25 Explain different type of right, duties and obligations an employee and employer at workplace. For example: for maintaining their productivity of organisation, management have to keep the proper relations with employee Arcadia group can organise weekly or monthly sessions to measure and analysis the needs and wants of employees which are related to work and their working culture. Retain employee

EMPLOYEE RELATION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO1..................................................................................................................................................3
Explain values and importance of employee relation in Arcadia group.....................................3
Explaining fundamentals of employment law.............................................................................4
LO2..................................................................................................................................................5
Explain different type of right, duties and obligations an employee and employer at
workplace....................................................................................................................................5
Determine appropriate advice relating to rights, duties and obligations of employee relation...7
LO3..................................................................................................................................................8
Conduct and compete stakeholder analysis for a given organisation.........................................8
LO4..................................................................................................................................................9
Impact of both positive and negative employee relations on different stakeholder....................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Employee relation and industrial relation is an important for each and every organisation.
An organisation with good employee and employer relation program provide fair treatment to all
employees (Amini and et.al., 2018). By this they are committed to their job and its responsibility.
Present study is based on “Arcadia group” is the British multinational retailing company which is
established in London. The group has more than 2500 outlets in the UK. It owns high street
clothing retailers. Study lays emphasis on values and importance of employees relation and
fundamentals of employment law with examples. Report will show different rights, duties and
obligations of employer and employee at workplace. It is also highlighted the stakeholder
analysis and its impact on employee relation both negative and positive.
LO1
Explain values and importance of employee relation in Arcadia group.
Maintaining healthy employee relations in an organisation it very important. Success of
organisation is depends on strong and healthy relationship between the employer and employee

of Arcadia group. Employee deals with avoiding and resolving issues which are related to the
organisation then it will influence the work. It is important and valuable for growth and improve
productivity of organisation.
Importance and values of employee relations
Increased productivity
Effective and healthy relations help to increase productivity and profit of the firm.
Management of Arcadia group thinks that the employees are the assets of organisation. Positive
relation of employee improve working performance of employee. That motivate them towards
the goal and success within the company (Importance and values of employee relations, 2017.).
It helps to enhance value and confidence of employees. For example: for maintaining their
productivity of organisation, management have to keep the proper relations with employee
Arcadia group can organise weekly or monthly sessions to measure and analysis the needs and
wants of employees which are related to work and their working culture. This practice help to
increase motivation of employee and make effective or strong relations within organisation. This
help to increase the productivity of organisation.
Retain employee loyalty
Healthy and positive relations between the employer and employee help to enhance
loyalty of employee towards Arcadia group. That helped to improve the efficiency of work and
also to boost morale of employee. It will be the effective and valuable for growth of Arcadia
group. For example: management uses the reward's system and give compensation to employee.
This help to make positive and strong relations with employees. Effective and strong relations
with employee help to be a more loyal towards the company.
Reduce conflicts
Conflicts are part of the organisation and team members. But most of the that create
problems between employee and employer. But it can be eradicate by making good and effective
relations with employee. For example: employees are not satisfied by their work and work
culture and not able to understand work and roles and responsibility. With the help of strong and
positive relations it can be reduce and eradicate (Avery, Smillie and Fife-Schaw, 2015). It is
important to make effective and strong relations. It is important to reduce conflicts and
misunderstanding between the employees and employer because for good work with positive
result it is important.

Strong relations between the employee and employer are help to increase productivity,
boost morale towards loyalty and help to eradicate the conflicts of Arcadia group. It is the
success of organisation. Also, that maintain growth and productivity of organisation.
Explaining fundamentals of employment law.
Employment law is the collection of laws and rules that regulate relationship between
employee and employers of Arcadia group. It says that employer hire new candidate and
employee for their vacant post when employment is applicable. That include the roles of jobs,
benefits, salary and compensation which is related to work and duties of employee. There are
some fundamentals of employments laws which are adopted by Arcadia group. That are as
follows:
Equality act 2010
It is the very important and helpful law for employee and employer of organisation. This
law says the give equal treatments to employee according to their work and performance and
also equal rights to employees (Fundamental of employment laws, 2017). That includes age,
disability, religion and sex or sexual orientation. That all are covered by equality act of
employee. This help to stop discriminations within the organisation. Arcadia group give equal
rights to their female and male employee according this law. For example: employee when face
any harassments at workplace then this law is applicable. Employee can complain against
harassment and employer have to stop this at workplace.
Safety and healthy work act 1974
It is also adopted by the management of Arcadia group. This act says provide safe and
healthy work environment to employees and use safe tools and techniques at their work place.
There are important provision which are covered in that like compliance, safety, inspection and
employee right. According to this act management have to create safe and healthy work
environment (Barrow and Lyon, 2018). For example: employee work in the production
department at that having various tools on that employee are working, in that responsibility of
manager have to check all time to time and use safe tools and it is important. Safe and healthy
work environment at organisation is must important.
Employment rights act 1996
Employment right act is the beneficial for the employees of Arcadia group and
management include this in their policies. Employment right act includes leaves, training and

termination of employee from workplace. This act also provide protection of wages and
payments. For example: employee want leaves for their personal work, in this employer and
management of Arcadia have to give paid leaves to them. It is the privilege of employees. It is
the important and best law for employees and employers. Also, help to maintain the positive and
strong relations between employee and employer.
Employment laws are help to maintain positive relations between employee and
employer. By this employer can give nay information which is related to work and their
environment because it is must important to know about policies and laws of company to their
employees (Chen and et.al., 2016).
LO2
Explain different type of right, duties and obligations an employee and employer at workplace.
Rights, duties and obligations of employee and employer of Arcadia group. All
employees have their personal right and duties of work and task and they have maintained this
and also follow because this help to maintain the discipline at workplace.
Employee
Employees are the most important part of every organisation and that are the key of
success. They are give their hard contributions to achieve goals of Arcadia group (Eldor and
Vigoda-Gadot, 2017). For them employer gives more rewards to appreciate them to improve
performance and quality of skills. There rights, duties and obligations of employees are as
follows:
Rights Duties Obligations
 Follows the
instructions which are
given by their seniors.
 Employee have right
tom increase the sales
of Arcadia group.
 They have right to
observe all situation
and condition of
 Employee is
responsible for create
the safe and healthy
work environment.
 They have duty to
cooperate with the
other staff members
and share their ideas of
work with them.
 Employees are obliged
to perform their work
very carefully.
 Follow all the
instructions of
management and
employer of Arcadia
group.
 Employees are obliged

workplace and give
right solutions for that.
 They have duty to
perform their work
with full care and
diligence.
to agreed all the work
and adjust with
working hours.
Employer
Employer is an entity of Arcadia group who are responsible for allocating the job roles,
making compensation chart and also to making effective and strong strategies for develop and
improve productivity of organisation (Glynn, Arnow-Richman and Sullivan, 2015). Employer is
the backbone of the organisation. They have their rights, duties and obligations and that are as
follows:
Rights Duties Obligations
 Employee have right to
more loyal for their
workforce. Don't don
and misbehave with
employees.
 Right to quality and
careful work and they
to demand hard work
to employees for
improve productivity
of organisation.
 Right to give
protection to their trade
secrets.
 Employer is
responsible for stop
discrimination at
workplace and provide
safe and healthy work
environment to each
and every employee of
Arcadia group.
 They have duty to give
fair compensation to
each and every
employee of
organisation.
 Employer have duty to
division of work and
give right and correct
job responsibility to
eligible employees.
 Employer has legal
obligations as to paying
correct wages to their
employees and also
provide pay slip.
 They have obliged to
reimburse the
employee expenses
which are related work.
 Ensuring work
environment is safe and
healthy and whether it
is not, then have to
create safe and helathy
work environment to
for employees.

Determine appropriate advice relating to rights, duties and obligations of employee relation.
Employees are working for earning wages and salary which is considered in employment
contract. Employment contract and agreements are having some terms and conditions. That help
to maintain effective and strong relationship between employee and employer (Hannis Ansah
and et.al., 2018). That are as follows:
Fair treatment
Employer have control on their employees which has related to work environment. Abuse
and unfair treatment reduce the motivation of employees form work and it is not good and right.
By this employee lose their concentration or motivation of work. For example: employee not
done their work in time line and in correct manner then employer don't have to abuse them and
any misbehave with them. By these employees are demotivated and not give hard contribution in
achieve goal of Arcadia group. Fair treatment and stop discrimination from work place is
important. It is the responsibility of both employer and employee must treat each other equal and
give respect (Lee and Kim, 2016).
Fair remuneration
It is important to give fair and correct remuneration and wages to their employees of
Arcadia group. Most of the employee are deserves to receive effective wages. For that
management have to right and correct wages to their employees. For example: employee do
overtime after completing working hours then management and employer have to pay extra and
minimum wages and remuneration to employees. It is the right of employees of Arcadia group.
Build effective relations
Build effective and strong relations with employees are important and valuable for the
Arcadia group. This help to promote the business and growth of organisation. It is the key of
growth. Employer and employee must create effective and strong relations within organisation. It
helps to overcome and target to goals and achievements (Perritt Jr, 2016). For that they can give
and provide better compensation, benefits and rewards to them.
Employer and employee are had to take their roles and responsibility because of
maintaining remuneration and fair treatments of employees.

LO3
Conduct and compete stakeholder analysis for a given organisation.
There are different types of stakeholders those consist important aspects in the Arcadia
group. Management considers important process in which successful people for win and support
with the help of stakeholder analysis. With the help of communication they can convey their
messages to their employees and give right information about the benefits of working.
Stakeholder analysis are as follows:
Customers
Customers are the important part and stakeholder of Arcadia group. Effectiveness will be
increasing to promote and define purpose in organisation (Schumacher and et.al., 2016). All
customers want and demand the low cost and high quality of product. Customers plays a very
important role in business to increase profit and improve productivity of organisation. The
degree of customers satisfaction and support is the true success of project. Customers interest in
the project and product is possible to improve economic condition and cost saving opportunities.
Shareholders
Shareholders are important investors of the Arcadia group. Shareholders are known about
the business operations and functions. They play a main role to take complete information about
business. That help to purpose the several business ideas and input provided for other analysis to
inform development action plan (Stavrou and Solea, 2018). These plan also identify concrete
actions and possible work increase positive results. They take important part in the organisation
and they are key success of Arcadia group.
Executive management
Management is also important stakeholders of every organisation and Arcadia group.
They are responsible for presentation of proposed project. Manager ask for the current updates
and with the help of that they can improve their future of project. They take report of the
operation business and give proper information which is related to success of Arcadia group.
Manager faces all the problems and try to solve that and make effective and valuable strategies
for that.
Employees
Employees are important stakeholders of the organisation. They play an important role in
growth and success of Arcadia group. They have all information of business and its operations.

They give hard contribution to achieve goal. They communicating and collecting information
and knowledge which is help to provide details of post and work task (Taylor and Emir, 2015).
For manager can provide rewards and appreciation to motivate them. Hence, it helps to maintain
positive relations at workplace. That influences overall decision making process in effective and
correct manner.
Trade union
Trade union take important par in organisation and that help to maintain relationships
between employees and employers. They play roles to communicate several benefits that help to
make effective and strong relations with employees. They are discussed major changes at
workplace such as large scale. They are key success of organisation and take important place in
that.
LO4
Impact of both positive and negative employee relations on different stakeholder.
At Arcadia group have several stakeholder like customers, executive management, trade
union, employee and shareholders. With the help of this employee and manager are help to
motivate towards effective result at workplace (Glynn, 2015). It will assist to develop more
valuable advantages. Loyal and motivated employees are help to increase productivity of
Arcadia group.
Positive impact of employee relations
Success of organisation is depends on the effective and strong relations of employee and
employer. Both are play an important role in organisation and key aspect of successfully meet
with business objectives. Make effective strategies which impact on stress level, leading with
higher productivity in overall perspective. In Arcadia group, focused on communication helps to
solve complaints and problems of employees. Employee relation help to commitment which
create impact on stakeholder. Cooperative and team work is help to increase sharing of ideas and
opinion. That help to do innovation at workplace and key stakeholder.
Negative impact of employee relations
Employee relation is the key success of organisation but most of the time employee feel
high job stress, they feel unsafe from work job and job roles. This gives negative impact on
overall result (Avery, 2015). Lack of employee relationship at Arcadia group which is reduced

productivity and decrease profits of organisation and also affect to customer services. Employee
are in stress then they are not able to give better customer services. This will give negative
impact on customers. Ineffective relations are increase errors rates on shareholders and
customers.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it had been concluded that the employee relations played important
role in organisation. That helped to produced good and negative environment at workplace.
Employee relation has the biggest topic across global era. Report had been covered by the
importance and values of employee relations within the company. Employment laws has their
fundamental roles and that has effective helped for maintain relations between employee and
employer. Employer and employee both has their personal rights, duties and obligations at
workplace and related to job role and that had important and effective maintain by the both.
Rights, duties and obligations has helped to reduced conflicts, fair remuneration and fair
treatment to employees at workplace. Study has discussed by stakeholder analysis for
organisation that helped to maintain the relations between employee and employers by giving
opportunities. Employee relations give negative and positive impact on different stakeholder of
organisation like employees, customers, manager and trade union. That played an important role
in organisation and also to improve productivity and increase profit of organisation.

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