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Non-Union Employee Representation (NER)

   

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STUDIES IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSStudies in Industrial RelationsName of the studentName of the UniversityAuthor note
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1STUDIES IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Non-union forms of employee representation in resolving problem...........................................2Changes in the bargaining structure of retail industry.................................................................3Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................5References:......................................................................................................................................6
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2STUDIES IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSIntroduction7 Eleven faced a major scandal in the year 2008 when rumours regarding ill-treatment ofits workers were made clear in the year 2008. The Fair Work Ombudsman made the verdict thatthe company was involving in fraudulent practices and were responsible for under payment ofworkers and the rules mentioned in the Employment Relationship was being violated. Thecompany was not properly maintaining the office records and the migrated employees were notgetting the right remuneration. The company was not adhering to the rules framed by theInternational Labour Organisation. The company was gaining huge amount of profit by cheatingthe migrated workers and no extra benefits were being enjoyed by the employees who wereworking in the night shift or for those who were working on over-time basis. The poor pay scalealso added to the contention factor and the company was not abiding by the norms of the payroll.This report will throw light on the steps that can be taken by non-union forms of employeerepresentation to resolve this issue. It will focus on the changes that can be brought about in theretail industry to solve this issue.Non-union forms of employee representation in resolving problemTrade Unions serve as a channel of representation that highlights the interests of theworkers. The increasing marginalization and decline in membership tends to obstruct therepresentation system. The density of trade unions has become very low in Australia and hencethe effective representation of employees is not achieved. Non-union form of employeerepresentation (NER), are various sponsored bodies that have employee voice that has beenorganized formally. They have thus also emerged to be an essential part of HR stratagem thathelps in delivering the voice of employees which ultimately helps in building a workenvironment from which everyone will be able to gain. It will help in building a high-trustenvironment that is free of unions (Kaufman & Taras, 2016). Some NER’s have an accumulation of union along with non-union representativeswhereas there are others that boast of a pure autonomy where unions are completely excluded.NER helps in supplanting the role played by the union and it serves as a fixture strategy that isoften deployed by employers to combat union organizing campaign (Cathcart, 2014). TheWorker’s Council can be formed and they will be responsible for amending the annual plans of
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