Supporting Good Practice in Managing Employment Relations

Supporting
Good Practice
in
Managing
Employment Relations

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
1.1 Explain the internal and external factor that impact employment relationship.....................4
1.2 Explain different type of Employment status........................................................................4
1.3 Importance of determining the employment status...............................................................5
2.1 Importance of work life balance within the employment relationship and way it is being
influenced by legislation.............................................................................................................6
2.2 Legal support provided to employees as a family member...................................................6
2.3 Reasons for treating all employees fairly in relation to pay..................................................7
2.4 Major points of discrimination legislation............................................................................8
2.5 Explain the good practice that underpins organizational policies and can contribute to the
psychological contract. ...............................................................................................................8
3.1 Differentiate between Fair and Unfair Dismissals................................................................9
3.2 Importance of the Exit Interview........................................................................................10
3.3 Explain the stage to be followed at the time of the Redundancies......................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
The term 'employee relations' refers to a company's efforts to manage relationships
between employers and employees (Countouris, 2016). This report highlights the factor which
affects the employment relationship and the different employment status and the importance of
the employment status. Further this report highlights the work life balance and the how it
influenced by the legislation and the legal support which needs to be given to the family
member. Further this report highlights the importance of equality at the workplace and the
practices at the workplace which contributes toward the psychological contract. In the end report
highlights the difference between fair and unfair dismissals and the importance of the exit
interview and the stages which need to be followed for managing the redundancies successfully.
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1.1 Explain the internal and external factor that impact employment relationship
INTERNAL FACTOR
Employee Engagement: IT is the biggest factor which affects the employee relationship in the
positive way in the organization. Employee engagement generally means involving more
employee in the decision making of the employee which gives them a séance of the care and
importance which influence the relationship in the positive way (Drahokoupil and Fabo, 2016).
Leadership and Leaders: It is the another internal factor which influence the employee
relationship in the organization as the leadership is the tool which is used by leader to influence
the work of the individual in such a way that it interlinked with the organizational goal. This
influence the relationship of the employee at the work place as some are in favour of the
decision and some are not which influenced the employee relation in both positive and negative
way.
EXTERNAL FACTOR
Technology Change: It is the big factor which influence the employment relationship in the
organization as at the time of the technology employee are the one who are asked to learn the
new skill set and knowledge which creates the uncertainty in the mind of the employee which
eventually affects the relationship in the negative way.
Political Factor: Another external factor which affects the employment relationship is the
different policy which are made by the government. Generally it affects the relationship in the
positive way only as the government of the country always look to betterment the position of
the employee in the organization (Aronson, 2019).
1.2 Explain different type of Employment status
Their are generally three type of the employment status in the organization i.e.
Employee Status: An employee status is enjoyed by the individual who have entered into the
contract or the one who have agreed to work for the organization on the basis of the contract of
employment. Contract of employment can be in the form of the written document or in the oral
form. Their are some duties of the individual in the employee status. Duties are individual need
to perform the service personally, individual need to provide the service and employer should
accept the service, employee need to report to the employer with the work.
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