The Work and Employment Relationship

The Work and Employment
Relationship

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Explanation of the value and importance of employee relations and fundamentals of employment
law....................................................................................................................................................3
Value and Importance of Employee Relations............................................................................3
Fundamentals of Employment Law.............................................................................................4
Rights, duties, and obligation an employer and employee have within the workplace and various
mechanisms for managing the employment relationships...............................................................5
Rights, duties, and obligation an employer and employee..........................................................5
Mechanisms for managing the employment relationships..........................................................6
A stakeholder analysis for the organisation and analysis of how stakeholders engagement and
contribution can support positive employment relationships..........................................................7
An analysis of the impact of both positive and negative employee relations on different
stakeholders.....................................................................................................................................9
Impact of positive employee relations on different stakeholders................................................9
Impact of negative employee relations on different stakeholders...............................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Employment relations refer to efforts of organisations efforts to create and maintain a
positive relationship with its employees. Employment laws have significant influence
employment relations within organisations. Positive employment relationships make it easy for
employee as well as employer to fulfil their roles and responsibilities effectively while working
in positive organisational environment. This report aims at discussing value and importance of
employee relations and fundamental laws. Later report will discuss rights, duties and obligation
of employer and employee and will also involve analysis of stakeholders and their contribution
and later will discuss about positive and negative impacts of employee relations on different
stakeholders. This discussion will contextualise Unilever, British multinational consumer goods
company. It was founded in 1929 and is headquartered at London, England and has its existence
in around 190 countries and employees around more than 155000 employees to carry out all
organisational activities.
Explanation of the value and importance of employee relations and
fundamentals of employment law
Value and Importance of Employee Relations
Employee relations refer to relationship that employee and employer share and strong and
positive employee relations are very important for Unilever. Below are some value and
importance of employee relations-
Retention of loyal employees- This is one of the benefits of strong and positive employee
relations in which with help of strong employee relations Unilever can maintain loyal employees
(What Are Employee Relations and Why They Are Important, 2020). This means that when
employees feel comfortable around the employer and appreciate their efforts they are likely to
remain loyal and retention and loyalty both are very important for an organisation. This is
because both these elements contribute in ensuring that employees are able to perform
effectively in organisation.

Reduction in turnover- This is also a benefit of positive employee relations in which strong and
positive relations in employee and employer leads to reduction in employee turnover within
Unilever. This means that conflicts and disputes in employee and employer is a major reason and
cause behind employee turnover and when Unilever work on developing harmonious relations
with employees possibility for turnover is very low.
Less possibility of workplace conflicts- This is also an importance of workplace conflict in
which possibility for workplace conflicts is very low. This means that when there are positive
and harmonious relations between employee and employer they will be able to understand each
other’s opinion and thoughts and this will reduce possibility of conflict because of
misunderstanding. In addition to this, positive and harmonious relations also help in integrating
interest of two parties and this reduces possibility of conflict because of difference of opinion.
Fundamentals of Employment Law
Equality Act 2010- This is an act according to which Unilever has to ensure it does not
undertake any activity that creates discrimination in employees. In other words, this act is basis
for anti-discrimination law and protects individuals against discrimination on the basis on
nationality and citizenship and gender, age, disability and religious beliefs of individual
(Cameron and et.al., 2019). As per this act, it is important that all employees in Unilever are
provided equal opportunity to exercise their rights and this starts from selection process, this
means that all candidates regardless of their gender or religion should be provided equal
opportunity to participate in selection process. Later within organisation every employee should
be provided equal opportunity to participate in all organisational activities and activities for the
growth within organisation.
Employment Rights Act 1996- This is another fundamental of employment law and as per this
employees as well as employers are given some rights and responsibilities that they must follow
within an employment. Act outlines that employees have a right to get important terms in
employee and employer should be recorded in written form. This is also known as employment
contract and signing this contract make it legally enforceable. In addition to this, employment
rights act also involve disclosure and detriment according to which employee may not disclose
confidential and private information to third party. Employees’ right to get paid leave is also