Value and Importance of Employee Relations and Employment Law

Work and the Employment
Relationship
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Value and importance of employee relations and fundamentals of employment law that apply
to specific organizational context...........................................................................................3
Different types of rights, duties and obligations an employer and employee has within the
workplace and way to manage employment relationship.......................................................5
Stakeholder analysis for Marks & Spencer and the way stakeholder engagement and
involvement can sustenance positive employment relationships in an organisation.............6
Impact of both positive and negative employee relations on different stakeholders and the way
this relationship can affect conflict avoidance and resolution................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
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INTRODUCTION
Employment relationship can be stated as the legal link among employees and employer. It
takes place when an individual perform work under certain circumstances in return for
remuneration. This relationship is based on a contract and an agreement between the parties
(employee and employer) with some mutual obligations to work as well as pay for the work.
Having good employment relationship is very necessary in order to lead organisation towards
success. Marks & Spencer is a British multinational retailer established in year 1884 by Michael
Marks and Thomas Spencer. The headquarters of the firm is located in London, United Kingdom
and it offers clothing, home and food products to customers.
This report discusses about value and significance of employee relations along with the
fundamentals of employment law. It also includes different types of duties, obligations and rights
an employee and employer has in the workplace and the way to manage employment
relationship. Apart from this, stakeholder analysis and the way stakeholder engagement and
contribution can support positive relationship between employee and employer is included.
Moreover, impact of positive and negative employee relations on different stakeholders and its
affect on conflict avoidance and resolution is discussed in the report.
MAIN BODY
Value and importance of employee relations and fundamentals of employment law that apply to
specific organizational context
Employee relations is the relationship between employees and employer. It emphasizes on
collective and individual relationships in workplace with a rising emphasis on relationship
among the managers as well as team members. It covers practical, contractual, emotional and
physical dimensions of the employer employee relationship. This term is utilized to outline the
efforts of organisation - or Human Resource department - which manage that relationship.
Employee relation is a very crucial aspect when it comes to the performance of organisation as
good relationship between employees translates into increased wellbeing of employees.
Maintaining good employment relationship is very important for human resource manager of
Marks and Spencer as it will help in making the business more successful in long run. Apart
from this, it also helps in reducing the industrial disputes and maintaining a healthy environment.
If employees feel happy and satisfied in the workplace, then they work more productively
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