Work and the Employment Relationship: Practical and Legal Challenges Faced by Organizations

Work and the
Employment
Relationship

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................2
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
PRACTICAL AND LEGAL CHALLENGES WHICH ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE IN
MANAGING EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITHIN CONTEMPORARY
WORKPLACE ...........................................................................................................................3
RECOMMENDATION OF SET OF EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ISSUES .......................7
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
INTRODUCTION
Employment relation is the relationship between employee and employer. It is the
responsibility of an organization to maintain a cordial relationship with their employees through
which they can meet enhance organizational performance, meet organizational objectives and
generate higher profits. An effective employee relation can support business for longer period of
time span within the industry and will support in maintaining competitive position within the
industry. Employee relation can create positive as well as negative impact on the overall
organizational productivity and brand image within the industry(Ainsworth and Knox, 2021) .
Hays Plc is operating as a recruiting agency which was started in 1867 and is operating in around

33 countries where they are offering their services. The company have around 10,438 employees
in around more than 265 offices. The recruitment agency is the working towards recruiting
potential candidates for company through which companies can get selected candidates which
can be a human capital for an organization. This project will define the work and employment
relationships. The project will discuss challenges which will be faced by an organization in
managing relationships within contemporary workplace. The report will also outline some set of
employment relation issues.
TASK
PRACTICAL AND LEGAL CHALLENGES WHICH ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE
IN MANAGING EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITHIN CONTEMPORARY
WORKPLACE
Employee relations- Employee relation is the process of studying the inter relationship between
employee and employer. An organization puts efforts towards maintaining these relations for a
healthy environment. With the help of positive employee relation, an organization can retain
their employees, increase employee engagement and enhance employee and organizational
productivity(Babenko, 2018). A positive employee relationship is helpful in building motivated
workforce which will be helpful in enhancing creativity and innovation of employees. In case of
Hays Plc, the company focuses on building strong and positive employee relation which
enhances overall organizational performance. It works towards positive employee behavior for
increase in their productivity. There are several practical and legal challenges which can be faced
by Hays Plc while managing employment relationship within contemporary workplace-
 Wage and long working hours- Unfair and unequal wages among different workers and
long working hours has been a major concern of employees. By offering fair and equal
wages, they can encourage employees to feel valued and motivated which will boost their
performance and enhance their productivity. Long working hours may create a gap
between the employee and the employer and can give rise to conflicts, disturbing the
relationship and generating a negative environment, resulting in poor performance and a
lack of creativity by the employees in the organization (Barker and Christensen, 2019).
Wages and long working hours were one of Hays Plc's concerns while expanding their