Employee Relations Report: Perspectives, Conflicts, and EU Influence

This report provides a comprehensive overview of employee relations, focusing on various perspectives such as unitary, pluralist, and Marxist approaches, and their implications for handling employment relations. It examines the impact of changes in trade unionism on employee relationships in the UK, the roles of key players in employment, and procedures organizations should follow when dealing with conflict situations, using the NHS as a case study. The report delves into the effectiveness of these procedures, negotiation strategies in collective bargaining, and the influence of the EU on industrial democracy in the UK, including likely changes post-Brexit. It also covers methods for gaining employee participation and the impact of human resource management on employee relationships, concluding with insights into fostering positive employee relations and conflict resolution within organizations.

EMPLOYEE RELATION

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Implication of various perspectives as means for handling employment relations..............2
1.2Affect of change in trade unionism on employee relationship in UK....................................2
1.3 Roles of key players in employment relationship.................................................................3
PART 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Procedures an organisation should follow when dealing with different conflict situation.. .4
2.2 Key features of employee relation with reference to this conflict situation:........................5
2.3 Effectiveness of the procedures followed in resolving this conflict.....................................6
3.1Role of negotiation at the time of collective bargaining in this conflict................................7
3.2 Negotiation strategies and their impact.................................................................................7
PART 3............................................................................................................................................8
4.1 Influence of EU on industrial democracy in the UK and likely changes after UK exit from
EU...............................................................................................................................................8
4.2 Methods that are used to gain employee participation and involvement of decisions
making process............................................................................................................................9
4.3 Impact human resource management appraoch has on the employee relationship.............10
Conclusion:....................................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
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INTRODUCTON
Employee relation is very crucial tool for every organisation’s success. Without this
factor, company cannot achieve their goal and objectives. Superiors mainly focus to maintain
healthy relationship with their subordinates. Business establishes various programmes for their
employees that helps in achieving goals and objectives in long run. This program also helps in
resolving conflicts that exist within organisation. Human resource manager play vital role for
maintaining the relationship between all staff members. This help in increasing motivation level
of their employees so they can do work with full potential and efficiency, this help in achieving
company goals and objectives in near future. This report describes the importance of employee
relationship that is an important tool for every organisation’s success and profitability in long
run. Some case study also become part of this report that gives various data and information. In
first section, description of rules and laws that are existed in united kingdom. In second section,
case study is mentioned that reflect problem between new junior doctor and NHS.I. . EU has
provided various workplace perspectives that help in maintaining employee relationship in
organisation.
PART 1
1.1 Implication of various perspectives as means for handling employment relations.
Unitary Perspective: This is based on assumption of one happy family. Employees want
to achieve objective and goal that are similar to their organisation. This approach emphasis on
mutual cooperation between staff and manager.According to this theory, if worker and manger
work together for achieve common golas and purposes than chance of any grievences is not
possible. Trade union are not play any role for company productivity.S. In this view, it is
necessary for employer and employee working together in order for accomplishing mutual goals
and objectives. They both are work for reduce misunderstanding and conflict that exist in
organisation. This approach sates that manager and employees are shared mutual goals and
objectives so chances of any grievances are not arise in organisation. This theory also suggest
that trade union are not play any role in organisation profitability and success.
Pluralist perspective: Every company consist of various groups and sub groups. This
make their own goals and objectives and people in this department have give loyalty toward unit.
In every organisation mainly there are two groups one is management and other is trade union.
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Both play important role for organisation’s success. Profit factor is main reason for conflict rise
between employer and employee.Employee take rseponsibility to present all issues infront of top
management.
Maxist perspective: This approach states that decision making process play by both
employers and employee. Worker has right to take part in decision making process, they open up
their all ideas and discussion in front of top management without any fare. Various political,
social, technological, legal factors are mentioned in this theory. The capitalism system is very
important for development of economy. So standard of living are incresaing.hey also fill gaps
between income of poor and rich people. Various disputes are major problem for economy
development. Discrimination factor are largely hindrance for country development.Legal, social
culture factor are major impact for economy growth.
1.2 Effect of change in trade unionism on employee relationship in UK
When workers consider that their information and data are not easily convey to top level
management then the concept of trade union are give much importance. They play essential role
for development of economy. Large number of organisation has adopted this concept, this helps
for maintain healthy relationship between employer and employee. Regulatory bodies also
imposed various rules, regulation, policies that affect working of company. So it is necessary for
organisation to work according to this law and legislation. Conflict arise in business in term of
distrust, if management has realise that workers are misusing the powers that company has
provided, this create misunderstanding between employees and employer and also adverse affect
the productivity and profitability of company,. This made negative impact of employee relation.
The recession are rise in 1920 in UK, company has reduce to pay packages for their workers
because at that time economy has face financial crises.
Employee has raised their voice in all over country, they complaint that organisation are
not paying enough salaries, this will affect their motivation level and productivity. So employee
has play major role of loch out, strikes, this will adverse affect the company goodwill and
profitability. All this elements influences the negative impact of employee relationship. Today,
this issue are not rise because very organisation has establish HR department that help for
achieve goals and objectives of company. They also focus for problems and conflicts that exist
in workplace and work for remove it. Employee is largest assets for every organisation growth
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and profitability. Without this factor, company has not able to achieve their goal and objectives
in long run.
1.3 Roles of key players in employment relationship
There are various players that play major role in company success and productivity, these
are as follows:
Employer: This play major role of organisation success. It is duty and responsibility of employer
to decide the pay roll emoluments of workers who work in organisation. They establish various
incentives and reward relate of worker performance. This help for increasing motivation level of
their employees. They made friendly business environment that helps for employee has feel
importance in company, so they give their best effort for achieving goals and objectives of
business. They also focus to maintain strong relationship with their employees. They also play
major role for reduce any grievances that exist in organisation. They also provide various
facilities to their employees in term of accommodation, canteens. So workers has feel
comfortable and give productivity as much as possible. It is duty of employer to solve various
issues relate to employee remuneration and working hour. They also maintain strong relationship
with their large workforce. They provide various incentive facilities to their employees relate to
performance so workers get motivated to work with full efficiency and effectiveness.
Employee: This is major assets of every organisation productivity and growth. It is
responsibility of every workers who is present in organisation to work with full potential in order
for attain golas and objective They do their work in a given time with full capacity. They use
optimum resource for fulling their targets. productivity in long run.
Trade union: With help of this group, employees can easily communicate their information to
employers so they can mainly focus for this communication. They solve various issue and
problems that exist in workplace. Trade union play major role in solving any misunderstanding
that rise in company management.
Employer association: They are responsible for fair treatment to the people who working
in this cited industry. This help in increasing motivational level of large workforce so they give
their best efforts for achieving company goals and objectives. They mainly focus for their
business environment so worker work with full efficiency and effectiveness.. there are some
issues which employes can not solve, so they raise their voices infront of regulatory bodies.
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Government: They play major role for economic development. They make various rules,
regulation and policies that exist in organisation. Every organisation has to work according to
these laws and legislations. This help in maintaining proper relationship between employers and
employee.
PART 2
2.1 Procedures an organisation should follow when dealing with different conflict situation.
NHS is one of the largest healthcare system that is located in England. There are various
procedures that help in dealing conflict situations, these are as follows:
In case of single employee: Workers have various problem on priority basis. Top level manager
plays vital role to identify conflicts or any grievances that exist in workplace. It is duty of
manager to give attention for issues that prevail in work atmosphere. If any worker face trouble,
then manager has responsibility to take various actions for removing this trouble in short
duration of time so employee has give their best effort for achieving gaol and objective in long
run. It is easy to resolve conflicts or misunderstanding of an individual compare to group.
(HoghHoel and Carneiro 2011).
Between employees: In every company, worker are coming from various group in term of
culture, religion, caste, creed. So their thinking process are also different from each other, this is
major factor that conflict ha arise in organisation. Top Level management has give their attention
listen all issues that employees have. Employees has maintain their better relationship so it can
be beneficial for company success. They work for better understandability their working method,
mutually cooperation with each other for accomplishing gaol and objectives. If employer identify
any problem relate to relationship between worker then they give their attention for resolve this
grievances.
In case of group of employees: If employer and employee have any issues then it create chaos
of organisation. Company has divide various team in particular department then management has
asked to this particular team, this made communication process easier. Manager and workerh
working togetherrto solvedisputes and issues that helsp for achieve company profiatbility and
success. is dispute goes in court then judge has solve this issues and make suggestion that are
beneficial for both employer and employee (ChaudharyRangnekarand Barua 2011).
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2.2 Key features of employee relation with reference to this conflict situation:
There are various method that company has adopt for solve disputes relation to employee
relation (Ouimet and Zarutskie 2014).
Ideological framework: In organisation the dispute arise between management and employee is
of difference in ideology.Personnel mainly focus on increase in pay and personal development
on the other hand employer want to increase profit. Both employee and employer has different
purposes to do task, employer has do their effort only for making great profit. The main conflict
that arise in organisation between employer and employee is that worker sometime feel that they
are not earn enough wages according to which they work done so conflict has rise in company
working. Employer realise that they appoint candidate that do work with full efficiency and
capacity but get low cost. Every organisation face various issues so they focus for resolving this
grievances . NHS has also adopted various method that help for resolving conflict, these are as
follows:
1. Cooperation: Employers and employee has mutually cooperate with each other, so this
help for better understandability of both behaviours. They both convey their message
properly so this helps for achieve particular target for accomplish goal and objectives.
Cited organisation establishes training and development programme that help for
increasing the performance level of employee. Company has paid their junior doctor for
10000 working days so they can have money for ear better standard of living.
2. Consultation: It is responsibility of employer to listen their worker issues for resolving all
misunderstanding that exist in organisation. This help to encourage satisfaction level of
their large workforce that help for give better productivity and growth in long run. Cited
organisation manager has inform their junior doctor to keep patience in short duration of
time.
3. Negotiation: In this process, company help various meetings that help for employers and
employee to know their responsibilities and duties. Through this, employer and worker
are working together for resolving conflicts that exist in organisation environment. This
help for maintain healthy relationship between manager and employee (FernetAustin and
Vallerand 2012). This cited company has pay their junior doctor for 60000 working for
current and previous year . This will boost the motivation level of their workers so they
give best productivity and profitability in near future.
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2.3 Effectiveness of the procedures followed in resolving this conflict
Company has adopted three method for resolve conflict that exist in enterprise. Cited
organisation has take decision for paying 10000 working days for current year , this will adverse
affect their profitability. Company has collected funds from various sources in near future this
willhelp for improve and develop goodwill and profitability. Company has delayed in decision
making process because of BMA issue. So conflicts exist in organisation this adverse effect
productivity and goodwill. The next method that company has adopted that is negotiation
process. This approach has resolve problems that are established at time of British medical
association contract and also provide the remuneration facility to junior doctor that are work
60000 working days. This approach is not suitable for business enterprise that influence negative
impact of this cited company. Their financial condition are also much affected due to this
measures. This consist various chaos that exist in management of NHS.
The word consultation assess important option in order for solve any issue and conflicts.
Junior doctor of this cited company has well known the weaknesses of negotiation process
because of BMA. So company are not spend much money and gain favourable public response.
This technique help for company to resolve issues in easily manner and take time to make future
planning so it is easier for cited company to resolve much grievances. Government also play
major role for improve the working of NHS. Cited company appoint skilful doctors so they can
treated their patience in better manner. They provide various facilities relate to medical and other
diagnosis. Committee those are contracted with this NHS they know British medical association
in better manner. It is necessary that when a contract is formed there are some legal obligation
are performed.
3.1Role of negotiation at the time of collective bargaining in this conflict
UK regulatory body implies that there present arrangement are outdated, they work with
various provisions that established by ministers. They participate in various meeting that are held
by company in order to accomplish goals and objectives in long run. In year 2015 government
has announced to dealwith negotiation is not better so they entered in various new contract
(Schumacher and et. Al 2016). BMA is agreement with court, because this justice has not give
equal rights to women, this will increase inequality for every persons.
Government has formed new contract where they paid more wages to junior doctors. If
they do a additional work then this earn more profits and productivity in long run. They made
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their standard hour and according to which they completed in given time with full efficiency and
effectiveness. This contract states that if they receive a amount on Saturday , same has received I
Tuesday. The factor negotiation has play major role for resolving this issue, both have sacrificing
something this help for get profitability and productivity in near future. Government plans that
they increase the emoluments of juniors doctors so they give their best effort with full efficiency
and effectiveness. Committees has play major role for solving this grievances and consider that
this negotiation factor are not important for us (Snodgrass,2012).
The major conflict arise in company is employee salary issue so they provide various facilities to
large number of public in term of finance, accommodation, treatment and other medical issues.
Government has also pay more for better treatment of more public.
3.2 Negotiation strategies and their impact
Government and junior doctor adopted the negotiation strategy that are similar to each
other. This junior doctor want to deal any issues in a given time, while government has adopted
their issues in seriously manner. If any discrepancy is found by this bodies then they made
various strategies. Ministers has face various legal obligations this is considered one of method
of negotiation process. If both of persons has adopted same strategies then it is difficult for reach
at last destination part. Both the parties has not ready for any communication because they are
not interested to compromise in any manner. Minister has workwith keep it light attitude this
helps for making new contact without any interference of medical practitioners. Judges also play
important role for decision making process that are beneficial for government . All negotiation
techniques and methods are failed in this case.
PART 3
4.1 Influence of EU on industrial democracy in the UK and likely changes after UK exit from
EU.
Every organisation has adopted the democracy rule. Large number of workers are
participated in decision making process. They also give their best effort in order for achieving
gaols and objectives in long run. Employees also feel importance in organisation so they can
open their ideas with their employers. This approach has not able to maintain the relationship
between manager and trade union in British companies. Government rules and legislation has
play important role for provide the importance of workers in company. They also requested to
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this employees for make better decision making process. European union has made partnership
approach where manger and worker has working together for achieving same gaols and
objectives and also equality in profits (CaiJoand Pan 2011). These EU has take responsibility for
provide knowledges and skill to manager so this help for meet demand of large number of
workers.
European union play major role that impact the employee relationship. In Britain, EU
Has not made rules and procedures so companies has not followed that policies. Today company
has open up HR department, they help for solving all conflicts or issue that exist in organisation.
Enterprise has also invest much financial resources to this department. This department has right
to fill the vacant positions in company so large applicant has employed. But in initial time UK
government has not interested to make any laws and legislation that help for fulfil this condition.
European union has made various projects that are beneficial for united kingdom development.
But this assignment are uncertainty in nature, so it adverse affect the working of employer and
employee. They also establish various programmes that help for generate feeling of saving of
person and this improve and develop living standard of people. For example Tesco is one of
largest retail industry in all over country.This cited company has deal with two segment that is
food and non food sector. EU has provide various benefits to their workers relate to profits
margin. But they are not made training and development programme that support in future
decision making process. This has adverse affect of organisation productivity and performance in
near future.
4.2 Methods that are used to gain employee participation and involvement of decisions making
process.
Large number of workers has do work in order for accomplishing company goals and
objectives. Employees has take various responsibilities for fulfilling this targets. There are
various methods that are used for worker in decision making process, these are as follows:
Give position at board level: Top level manager has provide facility for promotion to their
workers. This manager has right to interfere the problems of workers and places in-front of
board, this affect the employee capacity and productivity. Tesco has recruit those person who are
able to raise various matters that helpful for company progress.
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Give part in ownership: Most of the company has used this method. Workers has earn more
profits then their motivational level also increases so they can able to accomplish company gaols
and objectives in long run.
Participation through collective bargaining: Tesco has made various policies and procedures
that help for their management and t helps for resolving various grievances in short duration of
time (Ahmadand Shahzad 2011).
Participation through complete control: Large number of companies has preferred this method
but this excited company has not able to adopt this approach. It is duty and responsibility of
workers to manager do business operations and also maintain healthy relationship between
employer and employee. Tesco has mainly focus for improve and develop the relationship with
their workers in near future. Buts sometime they are fail to this method.
Suggestion scheme: In Organisation employees has get important and valuable ideas and
information that helps for achieve profitability and productivity of organisation. This cited
company provide various incentives and reward to their employees for increasing their
inspiration level. They also focus for managing resource and reducing cost element that helps for
improvement and development of company goodwill. This all factors achieve goal and
objectives of organisation. If organisation has better follow this rules and regulation the workers
has also do well for achieving targets in long run. With help of this method, inspiration level are
increasing to workers.
Participation through job enrichment: This cited company made their business environment
friendly so worker feel motivated for work and give best effort. Tesco has not allowed to their
employer to take part in decision making process but they give authority to make various plans
and procedures on daily basis.
Quality circle: Tesco has appoint specialist that helps for achieve better productivity in particular
field. If employees has focus to their working method that are done by team then this encourage
their performance and motivation level and company has earn goodwill in short duration of time.
4.3 Impact human resource management appraoch has on the employee relationship
Most of industries has adopted Harvard map of HRM , this help for company has proper
dealing with their employees who are existed in organisation working. This approach suggest
that worker are important asset of most of organisation success. Company focus for meet their
demands and preferences on continuous basis. Management has focus for four areas that is
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human resource flow, reward scheme, employee impact and working system. This method is
most beneficial for maintain employer And employee relation. Japanese people management has
do their work in opposite direction, there resource are also different from others so they can
effectively and efficiently work.
Harvard method is not applicable for Michigan school of business, this business approach
is much complex as compared to above discussion method. This business has working in similar
manner, they provide all equal opportunity to their employees in company. They consider
employee is major asset of organisation. This methods are not manage their personnels and work
life balance. Criticism part also much involve in this method. So this arise employers and
employee misunderstanding that affects the negative impact of business enterprise profitability.
This created all chaos and hurdle in organisation that adverse affect to achieving company targets
and objectives. This factor look like 1990, in this manager has not paid much attention to
listening worker problem and not involve in decision making process. This factors largely impact
profitability and productivity of company and worker can work for achieve goals and objectives
in long run.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that it is necessary for every organisation to
maintain relationship between employers and employee that can help for achieve better
productivity and growth. Today, the role of trade union are not much important, they are
gradually declining down. Companyhas know this importance factor. Organisation has
establishes Human resource department that help for solve various issues and conflicts that exist
in working of company.They also helps for improve and develop the productivity and
profitability of organisation. Various methods that are adopted by company that helps for solving
all conflicts and grievances that exist in organisation. In every organisation, there are various key
players that play major role for maintain employee relationship in company. It is necessary for
workers to establish loyalty and trustworthy for their employers so it can achieve better
profitability and success in long duration of time. Government also has play important role for
company profitability and productivity, they imposed rules and regulations which is necessary
for company has follow this rules. There are various method and procedures that organisation
has follow when they dealing with different situation circumstances.
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