Burger King: Employee Relations, Policies, and Legislation Report

This report examines the employee relations practices at Burger King, focusing on key aspects of human resource management. The report begins by introducing Burger King, highlighting its global presence and workforce size. It then delves into the importance of employee relations, emphasizing the need for a harmonious and productive work environment. Key issues in employee relations, such as lack of trust, communication problems, and conflict management, are discussed. The report outlines various employee relations policies implemented by Burger King, including equal employment opportunity, flexible working environments, and open-door policies. The importance of employee relations is further highlighted by the benefits of open communication, higher production levels, job satisfaction, and high motivation. The report also covers key aspects of employment legislation, including the Discrimination and Equality Act 2010, Working Time Regulations, and the Work and Families Act 2006. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of maintaining good employee relations and adhering to relevant legislation for the company's success. References from academic sources are provided to support the analysis.

Human Resource
Management
TASK – B

Table of Content
 About the company
 Importance of Employee relation
 Employee relation issues
 Employee relations policies
 Importance of employee relation to employer and employee
 Key aspects of employment legislation
 Conclusion
 References

About the company
• Burger king is an American global chain of hamburger fast food
restaurants
• The company is being headquartered in Florida
• Burger King was founded in the year 1953 by Keith J. Kramer
and Matthew Burns
• The firm has its operations in many parts of the world around
17,769 locations
• It offers employment opportunities to more than 13000 people17/06/19

Importance of Employee relation
Definition
Employee relation being referred as the efforts being made by
the firm to manage relationship amid the employer and the
employees. Better results can be gained if all works with
harmony and peace with each other.
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Continued..
Importance
•Relationship becomes good and healthy.
•It is vital on the part of organizations to maximize the
strengths of their employees to make them engage towards
their work
•The company majorly certifies that their employees at higher
level as quite flexible and dynamic
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Employee relation issues
• Lack of trust
• Communications
• Conflict management issues
• Racial issues
• Working condition issues
• Management and employees relationship issues
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Employee relations polices
• Equal employment opportunity
• Flexible working environment
• Managers and Leaders are flexible
• Diverse benefits to the employees
• Open door policy
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Importance of Employee Relations
 Open Communication
 Higher level of production
 Job satisfaction
 High motivation

Key aspects of employment legislation
 Discrimination and equality act 2010
 Working time regulation and EU regulations
 Work and Families Act 2006
 Health and safety act 1974

Conclusion
Consequently, from this presentation it can be said that it is
quite essential for Burger King to maintain good relationship
with the employees so that they can work harder with
enthusiasm and contributes in achieving the success for the
firm. Further, they also need to take care of varied legislation
for effective functioning.

References
 Torrington, D, et al. (2011) Human Resource Management.
8th Ed. London: Prentice Hall.
 Bach, S. and EDWARDS , M. (2013) Managing Human
Resources. Oxford: Wiley.
 Barnard, C., 2012. EU employment law. Oxford University
Press.
 Polachek, S. and Tatsiramos, K., 2008. Work, Earnings and
Other Aspects of the Employment Relation. 1st ed. Bingley:
Emerald Group Pub.
 Rose, R.C. and Kumar, N., 2006. The influence of
organizational and human resource management strategies on
performance. Performance Improvement, 45(4), pp.18-24.

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