Employee Relations, Legislation, and HRM Decision-Making Report

This report provides an overview of employee relations, emphasizing the importance of effective relationships between employees and employers within the context of Kingfisher. It highlights the role of HRM in managing these relationships to achieve positive outcomes, including employee engagement and satisfaction. The report details the significance of employee relations in HRM decision-making, such as reducing conflicts, increasing employee motivation and loyalty, and reducing turnover. It also identifies key employment legislation, specifically the Equality Act 2010 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, analyzing the pros and cons of the latter in ensuring employee safety and health within a large retail organization like Kingfisher. The analysis covers how the implementation of such acts improves the brand image while acknowledging potential challenges like increased costs and compliance issues.

Explanation of Employee Relations
Employee relation refers to maintaining effective relationship between employees and employer. HRM
aims at managing effective employee relations so that it brings positive results and outcomes for
Kingfisher. This results in effective engagement of employees in business activities and operations.
Importance of employee relations in HRM decision-making
HRM aims at maintaining effective employee relations so that employees feel satisfied and motivated and
also retain within Kingfisher. Effective involvement of employees within business activities leads to
increase business performance level. Following are given importance of employee relations in HRM
decision-making:
 Effective employee relations helps in reducing conflicts within organisation.
 Employee relation provides motivation and satisfaction to employees and they take effective part in
business activities and decision-making.
 It leads to increase trust and loyalty of employees towards Kingfisher.
 Motivated employees retain in business organisation that reduces employee turnover.
 Training and development programs helps in building employee relations.
 Health and safety regulations are practised for maintaining effectively relationship.
 Employee relations can be maintained by increasing the communication within business
organisation.
Identification of different key employment legislation
There are various employment rules and legislation that needs to be followed within business organisation.
Kingfisher aims at providing safety and satisfaction to employees, and follows various enlisted
employment legislation:
 Equality Act, 2010
 Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974
Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974: This act focuses that Kingfisher ensures safety and good
health of employees. It aims at providing good and safe working environment, makes use of safe
instruments and techniques and provides safety guidelines.
Pros:
 Provides safe working environment for employees.
 Ensures to protect health of employees and protects business assets.
 Reduces risk and provides motivation to employees.
 Implementation of safety act increases brand image and reputation.
Cons:
 Increases the overall cost for organisation as it is difficult to maintain safety for large retail
Kingfisher business organisation.
 Legal compliance issues may affect business operations and activities.
 Requires extra time and efforts to maintain health and safety of large number of employees
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS