Report on Employee Relations, Legislation, and HRM Decisions

This report explores the critical role of employee relations within Human Resource Management (HRM) and the influence of various legislations. It begins by defining employee relations and highlighting their importance in fostering a positive work environment, including the significance of employee benefits, work-life balance, and safe working conditions. The report then outlines key legislations such as the Health and Safety Act, Equality Act, Discrimination Act, and others, detailing their impact on HRM decisions. It further discusses the impact of these legislations, both positive and negative, on employee relations. For instance, the report emphasizes the need for employee cooperation and the consequences of neglecting these legislations, such as potential health and safety issues and discrimination. The report uses references such as Beer, M., Boselie, P., and Brewster, C. (2015) and Noe et al. (2017) to support its claims and provides an overview of how legislation and employee relations are crucial for effective HRM practices.

Human Resource Management
Meaning of Employee Relations
Employee relations means relationship between
employees in the company. It focuses on the
employee benefits such as pay, work-life balance
and safe working conditions.
4. Impact of employment legislations on HRM decision
making
Employment
legislations
Positive impact Negative impact
Health and Safety
Act
If there is health and
safety rules followed
in the company the
employees are also
engaging more in the
work of the
company.
If there is no
cleanliness in the
company employees
are not working
properly and which
will create bad
impact on the
company.
Equality Act If every employee
should be treated
equally in the
company it will give
a positive impact on
the employee.
It there is inequality
among the
employees in the
company it will
create a negative
impact among the
employees(Noe and
et. al., 2017)
2. Importance of employee relations in HRM decisions making
 Employee relations are important in every organisation
as it build a friendly relationship among employees of the
company.
 Work becomes easy if it is shared among the
employees(what is employee relations?, 2019)
 It also enhances that many decisions are there which
cannot be taken by an individual so in
 it employee relations play an important role.
 If employee relations are healthy it neglects conflict in
the company.
 For example: If the company is organizing some activity
in the working hours for refreshment for sometime and
ask to participate all the employees in that activity and
because of low employee relations they are not
cooperative it will be difficult for the company to
maintain employee relations so it is necessary in every
company for taking decisions(Importance of employee
relations, 2019)
Various employment legislations that are key for ASDA
company
 Health and safety act
 Equality act
 Discrimination act
 Mental Health Act 1983
 Wages ans Salary
 Working Time Regulations
 Agricultural Sick Pay
 Workplace Pension
 Disabilities
 National Minimum Wage
Discrimination Act If there is no
discrimination in
the company
employees feel safe
and secure in the
company
If there is
discrimination in
the company
regarding age, race
etc. then it will give
negative impact on
the employee.
References
Beer, M., Boselie, P. and Brewster, C., 2015. Back to the
future: Implications for the field of HRM of the
multistakeholder perspective proposed 30 years ago. Human
Resource Management.54(3). pp.427-438.