Employee Relations Report: Analysis of Sainsbury's Practices

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of employee relations within Sainsbury's, a major player in the grocery and food retail sector. The report delves into various aspects of employee relations, starting with an introduction that highlights the significance of employee relations in business decision-making and its impact on employee motivation and conflict reduction. Task 1 explores unitary and pluralistic frames of references, examining how Sainsbury can involve employees to achieve common goals. It also addresses the influence of trade unions, including their roles in setting minimum wages, enhancing productivity, and improving workers' living standards. The report identifies the roles of key players, including employers, employees, and the government, within Sainsbury. Task 2 focuses on conflict resolution procedures, particularly in situations involving disputes and collective disagreements, analyzing the key features of such situations and the effectiveness of the company's adopted procedures. Task 3 examines the role of negotiation in collective bargaining and its impact on various workplace scenarios. Finally, Task 4 discusses the influence of the EU on industrial democracy, strategies for gaining employee participation, and the impact of human resource management on employee relations. The report concludes with a summary of the key findings and insights into the importance of effective employee relations for Sainsbury's overall success.

EMPLOYEE
RELATION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Explain unitary and pluralistic frames of references.............................................................4
1.2 Changes in trade union which affect to employee relation...................................................4
1.3 Explains roles of main players in employee relation............................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Procedure for the organization to deal with different situation.............................................6
2.2 Key features of employee relation in selected situation........................................................7
2.3 Effectiveness of procedure adopted by company to dealing in different situation...............7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Role of negotiation in collective bargaining.........................................................................8
3.2 Impact of negotiation strategy in the given situation............................................................9
TASK 4.........................................................................................................................................10
4.1 Influence of EU on industrial democracy...........................................................................10
4.2 How to gain employee participation and involvement in decision making........................10
4.3 Impact of human resource management on employee relation ..........................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
In the business there are various issues and decision, which is not, handles by individual.
Thus, employee relation play vital role for taking business decisions and positive outcomes. With
the help of employee relation, every individual feels motivated at workplace and reduce
problems for discourages conflicts (Beltrán‐Martín and Roca‐Puig, 2013). It is very important for
company that every individual feel comfortable with focus and concentration on employees.
They are also provides services through online stores which assist to customers as they are able
to access services where feel convenient. Present study is based on Sainsbury which deals in
grocery and food products according to customer’s requirements. For gaining insight knowledge
of company, report covers role of main players within the enterprise. Furthermore, it includes
procedure for dealing in different conflict situation. Moreover, it assesses the impact of
negotiation strategy for situation which needs to be taken by company for solving business
issues. In addition to this, it covers impact of human resource management on employee relation.
TASK 1
1.1 Explain unitary and pluralistic frames of references
In the organization, every member take participation for achieve business goals. In this
aspect, Sainsbury need to involve their each employee within goals of company. For maintain
enterprise growth different frames can be taken within business environment. These are as
follows:
Unitary frame
In this type of frame, each member of Sainsbury contribute their participation for achieve
common goal of company (Uddin, Luva and Hossian, 2013). They are maintains cooperation
among various members with determines roles and responsibilities. According to roles and
responsibility, each member performs their functions. Main aim of this frame is to achieve
common goal at workplace so that company take unitary for all employees at firm. As results,
manager of the cited firm gives direction for accomplish business targets. All employees take
effective participation within firm to achieve the best results (Oriyomi, Yinusa and
Abdulrasheed, 2016).
Pluralistic frame

When organization concerns with pluralistic frame, they are assign targets on the basis of
quality and ability for particular task. Every individual has different capabilities and ability to
perform various tasks at workplace. Thus, when manager take pluralistic frame at workplace
they are assign roles and responsibility according to workers capabilities. Every individual
perceive different thing for achieve organizational objectives thus, this frame take every
individual different for distinctive thing at workplace (Schultz, Ryan and Williams, 2015).
1.2 Changes in trade union which affect to employee relation
Trade union play very important role in which they are providing laws and regulations for
doing business. In this context, they are frame rules and policies which essentially followed by
Sainsbury to operate their functions. They possess various changes at cited fir. They are as
follows: Payment of minimum wages: Trade union play vital role in for maintain payment of
minimum wages at workplace (Beattie and Crossan, 2015). In respect to this, they are
determines roles and responsibility regarding Sainsbury to protect their employees in
term of wages. The organization should considers all rules and regulation at workplace
which made by trade union to provide them minimum wages. Further, the cited firm also
needs to take true and fair treatment at workplace for all employees of the company. Enhance productivity of employee: Trade union also frame rules and regulation for
enhance productivity of each member within the company (Beltrán‐Martín and Roca‐
Puig, 2013). In this aspect, they are demonstrating that Sainsbury should provide proper
training to their employees so that they can enhance their sustainability at workplace. In
addition to this, it also gives positive results at workplace which generate high
profitability as well. With the help of enhancing profitability, skills of employees also
enhance towards the enterprise objectives.
 Increasing living standards of workers: In order to protect employees, trade union also
frames laws to make effective results. In this aspect, Sainsbury should provide extra
benefits to their employees so that their living standards can be enhance. In this aspect,
they have to maintain working conditions at workplace so that every employee can work
effectively at workplace (Uddin, Luva and Hossian, 2013). Thus, they can protect their
employees for enhance capabilities and efficiency towards the firm objectives.

1.3 Explains roles of main players in employee relation
In Sainsbury, various players are playing important roles within the company. They all
are giving effective participation within the enterprise. In cited firm different key players are
taking participation (Hamermesh, 2015). They are as follows:
Role of employer
Employer is take very essential role in Sainsbury because they have responsibilities
towards their employees at workplace. Thus, they have to take care for them for maintain
workers sustainability at workplace. In addition to this, employer also responsible for giving
effective working conditions to their employees so that every worker can make loyalty towards
the firm and give proper attention for achieve firm objectives. They have to arrange training at
workplace so that capabilities and productivity can be enhance (Kennedy, 2016).
Role of Employee
Employee are also important key player who contribute their participation for achieve
business goals. They provide products and services to Sainsbury customers so that they are
mediator of company and their employees. In addition to this, they have also responsibility
towards the business that follows all rules and regulations of company. Good employee always
tries to make effective results at workplace with giving their effective participation for business
activities (Southey and Southey, 2016).
Role of government
Sainsbury offers their products and services to customers so that they have responsibility
for them. This is because, every customers not harm by company products and any activity. The
cited firm should follow all laws which made by government for protect their customers.
Government plays very important role because they are provide laws for business such as
minimum wage act, child lobar act and health and safety act. With the help of these act, the
organization can protect their employees (Mencl and Lester, 2014).
TASK 2
2.1 Procedure for the organization to deal with different situation
Sainsbury operating their function in competitive market so that there are various issues
occur at workplace. However, there are different approaches are placed which assist to solve
organization problems. Mainly there is conflicts take place among various people of the

organization. This is because; every individual has different personality so that it creates major
issue within the business unit. In addition to this, every employee not get same payment which
also generates conflicts among various members. Thus, it is essential point which needs to be
solves by company in effective manner (Price and Whiteley, 2014).
Disputes among the members can be solved by company when they are assigning
according to each member capabilities. Thus, every employee get payment accordingly which
help to remove conflicts from workplace. In addition to this, cited firm have also determines
roles and responsibilities to each member for ascertain effective results within the place. In this
context, they can get positive results and remove problems from workplace. In Sainsbury
employee also raise their voice instead of following guidelines. Thus, it is essential to determine
rules and regulations for achieve business objectives (Oriyomi, Yinusa and Abdulrasheed, 2016).
Top level management of the organization has to resolve these problems through determining
guidelines for each member so that firm can achieve their objectives easily. However, in this
situation company’s employees are affects adversely but it is essential to give proper direction
and management for remove these problems.
In order to solve these situations, management of Sainsbury needs to take clear
communication with their all members (Jenkins and Delbridge, 2013). In addition to this, they
have also responsibility to provide them platform to share their view and ideas regarding
Sainsbury problems. Further, HR of the organization has duty to provide proper facilities to their
all members to solve business issues at workplace.
2.2 Key features of employee relation in selected situation
From the above study, specific conflict situation has been taken as collective disputes.
Due to ineffective allotment of workload, disputes occur within Sainsbury. In this situation,
whole cited firm is affected by conflicts of the firm (Dozier, Grunig and Grunig, 2013). It creates
negative impact on the enterprise performance. Below are the key features can be seen selected
situation:
 Dissatisfy with corporation: Main thing that seen within Sainsbury is that, employees
are not satisfied with cited firm operations. Top management is unable to allocate
fairly and effectively so that it creates major issue at workplace. It will directly impact
on employee relation within the business environment. In this situation all employees
are affected negatively which creates problems within the business (Lin, Yao and

Zhao, 2014). In respect to solve this problem, top management need to take all roles
and responsibility effectively for manage situations of the company.
 Hindering the relationship between female and male within the organization:
Collective disputes directly harm to relationship of female and male within the
enterprise (Ogbonnaya and Valizade, 2015). Thus, disputes affect to services which
offers to service which offers by company to their customers.
2.3 Effectiveness of procedure adopted by company to dealing in different situation
In conflicts situation, it is duty of senior management to undertake various
responsibilities and roles towards the firm. In this way Sainsbury adopt various approaches
which solve business issues and making arrangement for deals within the environment , 2015)
(Gounaris and Boukis, 2013). In order to overcome these problems, cited firm communicate
effective to solve organization problems. In addition to this, management also assigns roles
and responsibility to each member for development of company. When each member have
their roles and responsibility, they can give effective contribution for achieve organizational
targets and objectives. The company should provide effective working condition to their
employees for resolve problems at workplace. The organization have to maintain their
discussion process for solve company problems (Schultz, Ryan and Williams, 2015). During
discussion each employee need to take participation for speak within the business. In respect
to this, management also takes effective decisions through taking every individual perception
and ideas for business issues.
In addition to this, cited firm have to find issue regarding business problems and conflicts
to determine effective results. In this aspect, they can handle queries of each member who are
part of business issues (Beattie and Crossan, 2015). Working with informal procedures, cited
firm can remove issues from workplace and enhance profitability within Sainsbury. It will
helpful to the organization, to find real cause and their impact on the company operations. It
makes the best solutions for solve business issues for development of company.
TASK 3
3.1 Role of negotiation in collective bargaining
Collective bargaining depicts the process of negotiation in which they demonstrate rules
and regulations regarding wages, working hours and promotion strategy (Beltrán‐Martín and

Roca‐Puig, 2013). Other employment terms and conditions also determine by collective
bargaining. In Sainsbury follow negotiation strategy which determines effective results at
workplace. Negotiation strategy has following roles in collective bargaining:
 Negotiation helps to enhance quality of work: Negotiation helps to enhance quality of
work. Employees of Sainsbury present essential things at workplace which need to be
carry by business to protect them. They are bargains with employer of the organization
to enhance quality of work (Uddin, Luva and Hossian, 2013).
 Negotiation helps to improve effectiveness: Negotiation also assist to enhance
effectiveness at workplace. With carry collective bargaining process, Sainsbury can
encounter their business issues. In addition to this, employers of the cited firm can
easily discuss their issues within enterprise. It also helps to make effective and
efficiency at workplace through handling business issues. In this aspect, collective
bargaining makes effective results at workplace which make positive outcomes as well
(Hamermesh, 2015).
 It also supports to reach within productive system: With adopting collective bargaining
process employer and employee can make effective results at workplace. It will make
effective results at workplace. It will also assist to make positive relations with various
members within the business environment. It will assist to communicate easily with
various members so that organization can achieve great results within the enterprise.
Various modifications can also take at workplace (Kennedy, 2016).
3.2 Impact of negotiation strategy in the given situation
Negotiation is a method which adopt by company to settle disputes which take place
within the organization. All issues can be carry by business which taken by company to
operate various operations within Sainsbury. Negotiation strategy assists to identify the best
practices in order to accomplish business objectives (Southey and Southey, 2016). Various
strategies are as follows:
Competing strategies: In this strategy, it reflects to competition which takes important place
within the enterprise. Sainsbury is very large organization which has huge competition within
the market. The cited firm adopts this strategy to win competition within the marketplace. It
has greater flew that work for employee participation at workplace (Mencl and Lester, 2014).

Accommodative strategies: This strategy adopted by company to resolve their business
problems in systematic manner. To overcome company issues, they are maintaining
operations for working effective at workplace. Sainsbury can reduce turnover and termination
within the enterprise. In respect to this, they can achieve great objectives with carry various
operation within the enterprise (Price and Whiteley, 2014). This strategy adopted by company
to avoid major issues for maintain sustainability and growth within the enterprise. It will assist
to Sainsbury to meet with business objectives so that cited firm will make their targets in
effective manner.
Avoiding strategies: With the help of this strategy, Sainsbury can cooperate with various
elements for maintain outcomes at workplace. In this aspect, major issues of the company can
be reduce for achieve the best results from firm activity (Oriyomi, Yinusa and Abdulrasheed,
2016). It also modifies for follow government rules and regulations for achieve targets in the
best extent.
TASK 4
4.1 Influence of EU on industrial democracy
EU has direct influence to the industrial democracy in which Sainsbury operates their
functions. It is the structure organization determine work environment in which they are work
(Jenkins and Delbridge, 2013). In this context, entire enterprise design frame work to operate
various functions within the international markets. Different country has different culture that
create impact on the business. Thus, it directly affects to industrial democracy within UK
through various aspects. EU determines various rules and regulations which create positive
impact on the Sainsbury marketplace. It involves important decisions related with cited firm
which involve effective participation in the enterprise (Dozier, Grunig and Grunig, 2013). For
enhancing and boosting workers capabilities, it is essential to increase employees standards
towards the firm. Furthermore, it is effective fundamental aspects which enhance overall
functioning within the chosen organization. Thus, policies defines in term of standards
according to perspective job, terms and conditions which enhance conditions of working
environment and helps to avoid issues related with workplace (Lin, Yao and Zhao, 2014).
These policies determine favourable working conditions for generate high revenue and profits
within the company.

4.2 How to gain employee participation and involvement in decision making
There are various tools and techniques through Sainsbury can gain their employee
participation in decision making process. It will assist to enhance their quality and carrying
various activities within the business environment (Ogbonnaya and Valizade, 2015). There are
different types of functions take place which determines to accomplish goals and objectives of
the company.
With the help of consultation methods, organisation can enhance their workers
capabilities and participation for business objectives. It will influence to work environment of
company to motivate their employees for ascertain business outcomes effectively (Gounaris and
Boukis, 2013). In addition to this, it is also assists to enhance satisfaction level of customers
through make loyalty for Sainsbury. The cited firm can take their employees participation
through making them owner and shareholders of the enterprise. In this aspect, they can enhance
their market share and it will assist to make sustainability at workplace. In this way, every
employees buy company share and it creates positivity towards the firm operations. Functions of
the organisation are runs smoothly when employees take part in buying shares of company. It is
beneficial for the enterprise to enhance their share price within the marketplace. In addition to
this, the company can also get participation of employees through making them collective
bargaining. In this aspect, they are frame various rules and regulation for working within the
enterprise (Schultz, Ryan and Williams, 2015). Hence, they can understand working system of
company through delivering effective system at workplace.
4.3 Impact of human resource management on employee relation
Human resource management is very important element which play significant role
within the enterprise (Beattie and Crossan, 2015). It assists for managing relations and
functioning within Sainsbury in effective and efficient manner. The cited firm various strategies
adopt which ensure management of different activities which can be done through place very
important participation. Management creates positive working environment with develop
policies and rules at workplace which encompasses to retain profits for long run. Human
resource management frame various training and development methods through they can take
effective participation for development of employees (Beltrán‐Martín and Roca‐Puig, 2013). It
also enhances work attitude of employees as well as activities which make effective functioning
at workplace.

CONCLUSION
From the above study is articulated employee relation play crucial role which enhance
workers performance for satisfy customers needs and requirements. Report summarized major
approaches to help the organisation for managing functions of company such as unitary and
pluralistic. Furthermore, it also concluded role of key players for smooth functioning at
workplace which are government, customers, employees and employees of the organisation.
Moreover, trade union leads to manage different functions such as training and development
programmes for employees welfare. It will assist to enhance workers capabilities and their
efficiency at workplace with emerging trends and environment. In addition to this, report
illustrates impact of EU on industrial democracy of UK which enhance working conditions and
effective system at workplace. Along with this it concluded that the cited firm can gain their
employee participation through make them shareholders, collective bargaining and owner of
enterprise.

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