Sainsbury's: Impact of Employee Relations and Employment Law

This report delves into the employee-employer relationship within Sainsbury's, focusing on the value and importance of positive employee relations alongside fundamental employment law. It outlines the rights, duties, and obligations of both employers and employees, emphasizing the significance of fair labor practices, safe working conditions, and non-discriminatory treatment. The report includes a stakeholder analysis, examining how different stakeholders engage with and contribute to a positive employment environment. Furthermore, it assesses the impact of both positive and negative employee relations on various stakeholders, highlighting the importance of fostering a healthy and productive work environment within Sainsbury's. The analysis underscores the role of psychological contracts in maintaining a balanced and effective work-life dynamic, ensuring that the company's practices align with legal and ethical standards to promote employee well-being and organizational success. Desklib offers a range of similar reports and resources for students.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
Value and importance of employee relationship along with fundamental employment law......3
Different types of rights, duties and obligation of employer and employee ..............................5
Stakeholder analysis and how it engage and contribute positive employment relation..............7
Impact of positive and negative employee relation on various different stakeholders...............8
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
The employee relationship is called as legal link among employers and employees in the
organisation. The standard employment relationship is known as particular situation in which
workers and employees work as a full time, enjoy benefits and employed indefinitely. The
employees having effective and strong relationship, it will ultimately provides multiple benefits
to the company like enhancing productivity. As per detail study, the employees having mutual
relationship among employees will deliver happy, loyal as well productive aspects in long
period of time. Each organisation has to follow some laws that is imposed by the government for
heath, safety and security of employee (Aloisi, 2020). The chosen report for this company is
Sainsbury founded by John James Sainsbury in 1869. This is the retail supermarket chain in parts
of UK and become as second largest supermarket. The report consist of value and importance of
employee relationship along with fundamental employment law. It includes different types of
rights, duties and obligation of employer and employee. The report highlights stakeholder
analysis and how it engage and contribute positive employment relation. It also analysis impact
of positive and negative employee relation on various different stakeholders
TASK
Value and importance of employee relationship along with fundamental employment law
If employees having healthy and effective relationship among employees then it will
benefit entire company. Sainsbury can established long term sustainability in the competitive
market br developing mutual relationship with employees (Aloisi, 2018). So that employees of
the Sainsbury will deliver more productive operations. The value and importance of employee
relationship of company are as follows-
 Retain loyal employees- Losing a productive employee to competitor will create
devastating situation for company. When employees have amicable relationship in
working place then they will definitely leave the organisation. Where as when employees
feel comfortable and appreciated then it will build loyalty of employees with company
profits. When company encourage positive employee relation then worker can also
manage work in effective manner.

 Less workplace conflicts- In organisation when employees will feel comfort with
mangers and co-workers then it will develop only few conflicts. Peaceful working-place
provide benefits and build strong relation with employer and employee. This will reduce
conflicts and disharmony in the working place of Sainsbury.
 Increased productivity- The employees having positive relation with senior will
promote productivity in working place and develop more revenue because positive
employees will perform best at Sainsbury and maintain the balance of work.
The fundamentals of employment law of Sainsbury is very lively and highly interactive
workshop that aims towards HR team members which consist of limited knowledge and wish to
enhance mangers knowledge regarding employment law (Batt, 2018). The proper understanding
of employment law principle give practical advice in application of law. The employment laws
that is implemented by Sainsbury are as follows-
Prevent discrimination- The Sainsbury ensure that their employees never feel any type
of discrimination during working place on the basis of gender, culture, religion and so on.
Promote health and safety- Sainsbury focus on improving condition employees health
and safety (Brewster, 2020). This law will enhance retention and productivity during working
place because it will build employees loyalty with company.
Develop minimum required level in terms of economic support- By providing fair
wages rate as per their contribution and qualification Sainsbury accomplish minimum required
level of employees salary for economic support.
Prevent work disruption among workers and management - By maintaining balance
of work and raising positive relationship with employees Sainsbury will reduce scope of
disruption among workers and management.
The Sainsbury can improve its employee relationship by adopting bellow strategies-
 By involving all team members in decision making and assigned responsible task so that
employees of Sainsbury will feel that they are being appreciated and recognised by the
company.
 By encouraging individuals in sharing work with each others in working place will
enhance comfort level and build trust so that each individual can share creative idea for
improving productivity of company.

 Encouraging appropriate communication in each team members will reduce confusion as
well as misunderstanding in working culture. The effective communication help
company to fulfil l specific objective of individual and company.
 Assigning task to each employee as per their capability so that they will contribute
maximum efforts in completion of the target (Dundon and et,al., 2017). This will
encourage employees and deliver expertise in its particular field to deliver more
productive outcome.
Different types of rights, duties and obligation of employer and employee
In Sainsbury, employees having huge responsibility towards employers while working in
the organisation. The main responsibility of employees of Sainsbury are-
 The employee must work on personal basis for which they are hired to perform respective
task.
 Being more careful and serious while working or performing the particular task for the
purpose in order to contribute more disciplined and work will be done on time.
 Employees need to avoid any type of situation through which they can putting others
management and employees in danger.
 The employees must follow or implement necessary instructions and avoid some illegal
and dangerous practice.
 All the employees must be very loyal and discipline towards achievement of company
goals.
The employers having responsibility towards employees in the working place of Sainsbury.
 Employers must provide proper working place for the employees so that they can easily
access work performance (Burke, 2019). Along with workplace they must provided
proper tools, equipment to enhance efficiency and productivity in the working place.
 They must provide appropriate salary and benefits to the employees such as vacation,
paid holidays and so on.
 The employers must ensure health and safe condition of the employees to update best
working condition of the employees.
 While terminating employees, employers must serve notice period of laid off and provide
some money for laid off.

 They must treat their employees in respectful manner and ensure no employees will feel
harassed or discriminated types of activity.
The rights and duties of employee and employers impact Sainsbury performance, they
performs and executes certain rights and duties-
Safe working condition- It is the right and duty of employers to conduct safest working
condition so that company will reduce injury or death of the employees. IT will prevents workers
more hazards situation so that employees will perform its best working practices. The employers
must trained their employees for working in safest method. This will enhance employees ability
to work in heavy machines and toxic chemicals.
Non discriminatory treatment- The discrimination should not conduct in the working
place of Sainsbury. This will protect the civil rights in the working place so that no employees
experience any discrimination on basis of age, colour, sexual orientation, genetic information.
And so on (Huesmann, 2021). The positive culture and environment will reduce scope of
discrimination in the working place and treat fairly by accomplish all these policies.
Fair labour provision- The federal laws regarding fair labour provision ensure fair
number of wages with reasonable workload. This will enhance spirit of employees and
established accurate reporting towards working hours complete. It is responsibility of employees
to complete work on time (Keenoy, 2019). The Sainsbury must executed all the laws as per
provision to reduce misclassifying and no discrimination faced by the employees paying wages
of overtime.
Whistle-blower protection- The rights and responsibility of employees as well as
employers is extended towards monitoring performance and condition in the working place. The
federal regarding Whistleblower protection is to facilitates employees protection statues. It will
protect the risk of job that is highly concern to protect the discharge of waterways pollutants ,
unsafe situation and so on. Employers have great responsibility to quickly correct in appropriate
working condition. This will reduce aspects of unfair performance, evaluation lay-off,
harassment and so on.
The Sainsbury must execute all responsibility, duties and rights among employees and
employers so that they can maintain balance of rights, duties and responsibility in the working
place. Company must ensure equal treatment, fair wages, good working condition and facilitates

practices of employee safety and security. This will motivates employees to perform all works by
fulfilling their respective responsibility.
Sainsbury execute appropriate psychological contract that will support effective work life
balance towards rights, duties and obligations that enhance employee relation. This shows
intangible agreement among employee and employer which ensure effective communication,
understanding and expectation in developing relationship (Leighton, 2020). The employment
contracts provide transnational exchange of employee for their rewards.
Stakeholder analysis and how it engage and contribute positive employment relation
The stakeholders consist of individual as well as group of individual within interest in
company. Stakeholder are classified into internal and external framework which is concerned as
business stakeholder and impact activity in negative and positive aspect in organisation. In
Sainsbury, stakeholder are the people that will share acquired legal profit oriented in organisation
(Morris, 2019). The shareholder made investment and generate profits from the dividend or by
selling profit shares. The stakeholder of Sainsbury hope to continue declare profits and garbing
maximum advantage.
 Suppliers- Sainsbury suppliers 30000 products in the stores and represent the brand
internationally. They believe in sourcing with integrity in order to achieve environmental
and social standards. Suppliers of Sainsbury are very committed and deliver more value
their customer.
 Managers- The manger of Sainsbury accomplish vision and goal of owner in dealing
current growth of Sainsbury ability to perform well in different areas where is still scope
of improvement. The Sainsbury make sure their shareholders will splits dividend on
annual basis.
 Staff-As per financial report of Sainsbury almost 161000 employees depend on the
sustainable growth of company for living. This will deliver best practices of sustainable
growth in order to meet company gaol in more strategic manner. Sainsbury generate more
opportunity of job and trained their staff for central success of company.
 Customer-The potential customer are very essential that consider as end user of
Sainsbury products and services. With increasing affect of online purchasing most of the
offline customers are cutting across the world. The interest of the customer will deliver
continue premium quality of products at very affordable price.

 Community- It is founded in years back including number of stores and staff to impact
economic aspect. The economic situation is very dynamic that support local community
that have major competitive advantage. The Sainsbury provides premium quality of
products and services as compare to other competitors. The Sainsbury focus to promote
local charities to enhance brand image of company in front of potential customers.
The engaging with stakeholders is essential for the success of company in order to
succeed with aid of clear vision (Piatak and et.al, 2020). It will derived robust strategic planning
and influencing marketing or strategic plan generated by stakeholder. The opinion of the key
stakeholder deliver insights towards incredible value in each face of planning and development.
The support and engagement of stakeholder support positive environment to accomplish
organisational goal. It motivates employee in decision making and ensuring meaningful
investment to build effective strategic change. The positive environment of workplace is develop
by stakeholder of Sainsbury by developing trust and goodwill of company. They support
effective decision making by educating with fresh perspective that describe the informed
decision. It improve accountability of group and individual. Transparency is essential and need
to be clear to achieve positive outcome by performing step by step. The stakeholder recognise
potential risk and prevents threats of company by eliminating harming perspective of business.
These are reasons by which stakeholder of Sainsbury enhance positive employee relation.
Impact of positive and negative employee relation on various different stakeholders
There is a great impact of positive and negative employee relation on different
stakeholders of Sainsbury. This will influence company profits and revenue level along with long
run sustainability in competitive market.
Positive impact- The positive impact of employee relation has been seen on the
customers, community and investor of the Sainsbury. They deliver ongoing and focused
communication level that helps in identifying and fulfilment of company goal (Newsome, 2020).
The investor of Sainsbury gets benfits with the negotiation style to identify best mutual needs.
The positive relation of employees enhance ability of employees and perform best practice as
per HR culture. This will productive products and services as per need to customer and
contribute more value to the community. This will ensure more value that benefits investor by
gaining maximum return on investment. The positive employee relationship aid customer by
recognising employee contribution of productive means. The employees interact direct to the

clients of the customers and concentrate on feedback to improve performance. This will
encourage environment of employees that will share innovative ideas and involve stakeholders in
decision making by informed perspective regarding customers (Valenduc, 2019). The managers
are able to made critical decision with good employees relations. This will promote more
productivity and build positive environment of company. This will uplift morale of employees
and contribute highest value with less turnover rate. The employee will remain towards company
sustainability and reduce cost of operations.
Negative impact- The negative impact of employee relation has been seen towards
stakeholders government and suppliers. In absence of motivation in the employee relation it will
impact upon the company performance as the fail to execute all guidelines and rules as per laws.
This will impact on government as company fail to address laws which is recommended to
imposed by the industry. The laws like health and safety, fair wages, good working condition
will majorly impact company performance and in absence of implication of these laws, company
will suffers because government will charge heavy restrictions and penalties on the company
operations. The negative relations of employees will generate more conflicts among employees
and management and it will reduce productivity and work completion on time. This will
ultimately develop conflicts and operations among suppliers. They fail to recognise actual
demand and supply and fail to coordinate useful information to the Sainsbury. The relationship
conflicts will occurs in employees regarding interpersonal disagreement in tacking issues like
political preferences, interpersonal style, values and so on. The negative challenge occur in
encouraging different perspective of employees and management level. The manager conduct
valuable employee involvement but it construct ineffective decision and ideas that is essential
for performing of managing risk responsibility. Ineffective communication will discourage
potential efforts in decision making and impact of negative employee engagement on
stakeholders. This will affect consistency in decision making with delay products availability by
supplier due to lack of communication. The negative impact of employee relation create dilution
as well supervision of command by company suppliers which influence profits of company.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that positive and healthy employee relation
improve company profitability because it will reduce conflicts and enhance employees

performance to accomplish company goal. The negative impact of employee relation influence
stakeholder performance like government and supplier. The continues engagement of
stakeholders will support healthy relations of employees by motivating them. The employers and
employee has to execute their responsibility and ensuring rights of employee so that they can
perform best practices in favour of company. Good employee relation will contribute customer
satisfaction and generate sales of company.

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