Employee Relations in Organizations: Strategies, Theories, Challenges

This presentation delves into the multifaceted realm of employee relations, emphasizing its pivotal role in organizational success. It elucidates effective strategies for fostering positive workplace cultures, promoting open communication, and involving team members to enhance employee engagement. Key theories such as the unitary and pluralistic perspectives are examined to provide a comprehensive understanding of employee-management dynamics. The presentation also addresses common challenges in employee relations, including conflict management, wage issues, workplace discrimination, and ensuring adequate safety. A case study of McDonald's illustrates practical applications of employee engagement principles. Ultimately, the presentation underscores the importance of maintaining healthy employee relations for promoting a thriving and productive organizational environment, highlighting the critical role of employees as key resources for business success. Desklib provides access to similar presentations and solved assignments for students.

INDIVIDUAL
PRESENTATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 EFFECTIVE EMPLOYEE RELATION
 STRATEGY RELATED TO EMPLOYEE RELATION
 THEORIES RELATED TO EMPLOYEES RELATION
 CHALLENGES RELATED TO EMPLOYEE RELATION
 MCDONALD'S EMPLOYEE RELATION
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
 The presentation will discuss about the legal and
other challenges that has been faced by the
organization while developing the relation with
the employees.
 Although the relationship between employees
working in a common organization is known as
employees relationship.

EFFECTIVE EMPLOYEE RELATION
 It is important for the organization to build a strong
employee relations strategy involves in creating
environment that delivers what people wants.
 Although it is very much important at work place
as it helps in creating positive environment within
work place.
 Moreover, it contributes in increasing productivity
of organization and developing future leaders.
 It also contribute in reducing the problem of
absenteeism at the work place as well as employees
do not complaining about each other and give their
best.

STRATEGY RELATED TO EMPLOYEE
RELATION
 Adopt a conducive workplace culture:
 The employees need to feel appreciated for their
contribution in the company success.
 Involving team members:
 The employees should feel more important within
company.
 Encourage effective communication among team
members:
 Poor communication lead to confusion as well as
misunderstandings thus it needs to be clear and
relevant.

THEORIES RELATED TO EMPLOYEES RELATION
 Unitary perspective:
 According to this theory company is define as harmonious system
and viewed as one happy family.
 The main motive of this framework is that staff and management
as well as other workers share common goal and interest.
 Pluralistic perspective:
 This theory state that company is made up of powerful and
divergent sub groups as well as trade unions.
 This approach sees conflicts of interest and disagreement between
subordinates and senior as normal way.

CHALLENGES RELATED TO EMPLOYEE
RELATION
 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: : Problems are very common in environment and the workplace is certainly
no different.
 HOUR AND WAGE ISSUES:
 It is one of the most common issues present in the business and it has increased due to pandemic as most of
the companies were running in loss.
 WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION:
 This is one of the most common legal issue faced by employees.
 Although employers can be biased and unfair while hiring on the basis of gender, race and religion.
 ADEQUATE SAFETY AT WORK:
 While working in the company accident is very common and it need to be prevent at all costs.

MCDONALD'S EMPLOYEE RELATION
 McDonald's boost the performance as well as productivity of the firm by
conducting rewarding programme and aligning them with business strategy.
 The company focus on staff towards five principles of employee
engagement.
 The organization is mainly focused on motivating subordinate through
providing them with incentives and support desired which result in
increasing the productivity of firm.

CONCLUSION
 From the presentation it has been concluded that employees are known as key resource
that contributes in success of business.
 Along with this, maintaining healthy relation with them is very important for promoting
the healthy culture within the company.
 The presentation has summarized about various theories that are related to employees
relation and the way it can help manger to interact with them.
 Lastly, the study has also concluded on challenges which is faced by the organization
while building the relation with them.

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