Practical and Legal Challenges in Employment at Marks & Spencer's

This report examines the employment relationship within the context of Marks & Spencer, a UK-based international brand. It delves into the practical and legal challenges the company faces in managing its workforce, including conflict management, issues related to hours and wages, workplace safety, annual leave disputes, and attendance issues. The report also recommends strategies to address these challenges, such as promoting teamwork practices, improving communication channels, implementing effective organizational structures, and adhering to employment laws and employee rights. By analyzing these issues and suggesting potential solutions, the report aims to provide insights into fostering a positive and productive employment relationship within a contemporary workplace environment.

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents........................................................................................................................................2
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................3
Main body...................................................................................................................................................4
A Practical and legal challenges in managing employment relationship within contemporary workplace
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B. Set of employment relationship issues................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCE............................................................................................................................................8

Introduction
Employment relationship is the link between the employees an employer of the company.
At exist when any person perform service and the work under certain conditions in return for the
remuneration. it is necessary for the organisations to create good relationship with their
employees to expand their business and take competitive advantages.
This report will cover case study of Marks & spencer’s Which is international brand based on
UK. They are selling varieties of the product that include food products, clothing, groceries etc.

This report will evaluate the practical and legal challenges that company experience in managing
the employment relationship within the contemporary workplace. it will also recommend set off
employment relationship issues and strategies to overcome those issues.
Main body
A Practical and legal challenges in managing employment relationship within contemporary
workplace
The workplace of Marks & spencer’s is contemporary And there are various issues that take
place while managing the employment relationship. Here are those issues that affect the whole
workplace that have both positive negative effect. Here are issues both practical and legal in
managing the employment relationships.
Conflict management
Conflict can happen in any kind of environment, and the workplace is certainly no different.
dispute between the employees or the direct disagreement with the employer and the business
owner our situation that can create conflict at the workplace (Budd., 2020). this can affect the
whole performance of the company and also affect the workplace environment and other
employees will not able to work effectively and they will be also demotivated. One of the biggest
issue is how the two parties talk to each other or whether they talk at all. If there is not an easy
way for the two parties to communicate and have their issues here the conflict can turn into
something much worse. this can result in poor company morale or termination of the team
members. it is necessary for the leaders and managers of the Marks & spencer’s to improve
communication between the teams and other employees so they can create good relationship
between them and solve the conflict issues. most of the time conflicts occurs due to
misunderstandings so understanding between the employees need to be covered
Hours and wages issues
Hours and wages can create Challenges and create worst employment relationships. Most of the
times employees have to work overtime for the company and they do not get their overtime
money Anne sometimes wages also become an issue for the employees when they are not getting
the wages asper their expectations. This kind of issues can affect the moral of the implies an
create a worst workplace environment for both employer an employee and affect their
relationships. To avoid this issues it is necessary for the leaders and managers of the Marks &

spencer’s To pay extra money for the overtime to their employees so company can make
employees work for the extra time an employee can also give their contribution because they are
getting pay for their work. it will help to create a good understanding between both employer and
employees
). Government also have created some act for the employment in which employees get money for
the extra work legally.
Workplace safety
Workplace safety is most for the employees because during the work employees can face a
serious injuries and problems so safety must be provided by the companies leaders. when
employees do not get the workplace safety it can create a challenge is to managing the
employment relationship for the organisation because im employees can have fear of getting
injured at the work mostly when the work is related to construction and other practical things.
employees get demotivated and it created trust issue between employer and employees. it is
necessary for the employer to provide workplace safety to avoid this challenges and create a
good relationship with their employees and employees will also be motivated if they will get
proper safety at their work. it will also improve the relationship between both employer and
employees. UK government also have created loss for the employment safety that companies
who are working within the UK have to provide to their employees for their safety and their
security. Companies like Marks & spencer’s should implement those laws to provide safety to
their employees and they were able to create trust among their employees an take competitive
advantages within the market where they are operating their business.
Annual leave disputes
Most of the employees who are working within the company are not aware of their leave policie.
Employees get demotivated and there relationship with the employer get affected when they do
not get their leaves annually. according to the government laws employees should get amount of
leaves each year that will be paid and employees can take advantages of those leaves. According
to the UK and will leave status most workers who worked a 5 days week must receive at least 28
days paid and we’re leaves our year this means that they are getting five point 6 weeks of
Holidays. it is necessary for the employees of the Marks & spencer’s get a proper lease and

leaders of the company should make sure that employees are getting there leaves on time without
any problem.
Attendance issues
Attendance issue is very common challenges that faced by the companies in managing the
employees relationship. Most of the time employees take leaves without informing the
management of the company that create relationship problems between the employees an
employer. It is necessary for the company to implement the attendant software’s so they can
overcome the issues and their pay will be done on the basis of their attendance and they can also
take Strict action against those employees because they are violating the rules of the company
and not working according to the organisation.
B. Set of employment relationship issues
Marks & spencer’s Is the international brand and having huge reputation in all over the world
they are facing various employment relationship issues within their workplace that is affecting
their performance on the global level and also can affect their strategies to expand their business
on the international level. it is necessary for the Company overcome the issues Through these
strategies battle help them to recover from the employment relationship issues. Here are the
strategies and set off employment relationship issues
Teamwork practises
It is necessary for the leaders and managers of the Marks & spencer’s To provide teamwork
practises to their employees for the improvement in there relationship. Being create a potential
an good relationship between the each team member because they have to work with each other
and help each other within the work. all the team members have common goal that they have to
achieve to make company successful within their business. they can understand each other and
help each other for the work and in the team we are able to accomplish the organisational goal
more effectively as compared to the individual employees who are working separately. it will
reduce the time of doing the work and together they will make the task more perfect and help
company to achieve the success within the market where they are operating their business.
Better communication mode

to create the better relationship between the employee employer at the workplace it is necessary
for the Marks & spencer’s to have communication mode that can enable the communication flow
at the workplace of the company. there are various communication China’s that can be used by
the company to enable the flow of communication like email that can connect each and every
employee and inform the useful information to them. Employees can communicate through the
portal and various chat applications that will enable the communication at the workplace of
Marks & spencer’s. company can create that own software where each and every employee can
take participant and share their personal issues and problems with everyone so it can be solved
together and company can come to the solution effectively.
Organisational structure
Organisational structure place most important role and enabling a communication and creating a
good relationship between the employees an employer at the workplace. leaders and managers of
the Marks & spencer’s Company Implement the structure like metrics can help and enable the
communication at their workplace an they were able to create good relationship with the
employee s because the flow of communication will Be proper and it will fall flow from top level
to the down level an down level to the top level. it will create a good relationship between the
employer and employees and they will able to communicate with each other through the proper
communication channel in structure. By using this structure they can also communicate their
problems and issues to the high level of the company and overcome the issue.
Implementation of employment act
Employees who are working at the workplace of Marks & spencer’s have some rights that
companies leader should provide them for the better understanding and they were able to create
good relationship. employees rights will help them to get their rights within the workplace and
they will able to help company to achieve their goals and objectives and they will also be
motivated. employment rights can include the workplace safety, wages act etc. if employees
Will get the rights at their workplace then they will be more motivated and they will help
company to achieve their goals and objectives and they will able to give their best within the task
and help company and their success. it will also help to overcome the issues that faced by the
Marks & spencer’s. company can create that own software where each and every employee can

take participant and share their personal issues and problems with everyone so it can be solved
together and company can come to the solution effectively.
Conclusion
As per the report has been covered case study of Marks & spencer’s it has been evaluated the
practical and legal challenges that company experience in managing the employment relationship
within the contemporary workplace. it also has been recommend set of employment relationship
issues and strategies to overcome those issues. This report has been provided strategies like
teamwork practises that enable the good relationship between the employer and employees,
better communication mode like email, organisational structure an implementation of
employment laws for the better relationship between the employer and employees.

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