HR Report: Employee Engagement and Relations at Sainsbury's

This report examines employee relations within Sainsbury's, focusing on strategies to improve employee engagement and address workplace issues. It begins with an introduction to the role of HR managers in fostering a positive work environment, followed by an analysis of various strategies Sainsbury's can employ to develop and improve employee relationships, such as increasing team member involvement, promoting work-sharing practices, and enhancing communication. The report then explores how employee contributions support organizational objectives, emphasizing the importance of clearly defined goals and employee motivation. A critical analysis of employee engagement is presented, highlighting its correlation with employee relations and the implications of low engagement. Recommendations are provided for improving employee engagement, including focusing on employee energy levels, mental workload, and intellectual engagement. The report also offers a depth analysis of employee engagement in the UK and Europe, comparing approaches and considering relevant legislation. The report provides a comprehensive overview of employee relations in the context of Sainsbury's, offering valuable insights and recommendations for fostering a productive and positive workplace.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Various strategy that assist for developing and improving employee relationships in the
Sainsbury's...................................................................................................................................3
Contribution towards the achievement of organisation objectives.............................................4
Critically analyse the concept of employee engagement............................................................5
Various recommendations...........................................................................................................6
A depth analysis of employee engagement in respect of employee relationship on the basis of
UK and Europe............................................................................................................................6
Legislation related to the employee relationships.......................................................................7
Experiences of two different organisation..................................................................................8
Impact of employee relationship.................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
In every organisation HR manager play a crucial role that leads to create a environment
that assist to manage the work in a effective manner. Employee relation means a work based
relation among the groups and team member. In addition to that management has to take
initiative towards the same. When a group work in the organisation that time a silent competition
is increase at that time HR manager of the company develop various strategy that assist to
manage the workforce relationship in a better way.
Present report is based on Sainsbury's who deals in a grocery products in a UK and
Europe. In this report a case study is developed in which Sainsbury's now open one more store in
the Europe and for the same they want to support from their employee. But from few days
various problems are arising related to employee relationship in the workplace so that
management is not getting support from the employee side. HR manager of sainsburry started a
criticality overview that assist for maintaining better employee relationship in the workplace.
This relationship assist for their better support towards the new opening. Moreover all this things
assist to manage and develop employee relation in the workplace (Kumari, 2015).
Various strategy that assist for developing and improving employee relationships in the
Sainsbury's
In this section HR manage of Sainsbury's develop various strategy that assist for
improving employee relationship in the workplace. HR manage of Sainsbury's has adopted
various strategy that assist to manage the work in a effective manner. Here are various steps that
assist for development.
Increase the involvement of team member: With the help of this point in which HR
manager of Sainsbury's develop a strategy in which they motivate all team that they should look
forwards towards the systematic development. In addition to that management also focus who
they are interest towards the participating and those who are not (Kalemci Tuzun and Arzu
Kalemci, 2012).
Work share practises: HR manager of the company must motivate their employee to
share their work with each other. In which HR communicate with the team leader that give them
task with the sharing so that it leads to better employee relation in the workplace. It is also assist
for the reducing misunderstanding as well as decrease the conflicts situation.

Allot the work in a equal manner: Team leader must focus on the capability of an individual as
well as its effectiveness towards the work. When team leader use this practises so that it will
assist for working engagement of individual. Employee's satisfaction is also assist for the work
that leads to support for the new opening at Europe.
Effective communication practises: HR also create better communication as well as
better interaction so that it leads to the better working in the organisation. In addition to that this
will also assist for the reducing confusion in the workplace. In addition to that this will assist to
mange the work with their support with each other (O'riordan, 2014).
Morning meetings: This is also good way to enhance the employee relation in the
workplace. In which every one come forward and share their views and ideas in a effective
manner. Their greetings and compliments are also assist to enhance the positive energy in the
workplace.
Contribution towards the achievement of organisation objectives
In this section HR manager of employee can do various contribution that assist to manage
the work in a effective manner. Here HR manger use a strategy that assist to manage the work in
a effective manner. An employee can do various steps to contribute towards the achievement of
organisation objective that is they can be easily open the new venture in which workplace. In
addition to that this work will contribute better working (Klingner, Nalbandian and Llorens,
2015).
Clearly define goals: For an employee goals show that their contribution towards the
working so that they become more capable and ready for the hard worker. They also use a list of
set goals that assist to achieve their work in a effective manner. In addition to that they can also
do hard work for the same as well understood the level of work in a effective manner.
Competition or contribution is not Create matter but its effectiveness towards the hard work.
Extra hard work and set mission: Every employee having its own way of working so
that HR manager can motivate to employee that use to develop work as well as its effectiveness
so that this will assist to manage the work in a effective manner. A set plan assist for achieving
the target in which HR or a team leader can monitoring their work and clear their mistakes so
that this will leads to achieve the target of organisation as well as enhance their own working
potential.

Develop a building block: Building blocks are a small part in which individual do a
initiative in the small parts so it will assist to become in a reality. With the help of building
blocks management can enhance their size and level of scope that leads to the enhance the
chances of success. More over all this things assist to better contribution and also assist to
develop a strategy that leads to the achieve the Sainsbury's aim in a effective manner (Nguyen,
Young and Cooke, 2016.).
Critically analyse the concept of employee engagement
As per the case study management can concern with the better work that assist to manage
the work in a effective manner. In addition to that this will assist to enhances the working force
potential in a effective manner. In the organisation various implication are cover when the Better
engagement of employee can be seen by the management.
 Employee of Sainsbury's who they are more involve with their work as well as their
effectiveness in which individual positiveness and working co-operativeness in included
in this which assist to manage the work in a effective manner.
 Management can see that when employee engagement become less at that time chances
of conflicts become more affective towards the working (Gözükara and Özyer, 2016).
 In addition to that Sainsbury's manager also focus on the working that leads to better
working as well as effective working. But the less engagement occur various problems
such as less working stress and so many things that assist to manage the work in a
effective manner.
 Employee relation and its engagement both are correlated in which management use
communication process that assist to manage the work in a effective manner.
 In addition to this management also use a positive employee to motivate another one so
that it will positively accept the individual towards the better and effective working.
 This is mostly seen by the management that how much a worker is positively engage with
their work so that it leads to a positively work towards the better management as well as
its better working in the work field.
With the help of all this things management can see better engagement in the workplace as well
its concept is also clear. In which a better engagement leads to various positive things such as its
positivity as well as working manner (Stanley and Meyer, 2016).

Various recommendations
Here are various recommendations that assist to manage the employee relation in context
of their better engagement in the workplace. Employee's engagement is a crucial part in which
individual effectiveness is shown in this so that it leads to them towards the high job as well as
their effectiveness towards the same. In this Sainsbury's must focus on the three things so that
this will assist for better employee engagement in the workplace. In this mainly three things are
their that assist for the best and effective work. Here are various points that must be followed by
the HR manger of Sainsbury's but they could not doing (Dhar, 2015).
 Management of the entity must focus on the employee energy level so that this will
assist to manage the work in a effective manner. Management also focus on the
mentally work load that shows their effectiveness towards the work.
 For better engagement management also focus on the dedication of individual so that
this will also assist to manage the work in a effective manner.
 Management focus on the intellectual engagement that means management can
motivate their employee towards the hard work and think how their work become
better. But Sainsbury's not following the same so that result is rising conflicts situation
in the workplace (Strategies to Improve Employee Relations. 2016).
 Sainsbury's can also focus on the affective management in which they enhance the
work positiveness and this will assist to manage the work in a effective way so that
management can get better engagement for the same.
 They can also use social engagement in which every employee can share their views
and ideas that assist to manage the work in a effective manner. Their sharing ideas and
views are also assist to manage the work in a effective way.
In this HR manager can use role modelling and organisation achievement that assist manage the
work as a valuable one. They can also use various ways to solve their issues so that this will
assist for better support to the employee (7 Steps to Help You Achieve Your Organizational
Goals. 2016).
A depth analysis of employee engagement in respect of employee relationship on the basis of
UK and Europe
When company want to grow at that time a systematic analysis is very important for the
management. In this section will evaluate about how employee relationship can be develop with

the help of its engagement (Kumari, 2015). So that this will assist to developing a better
relationship in the UK criteria. Here are various points are discuss below. In addition to that
management can concern with the best and affective way of working that leads to manage the
employee relation as per the trends (Deo, 2014).
Employee relations in UK: With the help of a old example Sainsbury's can understand a better
view of work in the organisation. In addition to that this will also assist to manage the work but
in the British will always suffering with the industrial disputes (Bal, Kooij and De Jong, 2013).
So that this leads to bed reputation which lead to dis management as well as ineffective relation
in the workplace. In addition to that this will not appropriate for company. All this things leads to
better reputation as well as sick position of entity in the workplace. All above points will assist to
take place the various ways leads to enhance their work and its productivity. With the help of this
above situation management can evaluate the working condition of organisation in a effective
manner so that this may occur may problems in the organisation (Kalemci Tuzun and Arzu
Kalemci, 2012).
Employee relation in Europe: As compare to UK, Europe having such a working that is assist to
mange the work in a effective way. Management having quality to co-operativeness with their
employee so that it is assist to mange the better relation in the workplace. So management of
Sainsbury's can achieve the target in which they can develop new shop in the Europe as per the
evaluation.
Legislation related to the employee relationships
In this various legislation are listed as follows that assist to manage the employee relation and its
welfare. In addition to that this will also assist to manage the work in a effective manner ( Bose
and Mudgal, 2013).
Health and safety act 2005: In this act management of Sainsbury's must focus on the best safety
on the workplace that assist to manage various things that impact on the employee health. In this
they concern with the workplace cleanliness that assist to manage the work in a affective manner.
It is also included lighting, setting management and many more things that concern with the
issues that made to manage the workplace. Management of Sainsbury's also focus on their
female employee that assist for better health issues in the workplace (Ouimet and Zarutskie,
2014).

Employee right act 1996: This act is considered with the all that right that has to receive by the
individual ion the workplace. In this point management concern with all that points that has to
receive by the individual in the organisation. In addition to that management can concern with
the salary that has to receive by the individual that individual is deserve. In this employee
compensations and many more things are included that assist to long retention rate in the
workplace. When the company full fill all their demand that will assist to manage the work
related issues in a effective manner. As well as all this things were assist for better future in
which management create better relationship so that all this thing were assist to manage in the
workplace relation. In addition to that all above things were assist to manage the work in a better
way. In addition to that all this things will assist to manage human rights. Sainsbury's can
evaluate that if a worker can concern with the various points in which individual can get get
satisfaction from the companies side so that this will assist to manage the work in a effective
manner (Myers, 2013).
Pension plan act 1995: If Sainsbury's want engagement on employee side so that they has to
focus on the plan that leads to great impact on the workplace. If employee feel that they get good
services so that this will assist to manage employee in a better way. In addition to that when
entity can adopt all this thing so that this will leads to attract their goodwill in more effective
manner (O'riordan, 2014).
Experiences of two different organisation
In this section HR manager can evaluate its study with the Asda so that this study will
assist to evaluate different experiences from both of them. HR manager evaluate its experiences
with its own and Asda so that various points will increase the impact. With the help of evaluation
Sainsbury's find out things that assist to develop employee relation with the engagement. HR
manager evaluated that working method of Asda is more better as compare the Sainsbury's. For
this their employee relation is also better that can enhance their working engagement in the
departmental team (Klingner, Nalbandian and Llorens, 2015).
HR manager of Asda also use various training sections and workshop for better
engagement so that this will also impact on their working method. In addition to that this will
also assist to manage the work that never leads to the stress because they uses various strategies.
Time management strategy is one of them that lead to develop their working potential in the
workplace. Sainsbury's having no entity so that its way of working is also not good as well as

management can concern with the perfect management that can also develop their engagement
level.
They also use open meeting in which they focus on the communication as well as
interaction so that this will assist to manage the work based problem. In addition to that all this
thing will also helpful for the high level of engagement in the workplace (Nguyen, Young and
Cooke, 2016). After that all comparison management can develop a good experiences with its
new branch. In addition to that all this will assist to manage the work and employee satisfaction
towards the company.
Impact of employee relationship
In this point management evaluate that various impacts on the employee relationship that
impact on the employee growth also.
 With the help of better relationship company can enhance their productivity as well as its
effectiveness. When company having food relationship with the all so that this will assist
to manage the working as well as leads to better goodwill (Gözükara and Özyer, 2016).
 In addition to that management also feel that it reduce the retention rate. In which if
employee is get satisfaction from organisation side so that this will assist to manage their
work in a effective manner.
 This is also assist for the better working that assist to manage the work in a effective
manner. In addition to that all this things were impact in a positively in which they get
more growth from that assist to manage the work (Stanley and Meyer, 2016).
 This Will also assist for the more flexibility as well as maintaining social relation also.
Management flexibility is a sign of respecting employees and encouraging employee
satisfaction. In turn, management benefits through the employee's loyalty and dedication.
 Better engagement assist for the build for making social relationship as well as various
activities that assist to manage the work in a more effective manner.
All above things will assist for better management in the workplace in which better
flexibility, encouraging and satisfaction is their that assist to manage the work in a effective
manner. When a employee come in the organisation at that time they having various desire in
their mind that lead to better performance but if they are not completed so that it impact in a
worst manner (Dhar, 2015).

CONCLUSION
In the present report discussed about the employee relation that assist to manage the
better engagement and many more things. In addition to that HR manager of Sainsbury's can
concern with the development in which they focus on critical analysis that assist to develop
individual performance and engagement in the workplace. If a employee get a satisfaction that
assist to mange the work in a effective as well as its better perception regarding the uniqueness.
In addition to that this will also lead to co working that assist to manage various conflicts
situations in the workplace. All this thing were assist to manage in a effective manner. All this
things are assist to develop things that needs to manage the work in a effective way. Moreover all
above things will assist for better employee relation as well as better engagement.

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