Trade Unions and Equality in Public Services: A Policy Analysis

Desklib provides solved assignments and past papers to help students succeed.

Subject: Trade Unions
Effectiveness of Policies and
Review How Equality Provision
Benefits Public Services

 Slide 3: Introduction
 Slide 4: Describe the development of organisational policy, with
reference to legislation and the role of trade unions
 Slide 5: Review the impact of organisational policies on
employment within the public services
 Slide 6-7: Explain how equality, diversity and fair treatment can
benefit the work of public services
 Slide 8-9: Justify the need for and role of equality, diversity and
fair treatment in the workplace
 Slide 10-12: Evaluate the impact of legislation, policies and
working practices on the provision of fair, equal and diverse
public services
 Slide 13: Conclusion
 Slide 14: Reference List
Table of Contents

Equality, fair treatment within the workplace enhances the
members’ ability to perform efficiently in their job roles. In
the public services, it is essential for the managerial
authority to include the tenets of fair treatment to all
employees and maintain equality and diversity in the
workplace (Sharma, 2016).
The need and benefits of equality, fair treatment and
diversity in workplace is presented in the study. UNISON
trade union, Public and Commercial Services trade
union (PCS) have been considered in the study to
determine the ways diversity, equality and fair treatment
is meted in the public services.
Introduction

 Policies that support diversity and
equality in workplace are
developed based on the terms of
Employment Act of 2015 and the
Equality Act of 2010.
 Trade Unions are established with
the intention to provide the
employees with a better work
environment and acts as a
representative for the employees
within the business environment of
the country (Holgate, 2015).
Describe the development of organisational policy, with
reference to legislation and the role of trade unions

 The executive authority in public service
organisations develops policies that would
promote fair treatment and equality within
the work environment.
 The trade unions such as UNISON and PCS
provide information and aid to the
employees by looking after the needs and
grievances of the employees so that they
can perform their duties efficiently
 The operators at UNISON and PMC ensure
their members gain proper treatment form
their employers regardless of their job
position and location within the public
service and aids in the improvement of
quality of services provided by the
organisations to the people of the country.
Review the impact of organisational policies
on employment within the public services

 As established by the report on diversity, equality and fair
treatment within workplace by UNISON, it can be stated that the
organisations need to refer to the employees’ condition and
consider their ability to frame organisational policies.
 PCS trade union also provides their members with additional
health benefits and employment opportunities.
 The tenets of Equality Act of 2010 ensure the employees receive
equal treatment from their employers irrespective of the
demographic and economic differences within the workplace.
 The successful implementation of equality, fair treatment and
diversity provides the employees with assurance that their job
position is secure within the organisation and improve their
performance within the organisational framework.
Explain how equality, diversity and fair treatment
can benefit the work of public services

The employees would gain appropriate behaviour from
the managers within the organisation and the practice of
diversity would improve the recruitment process of the
institutions as well.
Diverse workforce within the public services helps the
organisations to create better policies at work to provide
quality services to the consumers.
The trade unions ensure that the organisations follow the
terms of equality, diversity and fair treatment in their
performance of business operations in order to improve
the ability of the employees for achieving the business
objectives of the public service organisations.
Contd…

 As per the report generated by CIPD
(2019), it can be stated that inclusion
of equality, fair treatment and diversity
at workplace enhances the
performance of the employees by
providing them with a holistic work
environment that encourages learning
and professional growth.
 The trade unions such as UNISON
and PCS observe legislative
regulations to create a holistic work
environment for the employees
involved within the public services to
enhance their work performance in
the competitive business scenario .
Justify the need for and role of equality, diversity
and fair treatment in the workplace

 The ability of the employer and the organisation to support
egalitarian organisational framework within the business
environment requires communication with the employees and
the trade unions to develop a better understanding of the
needs and requirements of the staffs.
 The need for implementing equality, fair treatment and diversity
within the workplace of public services enhances the ability of
the employees to gain better opportunities in the business
environment.
 The provision of trade unions within the UK business sector
allows the organisations to generate better communication with
the employees and recognise the well-being of staffs as well as
retired veterans of the industry.
Contd…

 The providence of egalitarian and diverse work environment
benefits the public services in providing better services to the
population. It also enhances the viability of the public service offices
in reaching out to the consumers in creating better policies and work
types.
 The drawback of implementing legislative measures within the work
practice methods of public service offices include the time-
consuming process of gathering information from the employees. It
also reduces the ability of the organisational heads to continue
operations efficiently.
 the effectiveness of legal procedures, work practices and policies for
developing the work environment within the organisational
framework is beneficial even through there are certain drawbacks to
the procedure.
Evaluate the impact of legislation, policies and working
practices on the provision of fair, equal and diverse public
services

The success of the application of such legislative
measures within the work environment of organisations
improves the efficiency and quality of services that
encourage development of the sector in the business
scenario.
The policies of including employees in decision-making
activities enhance the performance of the organisations
in the public service but it also reduces the efficiency of
the organisation especially if the opinion of all employees
needs to be considered in creating better work
opportunities for the workers.
Contd…

The success of the application of such legislative
measures within the work environment of organisations
improves the efficiency and quality of services that
encourage development of the sector in the business
scenario.
Despite the positive influence legislations, policies and
work practices provide for the implementation of equality,
fair treatment and diversity within the work environment it
reduces the ability of the organisations to take immediate
decisions, as the trade unions require information from
the employees about the work environment.
Contd…