Mohamed Faiz MBA 29

 

HR Relationship of employer and employee

 

“When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.”

— Simon Sinek.   Apr 26, 2022 

Introduction

Employee relations has replaced industrial relations as the term for defining the relationship between employers and employees. Today, employee relations is seen as focusing on both individual and collective relationships in the workplace, with an increasing emphasis on helping line managers establish trust-based relationships with employees. A positive climate of employee relations - with high levels of employee involvement, commitment and engagement - can improve business outcomes as well as contribute to employees' well-being.

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Here, we explore what employee relations means to employers and looks at the current state of the employment relationship. It briefly looks at key employee relations competencies, specifically in the areas of communication and conflict management. Finally, the factsheet considers the continuing value of positive employee relations for trade unions, employers, HR practitioners and line managers.

Good employee relations are important on a collective and individual level. A positive employee relations climate and high levels of employee engagement have the potential to lead to enhanced business outcomes as well as better health and well-being for employees.

The informal workplace climate has a strong influence on employee satisfaction and commitment levels. Employers should also pay attention to the mechanisms that contribute to good employee relations, such as effective approaches for employee voice including two-way communications, joint consultation, employee attitude or engagement surveys and a 'partnership' style of working.

What is Employee Relations?

'Employee relations' has replaced the term 'industrial relations' which referred to collective relationships between employers and their workforce. Today’s interpretation of employee relations is much wider and refers to individual as well as collective workplace relationships. It reflects the increasing individualization of the employment relationship following the rise of individual workplace rights and the decline in trade union reach and influence.

Trade union influence is still an everyday reality for some organizations, particularly in the public sector, but continues to decline across the wider economy. In line with the growing focus on individual relationships at work, there’s an increasing emphasis on helping line managers to establish trust-based relationships with employees.

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The Meaning of Employee Relations to Employers

Some broad conclusions:

·         Despite well-publicized instances of industrial action, employee relations embraces the relationship with individual employees as well as collective relations at work.

·         The ideas of 'employee voice' and the 'psychological contract' have been accepted by some employers and reflected in their employee relations policies and aspirations.

·         Employee relations skills and competencies are still seen by employers as critical to achieving enhanced levels of employee involvement, commitment and engagement.

The Value of Employee Relations

Employee relations remains an important concept for organizations, for example:

·         Trade unions remain a strong presence in the public sector. This is partly through the existence of institutions of collective consultation, reinforced by continued reliance in many cases on industry-level bargaining and the public policy emphasis on ‘partnership’.

·         Employee relations is built on an underlying philosophy and skill set that is still needed by HR practitioners. Managers need technical as well as softer skills to be the effective people managers essential to a successful employment relationship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Resources 

 https://hrexpert.com.au/topics/employee-relations-an-introduction/knowledge-centre

GRACIOUS QUOTES

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