Employee Relations
The term employee relations refer to
the activities and approaches that the employer takes in order to maintain a
positive and healthy relation with the employees. Being one of the key result
areas of HR this helps to maintain loyalty, positive work culture & also
keeps the employees engaged in their work. Ideally the HR department is in
control of maintaining this relationship but some organizations may have a
dedicated employee relations manager role (Singh, 2010) .
In order to maintain this relationship
the responsible person/s needs to focus on the company policies, compensation
& benefits, work – life balance and etc. In addition, when it comes to
employee relations, an HR department has two primary functions. First, HR helps
prevent and resolve problems or disputes between employees and management.
Second, they assist in creating and enforcing policies that are fair and
consistent for everyone in the workplace (Aylott, 2014) .
As the employee relation function is
all about the employee betterment the below elements discussed are vital for
this process to be successful.
Consult on New and Existing
Policies
Policies
of an organization is the guideline for the employees and enables the employees
to act in a certain way. It is important to review the existing policies with
employee feedback and also establish new policies in favor of their & the
company’s betterment (Farnham, 2000) .
Benefits Packages
This
refers to the perks the it given to the employees like the leave entitlements,
insurance and other benefits that helps employees feel belonged and rewarded.
This is a major source of motivation which directly contributes in employee retention.
Negotiation
Negotiation
is processing that two parties involve in to come in to a mutual agreement
modifying their demands (Anon., 2015) .
At the stage of recruitment negotiation plays a key role to draw up the
contract of employment which agrees on terms and conditions of the job role.
Salary, benefits and other components of the employment will be negotiated
which will be favorable to the employee relations.
Compliance to the Laws
This
element focuses on the company complying with the state and the acts enforced
by the government in order to secure the company and employee from any problem
or dispute,
Adhering to these elements in employee relations will help
the organization to maintain a healthy and positive environment enhancing the
relationship between the staff and management.
References
Anon., 2015. The Negotiation Book: Your Definitive
Guide to Successful Negotiating. s.l.:s.n.
Aylott, E., 2014. Employee
Relations. s.l.:s.n.
Farnham, D., 2000. Employee
Relations in Context. s.l.:CIPD Publishing.
Singh, 2010. Employee
Relations Management. s.l.:Pearson Education India.
The Employee Relations Discipline concerns the relationship of employees with the organization and with each other. It includes the processes of developing, implementing, administering and analyzing the employer-employee relationship; performing ongoing evaluation of it; managing employee performance; ensuring that relations with employees comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations; and resolving workplace disputes.
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Employee retention is part of employee relations. Benefits given to the employees like the leave entitlements, insurance and other benefits that helps employees feel belonged and rewarded. This is a major source of motivation which directly contributes in employee retention.
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