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The asymmetry of power between employer and employee
Introduction
With the development of economic and society, there is more and more serious of the phenomenon of the asymmetry of power between employer and employee. The Marxism has a lot of contents which are very significant in the modern society, however, the theory on industrial relations in Marxism is the core in Marxist political economics, which is very essential between the employer and employee and give a great help for employees as well. For the Marxism, while upholding the basic tenets of Marxism, we must add new chapters of theory to it. While carrying forward the revolutionary tradition, we must acquire new experience. That explains why we must always uphold the basic tenets of Marxism. When we know this well and use these theory in practice, then we can solve the asymmetry of power between employer and employee. In this essay, first of all, I will introduce the definition of the industrial relations which is very important at the beginning, next I will explain the theory on industrial relations in Marxism, after that, I will state the UK’s industrial relations, then I will give the five ways solve the asymmetry of power between employer and employee with the Marxism theory, finally, I will show the conclusion of the essay.
Definition
According to Edwards (2005), industrial relations are employee relations, referring to relations of rights and obligations between individual employees or employee organizations such as labor unions and employers or employer organizations and administering authorities during the labor process, including labor tasks, working conditions, working hours, duration of labor, labor compensation, labor disciplines, labor protection, social insurance, welfare, related labor disputes and dispute resolution. Labor in industrial relations has affiliations; that is, it is the labor in labor contracts established between employees and employers. As for the parties in
Introduction
With the development of economic and society, there is more and more serious of the phenomenon of the asymmetry of power between employer and employee. The Marxism has a lot of contents which are very significant in the modern society, however, the theory on industrial relations in Marxism is the core in Marxist political economics, which is very essential between the employer and employee and give a great help for employees as well. For the Marxism, while upholding the basic tenets of Marxism, we must add new chapters of theory to it. While carrying forward the revolutionary tradition, we must acquire new experience. That explains why we must always uphold the basic tenets of Marxism. When we know this well and use these theory in practice, then we can solve the asymmetry of power between employer and employee. In this essay, first of all, I will introduce the definition of the industrial relations which is very important at the beginning, next I will explain the theory on industrial relations in Marxism, after that, I will state the UK’s industrial relations, then I will give the five ways solve the asymmetry of power between employer and employee with the Marxism theory, finally, I will show the conclusion of the essay.
Definition
According to Edwards (2005), industrial relations are employee relations, referring to relations of rights and obligations between individual employees or employee organizations such as labor unions and employers or employer organizations and administering authorities during the labor process, including labor tasks, working conditions, working hours, duration of labor, labor compensation, labor disciplines, labor protection, social insurance, welfare, related labor disputes and dispute resolution. Labor in industrial relations has affiliations; that is, it is the labor in labor contracts established between employees and employers. As for the parties in