Labor Relations Learning Team D HRM 434 February 18‚ 2013 Instructor University of Phoenix Labor Relations Labor Relations is a very delicate part of a business that should be properly reviewed and studied before implementing or changing a businesses conduct. Happy Trails is a medium-sized company that is trying to minimize cost to continue to serve its tenants with a cost effective service. Unfortunately cost has to be reviewed
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Labor Relations Labor relations can refer generally to any association between workers and management about employment circumstances. Most frequently‚ labor relations refers to dealings involving a workforce that is already unionized and management‚ or has the potential to become unionized. Labor relations are vital to organizations. The National Labor Relations Act was passed in the 1930s‚ which gave workers the right to bargain collectively and form unions in the United States (http://www.investorglossary
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the first step the employee is given the grievance in an informal oral manner so a quick resolution can be made‚ and before a written record is established. The second step in the grievance procedure is to present the grievance to the industrial relations representative or (IR). The IR representative is familiar with the union’s contract and decides on a disciplinary action or if the grievance involves an employee discharge then the union will take it to step three. In step three the employee has
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Management 3500 – Exam One Notes The Elements of Industrial Relations I. Basic Premise of Industrial Relations Industrial relations are a field of academic inquiry that looks at employee relations not just unions. It differs from Human Resources because HR looks at employment relations from a management perspective and industry relations looks at management from the employer perspective. Additionally‚ states that conflict between works and management is normal and natural‚ however‚ it
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and describe four issues that are mandatory components of a collective bargaining agreement. Collective bargaining can be defined as the process of involving representatives from both employers and employees to come to terms and conditions of employment that both parties agree. These agreements are written into legally binding contacts good for one to five years. (Budd‚ 2009‚ p. 229) Four issues that are mandatory components of collective bargaining agreement are compensation‚ personnel policies
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MG240 DL Labor Relations Research Assignment 1. Define the term “collective bargaining” and list and describe four issues that are mandatory components of a collective bargaining agreement. Collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between the employer and a group of employees in which terms and conditions of employment are decided. Employees are usually represented in bargaining by a union. The major subjects of bargaining are as follows‚ compensation‚ personnel policies
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Labor Relations Project and Presentation Tia Carrick‚ Gary Herman‚ Beverly Miller‚ Daniela Spaziani University of Phoenix Employment Law MGT 434 June 6‚ 2011 Paul Love Labor Relations Project and Presentation Intro: Tia Scenario 1 – Beverly The LPNs have asked for your advice: 400/700 words ~ Beverly o What would you advise the LPNs to do? Should they unionize? What are the advantages and disadvantages of unionizing at Happy Trials? o What issues might the union raise
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Discuss a historical turning point in New Zealand Employment Relations. “Parliament‚ in the last 100 years or so‚ has a lot to say about conditions of work and the relationship between employers and their employees” (Deeks & Rasmussen‚ 2006). There have been many industrial disputes regarding the arbitration system between 1894 and 1991 which has influenced changes to New Zealand Employment Relations. One of the many industrial disputes was the waterfront industrial dispute 1951. This dispute in
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explaining the state of industrial conflict in Singapore presently. An employment relation is the relationship between managers and employees in an organisation which is usually informal – for example‚ between supervisors and subordinates. At the industrial level‚ the relationship between the management of an organisation and its union is more formal and referred as industrial relation which is a subset of employment relations (Tan‚ 2007). Industrial conflict is the total range of behaviour and
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Employee relations may be defined as those policies and practices which are concerned with the management and regulation of relationships between the organisation‚ the individual staff member‚ and groups of staff within the working environment. The objective of the policies and practices are to create • An effective mechanism for communication and participation • A safe and secure work environment • Commitment for the employer and motivation for the employees Employment relationships are built
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