“Management strategies in industrial relations are the result of constrained rational choice‚ but are always aimed at maintaining security within the organisation’s decision-making process.” Salamon (1987) If one is to fully appreciate Salamon’s statement it is necessary to understand the fundamental principles of industrial relations and be aware of relevant factors which have altered the context of the employment relationship‚ since the traditional ‘master’ and ‘servant’ relationship of the
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asda UNIT 24: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SUBMITTED BY: [Type the author name] TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. Wal-Mart’s and ASDA’s approach to resisting 2 trade union organisation as unitarist or pluralist (union substitution or suppression) 2. Examples of the strategy they appear to have adopted 3 3. Changes to trade unionism (certainly since the 1980’s) have affected employee relations
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Employer-Employee Relations � PAGE �4� Employer-Employee Relations in Northrop Grumman Aisha Holmes‚ Tisha Merchant‚ Michael Rhodes‚ Kimberly Steele‚ Kim Walton‚ and Joy Williams MGT 434 Dr. Larry Lovejoy March 23‚ 2008 � Employer-Employee Relations in Northrop Grumman Employer and employee relations have many different ways in which organizations understand laws and guidelines set forth by governing bodies in the respective area and within the entire nation (Bennett-Alexander‚ & Hartman
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Impact of Technology on Employee Relations January 19‚ 2012 [pic] Fig 1. Technology affects Structure affects Employee Relations 1. How Technology impacts organization structure? Employee relations involve multiple layers of communication‚ from employer-employee relations to interactions among the workforce itself. To understand the effect of technology on employee relations we have to understand how the structure of an organization changes with the type of technology being used
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This assignment analyzes the management of employee relations at Starbucks UK. The beginning introduces the company as a whole‚ yet the information on its employee approach is only applicable to Starbucks in the UK‚ as employee approach varies in different countries‚ due to different legislation and cultural issues. The following paragraphs break down the management approach and style as well as the internal communication of the company. 1. The Company 1.1 An overview When people are asked
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An Analysis of Employee Rights vs. Employer Rights BSAD 319 – Professional Ethics 4/29/2012 When comparing the granted rights of employees versus employers‚ it does not truly seem that either party has the advantage. These factors can often vary depending on state laws and regulations‚ and it appears when consulting these laws‚ that there are many loopholes due to the gray areas that accompany behavioral legal situations. There are many occurrences of foul play‚ stereotyping and opinionated
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Employee Relations Steve Wilson has his hands full managing employee relations. There is always the union issue‚ and Wilson’s belief that “once employee dissent sets in‚ it never goes away” seems to be well founded. He knows there is still an undercurrent for unionization‚ and he fears any cost-cutting will turn the undercurrent into a landslide. Wilson continues to send out the message that KAPA wants to remain non-union and is willing to listen to employees and address their concerns. A comprehensive
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INTRODUCTION Employee Relations can be explained asset of activities concerned with maintaining employer-employee relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity‚ motivation‚ and morale. Essentially‚ Employee Relations is concerned with preventing and resolving problems involving individuals which arise due to work related or non work related issues. As we look back towards the history it is obvious that various sorts of industrial related conflicts take place within or outside the
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Advantages and Disadvantages: 401k plan to the Employer and Employee A 401(k) plan is a retirement account to which employee and employers contribute‚ on which taxes are deferred until withdrawal‚ and for which the employee selects the types of investments. As with anything to do with the Internal Revenue Service‚ the 401(k) plan has many ups and downs and many regulations that must be followed. This makes things more difficult for both the employer and employee in making decisions about the plan. We have
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Employee privacy has been a debate for the centuries. In the past it was how an employee conducted themselves away from the workplace because they were representatives of the company. Today in our technological world‚ it is all about e-mails‚ social networking sites‚ internet‚ voicemail‚ etc. Is it justified for employers to have these forms of communication monitored? Chauncey M. DePree‚ Jr. and Rebecca K. Jude in their article‚ “Who’s Reading Your Office E-mail? Is that Legal?” argue that employer’s
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