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INTRODUCTION TO
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Dr Jean Kellie

WHAT IS EMPLOYEE RELATIONS?

  • A SYSTEM OF RULES?
  • A MANAGERIAL PHILOSOPHY?
  • A MEANS OF MAINTAINING ‘LAW & ORDER’?
  • THEORIES ABOUT HOW THE ‘EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP’ IS MANAGED
  • THE PRACTICALITIES OF MANAGING THE ‘EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP’
  • FROM INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

WHO ARE THE PARTIES?

  • EMPLOYERS
  • EMPLOYEES
  • TRADE UNIONS / REPRESENTATIVES
  • THE GOVERNMENT
  • CUSTOMERS AND SHAREHOLDERS
  • MEDIA

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT?

  • ECONOMIC
  • TECHNOLOGICAL
  • POLITICAL
  • LEGAL
  • SOCIAL

WHAT ARE THE PROCESSES?

  • SYSTEMS OF NEGOTIATION AND CONSULTATION

  • COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

  • MANAGERIAL PREROGATIVE

WHAT ASPECTS OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP?

  • REWARD
  • CONDITIONS, LEAVE, PENSIONS
  • WORKING ENVIRONMENT
  • HEALTH & SAFETY
  • EQUALITY ISSUES
  • OPPORTUNITIES
  • FLEXIBILITY

PERSPECTIVES - PLURALISM

  • IN REALITY THERE WILL ALWAYS BE COMPETING AND CONFLICTING INTERESTS
  • THERE ARE TENSIONS AROUND THE DIVISION OF THE ECONOMIC CAKE (WAGES, PROFITS, DIVIDENDS, INVESTMENT)
  • TRADE UNIONS OR EQUIVALENT ARE REGARDED AS LEGITIMATE PARTY TO THE INSTITUTIONALISATION OF CONFLICT
  • COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IS A MEANS THROUGH WHICH DIFFERENT INTERESTS MAY BE RECONCILED
  • THE MANAGEMENT/EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP IS A CONTINUING COMPROMISE

PERSPECTIVES - UNITARISM

  • MANAGEMENT IS THE SINGLE SOURCE OF AUTHORITY
  • MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES COOPERATE TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS
  • CONFLICT IS NOT LEGITIMATE RATHER A ‘COMMUNICATION FAILURE’ OR ‘PATHOLOGICAL’
  • TRADE UNIONS ARE NOT NEEDED
  • MANAGEMENT MAY BE AUTOCRATIC
  • MANAGEMENT MAY BE PATERNALISTIC IN RETURN FOR LOYALTY

Reading

  • Reading
  • Williams, S. (2014) Part 1, ch 1 The nature of employment relations pg 1-31
  • Dibben, P. (2011) ch 1, Introduction, ch 2 The main players in employment relations and ch 3 Theories of employment relations
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  • Additional supportive reading
  • Bingham, C. (2016) chs 1 & 2 in Employment Relations: Fairness and Trust in the Workplace
  • Lewis P. et al (2003) ch 1 What is the employment relationship?
  • Dundon, T. & Rollinson, D (2011) ch 1 The subject of employment relations & 2 The parties in employment relations