Unit VI Scholarly

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Employee Relations and Productivity

209529 Tiffany Chism

Unit V Scholarly

Dr. Johnston

Productivity in organizations is one of the major goals of establishments of such organizations. Productivity can be experienced in terms of profit maximization, the expansion and growth of the organization, and employee satisfaction. Several factors contribute to the productivity of an organization one of them being employee relations (Felstead, Reuschke, 2021). An organization that has excellent employee relations stands a better chance of productivity. Employee relations affect the productivity of an organization directly such that an organization where employees relate well experiencing more production than one with poor employee relations.

Employee relations are a key element that determines the efficiency in terms of productivity of an organization. An organization that maintains healthy organizational relationships of employees has high chances of succeeding. Good employee relations led to employee satisfaction and productivity. In employee relations, issues such as how to avoid conflict, and solving employee issues and conflicts are explored. Conflict arises in any place where there are two or more people with different backgrounds. The important element is to handle the conflict in a healthy way to ensure that the conflicting parties are satisfied with how the conflict has been handled (Kapelko et al., 2021). This will foster healthy relationships between the employees and ensure productivity.

The relevance of the study on employee relations and productivity is that organizational productivity is a collective responsibility of all stakeholders in an organization including employees. However, if the relations of employees are not enhanced, there will be several conflicts within the workplaces that may hinder productivity. When employees do not coexist to work together by embracing teamwork, the productivity of the organization goes down (Kapelko et al., 2021). The evidence of the decline of productivity in an organization will be demonstrated by a decline in organizational productivity, poor quality of goods and services, high employee turnover, and low profits. Organizational employees must be encouraged to form strong teams in their workplaces to ensure productivity and profit maximization.

The purpose of the study is to investigate how employee relations affect organizational productivity. The study will also investigate the factors for enhancing employee relations for organizational productivity. One of them is embracing teamwork and unity among employees. Secondly, this can be enhanced by sensitizing all employees on the importance of healthy relationships in their workplaces. Incentives also need to be embraced in places of work in departments that are experiencing health relationships (Naeem and Ozuem, 2021). Employees also need to benchmark what other organizations have been able to achieve together when working as a team. These and others will motivate organizational employees to embrace healthy relationships.

In conclusion, employees' relations are very crucial in enhancing organizational productivity. Management needs to invest to ensure healthy relationships amongst employees in organizations.

References

Felstead, A., & Reuschke, D. (2021). A flash in the pan or a permanent change? The growth of homeworking during the pandemic and its effect on employee productivity in the UK. Information Technology & People.

Kapelko, M., Oude Lansink, A., & Guillamon‐Saorin, E. (2021). Corporate social responsibility and dynamic productivity change in the US food and beverage manufacturing industry. Agribusiness, 37(2), 286-305.

Naeem, M., & Ozuem, W. (2021). Exploring the use of social media sites for health professionals' engagement and productivity in public sector hospitals. Employee Relations: The International Journal.