Employee Relations

Definition

The definition of Employee relations refers to organization’s requirement to increase & manage the relationships between employers & employees. If an organization with a good employee relationship program provides fair & easy treatment to all employees & they will fully committed to their job positions & loyal to the organization. 

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It can be defined as those policies & practices which are concerned with the management & regulation of relationships between the organization , individual staff member & groups of staff within the working environment.

The main purpose of the employee relation is to build up strong  relationship between employee & employer through identifying & resolving workplace matters, measuring employee satisfaction & motivation.

However it is a collective relationship between employers & employees & the employee relations includes :

·         Working conditions, pay & benefits

·         Work life balance, reward & recognition

Strategies for effective Employee Relations

·      Create a good work place culture -  Employee want to feel good what they do & where they do.

·      Involving team members to organizational controls – Employee should feel important to the company.

·         Create proper communication structure to know what’s going on

·         Recognition

·         Regular meetings

·         Company events

How can positive employee relations helps for a work place;

 Organization that invest in good employee relations, it can earn more benefits to the organization.

·         Increase the employee loyalty

·         Enhanced staff motivation

·         Reduction of staff turn over

·         Growth & development of organization

·         Reduction of conflicts between employer – employee & employee –employee

·         Employee can enhance their knowledge of company practices

How ever there are some issues regarding the employee relations also can be noticed. They can mentioned as follows;

·         Adequate safety in the work place for the employees

·         Time keeping & attendance issues

·         Leave arrangement disputes

·         Hour & wage issues.

·         Conflict management

If issues arises regarding employee relation, we should know how to handle such issues,

·         Define the problem

·         Let them to express their feelings

·         Acknowledge that a difficult situation exists

·         Find common areas of agreement & there is no matter how small

·         Find solutions to safety needs.

How ever we should stop the issues regarding employee relations & increase the relationship between employer & employee. There are some tips to increase the relationships & the tips as follows;

·         Ask for their suggestions

·         Get information about the team an individual basis

·         Two way communication channels should always open

·         Listen to their opinions / arguments

·         Build relationship on common rules

·         Do not keep distance with  the team & stay with them

Referances

http://study.com

www.managementstudyguide.com

www.hraffiliates.com

http://hr.berkeley.edu

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http://small business.chorn.com