Employee Relations
Employee Relation
Report
Submitted to: Dean Horsman, Paul Dix
Date: 20th December 2011
Abstract:
The report gives a concise analysis of employee relation concepts like ER policies, management styles, workplace harmonisation, collective bargaining and analysis of trade union with respect to the employees and organisations.
Starting with a brief introduction, it continues to talk about the labour unions and its process of reorganisation. It gives various drawbacks and benefits of union reorganisation for the employer. Then it examines the partnership agreement signed between UNISON and Vertex in the year 2000. Then a critique is made based on the theory that whether the partnership agreement was a success at Vertex or not.
Contents Page No.
1. Introduction 4
2. Trade Union
2.1 Trade Union Recognition process 5 2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of trade union recognition 6 3. Factors influencing the decision of Vertex 4.1 De-recognition of trade union 7 4.2 Restoration of trade union 8
4. Main elements of partnership in Employ Relation 9 5.3 Advantages and disadvantages of partnership agreement 10-11
5. Partnership Agreement- Vertex-UNISON 12
6. Conclussion 13
7. Bibliography 14
Introduction:
The report is based upon a research which analyse the main features of labour/trade unions and the process of trade union recognition and assess its benefits and drawbacks for the employers. The chosen case study for this analysis is Vertex. It also determines the main factors that influence the management of Vertex to first de-recognise and then subsequently recognise the trade union UNISON. Later in the report, it discusses the elements of partnership and its advantages and disadvantages. It also analyse whether the partnership agreement between Vertex and UNISON was a success or not.
Report
Submitted to: Dean Horsman, Paul Dix
Date: 20th December 2011
Abstract:
The report gives a concise analysis of employee relation concepts like ER policies, management styles, workplace harmonisation, collective bargaining and analysis of trade union with respect to the employees and organisations.
Starting with a brief introduction, it continues to talk about the labour unions and its process of reorganisation. It gives various drawbacks and benefits of union reorganisation for the employer. Then it examines the partnership agreement signed between UNISON and Vertex in the year 2000. Then a critique is made based on the theory that whether the partnership agreement was a success at Vertex or not.
Contents Page No.
1. Introduction 4
2. Trade Union
2.1 Trade Union Recognition process 5 2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of trade union recognition 6 3. Factors influencing the decision of Vertex 4.1 De-recognition of trade union 7 4.2 Restoration of trade union 8
4. Main elements of partnership in Employ Relation 9 5.3 Advantages and disadvantages of partnership agreement 10-11
5. Partnership Agreement- Vertex-UNISON 12
6. Conclussion 13
7. Bibliography 14
Introduction:
The report is based upon a research which analyse the main features of labour/trade unions and the process of trade union recognition and assess its benefits and drawbacks for the employers. The chosen case study for this analysis is Vertex. It also determines the main factors that influence the management of Vertex to first de-recognise and then subsequently recognise the trade union UNISON. Later in the report, it discusses the elements of partnership and its advantages and disadvantages. It also analyse whether the partnership agreement between Vertex and UNISON was a success or not.
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