Summary: Supporting Good Practice In Managing Employment Relations
Supporting Good Practice in Managing Employment Relations
Unit 3-MER Assessment
Employment Relationship
Gospel and Palmer (1993: 3) define the employment relationship as ‘an economic, social and political relationship in which employees provide manual and mental labour in exchange for rewards allotted by employers’. To this we need to add the ‘psychological contract element, which in my words describe the engagement an employee gives the employer as a gift.
Lewis, Thornhill and Saunders (2003) define employment relationship as an economic, legal, social, psychological and political relationship in which employees devote their time and expertise to the interest of their employer in return for a range of personal financial and non-financial …show more content…
Employees have a right to time off: * to provide assistance when a dependant falls ill, gives birth or is injured or assaulted; (see Nb.1). * to make arrangements for the provision of care for an ill or injured dependant; (see Nb.1) * in consequence of the death of a dependant: * because of unexpected disruption to or termination of care arrangements for a dependant * to deal with an unexpected incident involving a dependent child of the employee during school hours or on a school trip.
Discrimination and associated …show more content…
Everyone should have a right to equal access to employment and when employed should have equal pay and equal access to training and development.
Equal pay, an aspect of sex discrimination law, has been in force for over 40 years, giving to men and women the right to be paid at the same rate for the same, or equivalent, work.
Harassment and bullying can range from the extreme of physical violence to less obvious forms such as ignoring someone. They can be delivered in a variety of ways with or without witnesses, over a period of time or as a one-off act.
Harassment means unwanted behaviour towards others. It refers to behaviour which has the purpose or which has the effect of causing the recipient to feel threatened, humiliated, embarrassed or insulted or which fails to respect an individual’s right to be treated with dignity and proper consideration at all times. It is usually unsolicited and is often of a sexual or racial nature. It is conduct that is offensive to the recipient.
Employees can be subjected to harassment on a wide variety of grounds, including: * Their race, ethnic origin, nationality or skin
Unit 3-MER Assessment
Employment Relationship
Gospel and Palmer (1993: 3) define the employment relationship as ‘an economic, social and political relationship in which employees provide manual and mental labour in exchange for rewards allotted by employers’. To this we need to add the ‘psychological contract element, which in my words describe the engagement an employee gives the employer as a gift.
Lewis, Thornhill and Saunders (2003) define employment relationship as an economic, legal, social, psychological and political relationship in which employees devote their time and expertise to the interest of their employer in return for a range of personal financial and non-financial …show more content…
Employees have a right to time off: * to provide assistance when a dependant falls ill, gives birth or is injured or assaulted; (see Nb.1). * to make arrangements for the provision of care for an ill or injured dependant; (see Nb.1) * in consequence of the death of a dependant: * because of unexpected disruption to or termination of care arrangements for a dependant * to deal with an unexpected incident involving a dependent child of the employee during school hours or on a school trip.
Discrimination and associated …show more content…
Everyone should have a right to equal access to employment and when employed should have equal pay and equal access to training and development.
Equal pay, an aspect of sex discrimination law, has been in force for over 40 years, giving to men and women the right to be paid at the same rate for the same, or equivalent, work.
Harassment and bullying can range from the extreme of physical violence to less obvious forms such as ignoring someone. They can be delivered in a variety of ways with or without witnesses, over a period of time or as a one-off act.
Harassment means unwanted behaviour towards others. It refers to behaviour which has the purpose or which has the effect of causing the recipient to feel threatened, humiliated, embarrassed or insulted or which fails to respect an individual’s right to be treated with dignity and proper consideration at all times. It is usually unsolicited and is often of a sexual or racial nature. It is conduct that is offensive to the recipient.
Employees can be subjected to harassment on a wide variety of grounds, including: * Their race, ethnic origin, nationality or skin