The Strategic Importance of Effective Employee Relations
The Strategic Importance of Effective Employee Relations
Today there is a new importance to build a competitive advantage through an organization’s human resources by focusing on achieving the strategic benefits of “employee engagement”. Keeping employees motivated and engaged in goals of the organization. The most important part of employee engagement is ensuring they are treated fairly, ethically and legally.
Research has shown employees are sensitive to the treatment they receive from employers and have strong perceptions about fairness at work. Experts have created three components to organizational justice with respect to employee relations:
1. Distributive Justice: Fairness of a decision outcome.
2. Procedural Justice: Fairness of the process used to make a decision.
3. Interactional Justice: Fairness in interpersonal interactions by treating others with dignity and respect.
We will be talking about how managers enhance employee engagement and ensure effective employee relations by ensuring fair treatment.
Employee Engagement
Employee Engagement is a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind characterized by vigour, dedication and absorption. Engaged employees feel invested in the company’s success and are willing and motivated to exceed the stated job requirements.
DRIVERS OF ENGAGEMENT:
Engagement is heightened by several factors that vary across different countries and cultures. Organizational factors such as senior leadership, opportunities for learning and development, and company image and reputation are the primary influences of engagement.
“The Towers Perrin study found that only 21% of employees are highly engaged and 38% are highly disengaged.”
Three recommendations were provided for companies that wish to increase engagement:
1. Senior leaders need to demonstrate inspiration, vision, and commitment.
2. Develop a culture of learning and growing by creating learning and development programs.
3. Have a good reputation, be
Today there is a new importance to build a competitive advantage through an organization’s human resources by focusing on achieving the strategic benefits of “employee engagement”. Keeping employees motivated and engaged in goals of the organization. The most important part of employee engagement is ensuring they are treated fairly, ethically and legally.
Research has shown employees are sensitive to the treatment they receive from employers and have strong perceptions about fairness at work. Experts have created three components to organizational justice with respect to employee relations:
1. Distributive Justice: Fairness of a decision outcome.
2. Procedural Justice: Fairness of the process used to make a decision.
3. Interactional Justice: Fairness in interpersonal interactions by treating others with dignity and respect.
We will be talking about how managers enhance employee engagement and ensure effective employee relations by ensuring fair treatment.
Employee Engagement
Employee Engagement is a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind characterized by vigour, dedication and absorption. Engaged employees feel invested in the company’s success and are willing and motivated to exceed the stated job requirements.
DRIVERS OF ENGAGEMENT:
Engagement is heightened by several factors that vary across different countries and cultures. Organizational factors such as senior leadership, opportunities for learning and development, and company image and reputation are the primary influences of engagement.
“The Towers Perrin study found that only 21% of employees are highly engaged and 38% are highly disengaged.”
Three recommendations were provided for companies that wish to increase engagement:
1. Senior leaders need to demonstrate inspiration, vision, and commitment.
2. Develop a culture of learning and growing by creating learning and development programs.
3. Have a good reputation, be