Running Head: HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Human Resources Planning and Employee Relations HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS 1 Abstract The golden rule of “treat others as you would like to be treated” has an important role in managing how organizations deal with employee relations. Most employees just want to be treated fair‚ honestly and in straightforward manner. When employees are
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Relations Board (NLRB)‚ which serves as the prevailing body for union movement in the United States. Initially‚ the Wagner Act led to major union domination over companies. To achieve a better balance between unions and management‚ in 1947‚ Congress passed the Labor-Management Relations Act (also called the Taft-Hartley Act). Industrial scenario was extensively changed after 1930s. New federal laws allowed employees to negotiate their work structure‚ such as‚ wages‚ job hours and overtime pay. Workers
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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
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(Group) : Group 8 – Industrial & Employee Relations Student I.D.# s : (see Appendix 6) Tel.#s (work) : (see Appendix 6) Tel.#s (home) : (see Appendix 6) Title of Assignment : Industrial & Employee Relations in Telegens Inc. Date of Submission : March 12‚ 2006 CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: We certify that we are the authors of this paper and that any assistance we received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. We have also cited any sources
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Progressive Discipline Theresa K. Trafford Southern New Hampshire University Employee and Labor Relations October 2011 Abstract Discipline within the workplace is and has been a controversial subject. With so much at stake‚ employers and employees have different opinions on types of discipline and the effectiveness of these processes. One largely debated form of workplace discipline is progressive discipline. Should employees be encouraged to rehabilitate in the workplace? Should management
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electricity generation‚ The non-unionised company and Cost minimisation and the flexible workforce. With reference to the first case study‚ Outsourcing in electricity generation‚ this essay will identify where management has used specific human relations techniques to develop their outsourcing strategy‚ show evidence that management adopted a HRM approach to downsizing and outsourcing‚ explore whether the approach was hard or soft HRM and discuss strategies various unions adopted and if they were
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The following report will discuss American retail giant‚ Wal-mart’s current ethical and business objectives. The report will look at Wal-mart’s employee relations in regard to discrimination and other various issues involving their employees. It will look at how their ethical stance contradicts with what has gone on in the past regarding associates (employees) and management. We will also look at their business objectives or as Wal-mart calls them – “comparable store sales”‚ where they measure the
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A considerate of contemporary management function of the employer-employee relationship The six journal articles that have been looked at stem from the original Locke‚ (1982) article. Frederick W. Taylor popularised of scientific management. The essay will discuss 5 aspects of Taylor’s ideas about scientific management and show how understandings of contemporary management functions and the employer-employee relationship have been developed from Taylor’s ideas. What was Taylor’s idea about the
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A case study on Poor Employee Relations and its Effect on Customer Demand Summary of the case This case study follows a Tool Manufacturer where an in-depth organizational analysis was conducted comprising of qualitative interviews with senior management. Hence‚ process mapping was conducted to detail the main activities of the organization. The process mapping demonstrated how the customer and the organization interacted. The customer would initially approach the Tool Manufacturer through
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Abstract Employee motivation is a topic widely researched noting numerous motivational theories and concepts. Similarly there has been much discussion on the many factors that influence an employee’s level of motivation. Those factors include monetary rewards‚ employee involvement‚ training & development‚ employee recognition programs‚ etc. This paper will discuss review motivational theories developed based on the concept of “needs” and other motivational philosophies‚ as well as discuss the correlation
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