socialist market economy‚ which is still influenced by the Marxist perspective‚ by pursuing a third way between a command economy and the capitalist alternative. A socialist market economy is characterised by the operation of a market mechanism within the context of economic dominance by public ownership and the political dominance by the Communist Party. In the sections below we shall discuss the characteristics of employment relations in China and compare its differences to that of Singapore
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Employment Relationships- Problems and Perspectives Introduction The employment relationship is the heart of any industrial relations system. It is the relationship between the employer and the employee. A successful employment relationship has always been the foundation of any successful business or organisation no matter how big or small. Variety of philosophers and writers of management have written a lot of theories relating to employment relationship. These theories have changed vastly from
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International Employment Relations Review‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 2‚ 2002 49 WHAT IS EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS? Peter Slade University of the Sunshine Coast This article examines the question as to whether or not a new paradigm of employment relations is emerging. In doing so‚ it examines the nature of ideologies‚ and argues that the specific adoption of pluralism and the joining of Industrial Relations and Human Resources Management as a prerequisite to the evolution of a new field of enquiry is misplaced. It
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Review Questions Topic 2: The Nature of the Employment Relationship 1. Why is the employment relationship interdependent? In order to tap the creative and productive powers of workers‚ employers cannot treat them as any other market commodity. Employees can always bargain with their compliance‚ commitment and effort. Hence‚ to some extent‚ employers must seek a cooperative relationship with their workers in order to gain their consent to managerial directives. Employees‚ on the other hand‚ are also
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Discuss the Marxist Perspective on the Family The Marxist feminists use Marxist concepts to explain their belief that the family is actually leading to the exploitation of women. Women have certain roles in the family which aren’t being paid by the government and the Marxist feminists see this as women are getting abused. Such roles are the caring of their children‚ attending needs of the husband and serve as an emotional safety-valve for the husband from the frustration of work. Friedrich Engels
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industrial relation and human resource are the two major components of the business which has not changed much. Industries sure are dependent on the customer‚ but they are also dependent of their work force and employees. There is always a need to perform coordination between the industrial needs ad employee needs thus many organisation and countries have brought in changes to their system and they have revamped the employment relations according to the changes. The employment relations were initially
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of power in the employment relationship equal or does the employer or employee have most power? Using an organization of your choice explore this question. Student ID: XXXXX Word count: 3000 1. Introduction With an employment of almost 2.2 million
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structure and policy improvements‚ unions could maintain their relevance in the Australian labour relations market. Factors Responsible for Trade Union Decline in Australia Changing Composition and Structure of the Workforce The changing structure and composition of the Australian labour force is often cited as an explanation for union decline. Since the 1980s there has been an increase in the employment shares of women‚ foreign-born workers‚ atypically employed workers (part time and casual employees)
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Introduction Traditionally Australia has had government involvement in employment relations through laws governing terms and conditions of employment such as Work Choices and Fair Work Act. Australian workers have in general worked under “Awards” which set out minimum conditions for employment. The last few years have seen almost constant change in the nature of the Australian workforce and the regulations with the introduction of new legislation‚ and disagreement over the extent to which the
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its impact on unions and employers in industrial conflict. The paper will mainly focus on the Workplace Relations Act 1996. This Act would be used to explain the effects it had on the shift of control using relevant case study examples. This paper is divided into four parts‚ explanation of conflict in the workplace‚ the invisible frontier of control‚ and the impact of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 with case study examples. Introduction It has been argued that industrial conflict is inevitable
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