Employee relationship for a better organization

An organization's effort to build and maintain positive relationships with its employees is called "employee relations." There is a long-term agreement signed between employer and employee that is voluntary and self-enforcing about the expectations of both parties about the nature of their relationship (Leat, 2008).

Employee and employer expectations

Each employee and employer have some expectations relevant to the employee relationship as follows (Leat, 2008).

For employees,

Employees will be handled in a fair and honest way.

Good working conditions and a safe and healthy environment.

They have employment satisfaction and self-confidence in their work.

For employers,

Employee’s actions for the betterment of the employer.

Employer’s rights to take necessary action depending on the employees’ performance levels.

A willingness to change.

The capability to take initiative.

Key Employment Relations Policies:

Employee relations policies define the organization's view on the kind of relationships that are needed between management and employees (Leat, 2008).

Trade union recognition: recognition status of the union and a deal to recognize only one union for collective bargaining and employee representation.

Collective bargaining: the scope in which collective bargaining will be used.

Participation and involvement: the level at which the organization is ready to give employees a voice on issues that are important to them.

Employee relations climate

It reflects how employee relations are conducted and how the various parties deal with one another.

Management and employees trust one another.

Management treats employees fairly and with consideration.

Employees are generally engaged in the organization's goals.

Employee voice

Employee voice is the process through which employees communicate their opinions to their employers and influence decisions that affect them at work. It creates a strong relationship between employers and their employees, contributing to organizational success (CIPD, 2021).

The advantages of maintaining good employee relations in organizations

Figure 1 : Keys of better employee relation (Source: oak engage, 2021)



Conclusion

A strong and effective relationship between employees and their employers results in the success of the organization. Happy, loyal, and productive employees are more likely to be happy, loyal, and productive. Employee voice is important for employee relations as employees have the ability to influence decisions at work through their feedback. 

 

References

CIPD (2021). Employee voice. [Online] Available from:   https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/relations/communication/voice-factsheet#gref
[Accessed 13 December 2021]. 

Leat, M. (2008). Employee Relations, Great Britain: Edinburgh Business School,Heriot-Watt University. Available from https://ebs.online.hw.ac.uk/EBS/media/EBS/PDFs/Employee-Relations-Course-Taster.pdf [12 December 2021].

Oak engage (2021). Keys of better employee relation. [Online]
Available from: https://www.oak.com/blog/the-key-to-better-employee-relations/
[Accessed 15 December 2021].


 

 

 

 

Comments

  1. Steffni_D16 December 2021 at 08:03

    Good employee relations are critical to efficiently managing (and maintaining) your employees. Employees like to feel appreciated, and if they don't feel needed, they may not perform well or stay long. Strategic HR, Inc. recognizes the importance of your employees and the importance of effective employee relations. We've assisted firms in developing incentive and recognition programs, as well as educated managers on how to provide assistance and mentorship to their employees (EmployeeRelations, 2017)

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  2. Manoj Thudawahewa16 December 2021 at 23:36

    When employees have a strong, healthy relationship with their employers, the entire organization will benefits intern of performance. Article illustrated the important of employee relationship and that employees who have mutually respectful relationships with their employers are more satisfied.

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  3. Benjamin Thason18 December 2021 at 01:12

    Employee relationship is very much vital for any organization which can be a macro or smaller , the performance of the employees and the out put the organization will be based on , how effective employee relationship happens in the organization

    according to your comment , the voice if the employee should be heard by the employer , vice versa the expectation of the employer also need to fulfilled by the employee

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  4. Sachini Mahaulpatha18 December 2021 at 07:58

    You've chosen a fascinating subject to write about. Any difficult circumstance can be addressed empathetically and efficiently through a healthy relationship between two persons, rather than falling into conflict. As a result, maintaining a positive work environment is critical to achieving organizational goals as a group. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us.

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  5. Manoj Jude19 December 2021 at 02:00

    For an organization to thrive, people must work collectively with a proper relationship with Management and subordinates. If everyone work for a common goal, then only you could achieve expected outcomes at the end. Hence, the management must ensure to have a good relationship with employees and they should respect, honor the management as well as their co-staff

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  6. Damitha Weerasinghe19 December 2021 at 09:35

    When employees have a strong, healthy relationship with their employers, the entire company benefits. Studies show that employees who have mutually respectful relationships with their employers are more likely to be happy, loyal and productive in the long-run.

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  7. Asma Nafaz19 December 2021 at 09:53

    A positive Relationship between employee and employer is necessary for an organization to survive in the market.
    Employer must be approachable for the employees.

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