EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Employee Relations



Employee Relations

Introduction

I have selected Question 3 which is “Human resource management": is this the way forward for managing employee relations at work?. Human Resource Management is an important element of the wider concept - human resource management, although in practice, these two terms are often used interchangeably, as synonyms. This underscores the fact that people are used as workers, are resources that are not less important than the financial or material resources, and to which the same attention and care. Salaried workers will not passively submit to and tolerate manipulation or dictatorship by the management as they increasingly expect and demand more qualified approach to their recruitment and management. Research shows that competent management response to this requirement will benefit the company (Muhammad Ikhlas, 2012).

HRM i.e. Human resource management is a new and advanced approach which manages people within the organization. People in the human resource management are considered to be the key resource in managing employees or people of the entire organization. The activities of skills development, enthusiasm for high level of achievements and ensuring maintenance of their commitment's level are all significant activities and fall under the category of human resource management. HRM i.e. human resource management is comprised of development, maintenance, acquisition and motivation of human resources. Moreover, HRM is accountable for maintaining better human relations within the business organization. The human resource department also focuses on individual's development and attaining incorporation of the organization's goals (Blyton et.al, 2004).

Employee satisfaction plays a crucial role in the achievement of organizational goals. In today' highly competitive global environment, employees are the long term competitive advantage of the automotive organization. Employees are the most important asset of the organization which helps in achieving organizational goals. The significance of employee satisfaction cannot be underscored in the present-age where employees' performance is the sole factor behind organizational success. In the competitive markets, employees' performance can help in achieving long term and sustainable competitive advantage. Competitive advantage refers to the unique advantage that the organization can use to strengthen its position in the competitive market (Lewicki et.al, 2006).

Managerial Functions

Employees work in different organizations on the basis of terms and circumstances particular in the employment agreement it is imperative that employer ought to engage employees in every change or judgment with regards to any sort of changes in their service contract. It has been recommended that employee approval is central to every employment agreement throughout its progression stage (Rahim, 2002).

A lot of significance has been specified to the employment indenture in UK but it has also been recommended to be a tool that is lacking or remains ineffective in demonstrating the trivial details of resolving diverse work related issues. It often disregards the matters and issues of equality, lucidity and discrimination that are well developed and dealt in detail with the facilitation of statutory laws and regulations (Lewicki, 2006).

The category of managerial functions includes planning, directing, controlling and organization of the ...