Importance Of Employee Relations

Question 1: How important are employment relations for the efficiency and equity of nations and companies?

The effective management of employment relations is critical to the optimum efficiency and equity of both countries and organisations. Employee relations is essentially the effective governance of the employer/employee relationship and according to Boxall (2013), capability, commitment and contribution must be aligned between employer and employee in order for effective employee relations to occur. Positive employee relations cannot only increase employee engagement and organisational effectiveness but can also drive productivity, performance, and profitability (Calo, 2006).

Question 6: Consider the three work situations of Terry, Susie

Terry’s employment relationship was regulated by both formal, legal and informal rules (Bray, Waring, Cooper, & Macneil, 2009). Employment disputes should be discussed by the employee firstly with the relevant supervisor as opposed to engaging other employees (Fair Work Commission, 2010), which was not what happened in the case of Terry and his colleagues. It is disappointing to see the lack of consultation during the introduction of the Individual Employment Contracts by PastaCo, but more so the absence of accountability once the backlash had

There is little union involvement and the industry relies heavily on the Award to enforce minimum standards, however, these requirements are often not met. This is illustrated in the recent example of a Gold Coast restaurateur, Shiego Ishiyama, who was fined $284,000.00, for not paying penalty rates and underpaying his staff by routinely paying between $8.00 and $11.00 per hour as opposed to the minimum rate at the time which was $18.47 (Wolfe,