Employer - Employee Relations

• what is employer - employer relations?

  the process of discussing or negotiating and agreeing to changes in the terms and conditions of work
• what is a dismissal?

  when an employee looses their job due to misconduct or because they are in able of doing their job
• what is redundancy?

  when an employee looses their job because there is insufficient work for them to do
• what is a trade union?

  organisations that work to protect members interests and improve their terms and conditions at work
• what is a works council?

  an internal group of employees representing a workforce in discussions with their employer
• what is collective bargaining?

  a method of determining conditions of work and terms of employment through negotiations between employers and employee representatives.
• what is industrial action?

  collective activity by workers to put pressure on employers, usually over terms and conditions
• what is arbitration?

  using an outside organisation to settle industrial disputes. their judgement is final
• what is ACAS?

  the advisory, conciliation and arbitration service. a government funded organisation that offers an arbitration service
• what is individual approach?

  when workers conditions of work and terms of employment are negotiated individually between employees and management
• what can cause conflict in a work place?

  • pay
  • elements of employment contacts
  • conditions of employment
  • use of AI leading to job losses
• advantages of collective bargaining?

  • quicker
  • outcomes will be more accepted
  • employees feel they are being treated fairly
• disadvantages of collective bargaining?

  • higher labour costs
  • can lead to industrial action
  • usually leads to standardised terms and conditions