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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EMPLOYEE: Current Employment Legislation – All Employees must obey to the legislation as it is to do with the law‚ Anti-Discrimination Legislation – This is similar to equal opportunities. No matter what age‚ skin colour‚ gender‚ religious beliefs and sexuality you are still entitled to not be discriminated and you are still entitled to the same opportunities as everybody else. Contract of Employment – This is a document all employees must receive as part of the law‚ this identifies the code
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EMPLOYMENT ISSUES The Workplace Types of Employment Employee – Someone who works for another or for an organisation and is paid with a wage or salary Employer – A person who organisation who hires others (employees) to work for them and pays them Self-employed – Those who operate their own business and sell goods or provide services Casual Employment – When an employee works irregularly for an indefinite period of time and is paid on an hourly basis Part-time Employment – When an employee
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Executive Summary Retail Context for Innovation Study Objectives & Approach Key Learnings from the Innovation Study Implications for Retailers About RAI and Booz & Company The Indian Retail industry is today at cross-roads – many challenges threaten the true potential for “profitable growth” Projected Organized Retail in India US$ Billion 731 116 455 33 422 615 Key Challenges faced by Indian Retailers % responses‚ RAI – Booz Retailers Survey 2013¹ Organized Retail Unorganized Retail Real estate
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process of resolving issues arisen in a dispute. Negotiation is a collaborative process‚ in which participants try to find a solution of the parties involved. The knowledge of the negotiation process is used in the practice of conflict resolution to prevent its negative consequences. This report examines the practical principles in conflict resolution to deal with the dispute in a way that is nonviolent‚ limit the domination by one side over the other side rather than exploiting from one side to solve
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Abstract Statistics reveal that approximately four out of every one hundred workers are fired or resign from their jobs each month‚ and an estimated one million workers are fired from their jobs each year (S.M. SACK 99). Many people who are fired are done so unlawfully. When a company terminates an employee unlawfully it can create astronomical financial burdens from lawsuits filed by these employees. In today ’s society employees have many rights and are protected by laws. Managers must understand
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Employee Relations Dr. Harold Griffin HSA 530: Health Services Human Resource Management February 23‚ 2012 Introduction Employee Relations involves the body of work concerned with maintaining employer-employee relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity‚ motivation‚ and morale (Hopkins & Hampton‚ 1995). Essentially‚ employee relations is concerned with preventing and resolving problems involving individuals which arise out of or affect work situations. This paper will
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REFELECTIVE STATEMENT RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION – PUBLIC SECTOR TOTAL WORD COUNT - 1032 Approach to the Assignment I have been pleased with the way in which I have tackled this assignment in terms of the final product. The research that I conducted paid off‚ in terms of providing an overview of employee relations in the Public Sector‚ the issues it has faced over the last decade and more specifically‚ its current state and what steps are being taken to improve. Once the research
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Titration report Aim: The aim of the experiment was to see how much acid it took to neutralise the solution and make it turn clear from being pink. We used a titration as it allowed us to see exactly how much acid was needed to turn the solution clear. We did it four times so that we could have a preliminary run so we knew where abuts it was going to change so that our results were more accurate and reliable. Vocational context: Titrations would be used in many different types of industries for
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The Current Employment Relations Issue of Unfair Dismissal and Pregnancy A recent employment relations concern deals with unfair dismissal. When an employee is dismissed for certain statutory reasons‚ is inequitable and is incompatible to the merits of the situation; this phenomenon is known as unfair dismissal. This has been a long debated issue concerning all participants in the employment relationship. Investigation of the current employment relations issue of unfair dismissal found that emphasis
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