Employee Relations EMPLOYEE RELATIONS refers to a company's efforts to manage relationships between employers and employees. An organization with a good employee relations program provides fair and consistent treatment to all employees so they will be committed to their jobs and loyal to the company. Such programs also aim to prevent and resolve problems arising from situations at work. Employee relations programs are typically part of a human resource strategy designed to ensure the most effective use of people to accomplish the organization's mission. Human resource strategies are deliberate plans companies use to help them gain and maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace. This mainly focusses on issues like Work-Life Balance Safe working Conditions
Objectives Employee Relations Protect the Workers Interest Mutual Understanding Avoid Industrial disputes Quality in Work-Life Decrease in Employee turnover and Absenteeism Constructive Criticism Protection of Health, Safety and Morale
Legal framework of HRM
Collective Bargaining
Process for Collective Bargaining
Employee Welfare Employee welfare entails everything from services, facilities and benefits that are provided or done by an employer for the advantage or comfort of an employee. It is undertaken in order to motivate employees and raise the productivity levels. Employee welfare comes in monetary form mostly, but it doesn’t always bend that way. Other forms of employee welfare include housing, health insurance, stipends, transportation and provision of food. An employer may also cater for employees’ welfare by monitoring their working conditions.
Features of Employee Welfare Employ welfare is a comprehensive term including various services, facilities and Amenities provided to Employees for their betterment The basic purpose is to improve the lot of the working class. Employee welfare is a dynamic concept Employee welfare measures are also known as Fringe benefits and Services Welfare measures may be Both voluntary and statutory.
Types of Employee Welfare Intramural These are provided within the Organisation like Canteen Rest rooms Crechus Uniform Extramural These are provided outside the Organisation like Housing Education Child Welfare Leave travel facilities Interest free loans Workers co-operative stores Vocational guidance etc