Managing Employment Relations Assessment
Managing Employment Relations Assessment
Draw on relevant research evidence and organisational practice to produce a report which:
Explains the key drivers that are claimed to engender an effective employee engagement strategy and evaluate the extent to which these drivers shape the management of employment relations.
1. Introduction (approx. 200/250 words)
2. Management of employee relations (approx. 800 words)
Analyse and critically evaluate the different theories ‘Unitarism, Pluralism and Radical’ and perspectives on employment relations (include Employer and employee expectations; psychological contract perspective; power, authority and managerial legitimacy; regulation; beneficial constraints; justice and fairness; co-operation and compliance; the contested nature of work; good employment relations)
3. Engagement (approx. 800 words)
Explain what is engagement use Truss C and Alfes definition. Then use MacLeod, D and Clarke, N report to explain the 4 engagement drivers: Leadership-strategic narrative, Engaging managers, Employee voice and Integrity-behaviours consistent with values.
Analyse and critically evaluate the importance of organisational-level employment relations processes that support organisational performance, including the design and implementation of policies and practises in the areas of employee engagement. Use case studies to exemplify and use numbers/data from reports in engagement.
4. Strategies (approx. 800 words)
The integration of employment relations processes and how they impact on policy, practice and organisational outcomes such as performance and employee engagement. Write about Interconnections between employment relations processes; impact of employment relations processes on organisational climate, performance and employee engagement; implementation plans for the effective integration of employment relations processes to improve organisational effectiveness. USE case studies to exemplify
