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What is one of the key objectives of Employment Relations?
What is one of the key objectives of Employment Relations?
- Promoting high turnover and frequent absenteeism
- Developing harmonious relations between labor and management (correct)
- Inhibiting economic progress through reduced productivity
- Encouraging individual decision-making
How does good employment relations impact employee morale?
How does good employment relations impact employee morale?
- No effect on morale
- Increases absenteeism
- Low morale due to excessive regulations
- Improves employee morale (correct)
What is one way in which Employment Relations contribute to economic progress?
What is one way in which Employment Relations contribute to economic progress?
- Increasing productivity through uninterrupted work (correct)
- Encouraging industrial disputes
- Inhibiting collective bargaining
- Limiting productivity growth
What is the scope of Industrial Relations?
What is the scope of Industrial Relations?
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Why is industrial democracy an important aspect of Employment Relations?
Why is industrial democracy an important aspect of Employment Relations?
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What role does collective bargaining play in Employment Relations?
What role does collective bargaining play in Employment Relations?
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Study Notes
Levels of Employment Relations
- Employment relations can be studied at two levels: industry level (within a particular industry) and national level (within a particular nation)
Importance of Employment Relations
- Helps establish and maintain industrial democracy by involving staff in decision-making and sharing authority and responsibility
- Boosts employee morale
- Reduces industrial disputes by encouraging collective bargaining and promoting cooperation
- Contributes to a country's economic progress by increasing productivity
Objectives of Employment Relations
- Avoid industrial conflicts and develop harmonious relations
- Balance the interests of labour and management in the production process
- Increase productivity by reducing turnover and absenteeism
- Establish industrial democracy based on labour-management partnership in decision-making and profit-sharing
Scope of Industrial Relations
- Includes collective bargaining
- Encompasses machinery for settling industrial disputes (e.g. NIC)
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