KEY EMPLOYEMENT RELATIONS POLICY
Trade Union Recognition
Trade union
A Group of employees join together to maintain and improve their conditions of employment. A Group of people with the same goal who protect workers rights in the workplace.
A trade union's
primary goal is to uphold and further the interests of its members.
- Negotiate wages and working conditions
- Regulate relations between workers and the employer
- Take collective action to enforce the terms of collective bargaining
- Raise new demand on behalf of its member
- Ensure employee have a safe working environment
- Provide members with legal and financial advice
Why does employee join Trade union?
- Job security – Employee want to ensure that management will not make unfair decisions and treatment to employee.
- Wages & Benefits – To ensure the fair wages and benefit provide for the employee.
- Working conditions – Employee like to work under a safe and healthy working environment.
- Powerlessness – Trade union will provide employee powerful, collective voice to communicate with management about their dissatisfaction and frustration.
What is the recognition of a trade union?
When an employer consents to negotiate with a trade union over issues related to wages and working conditions for the employees the union represents, the union is considered recognized. Statutory or voluntary recognition is possible.
Collective Bargaining
Video 01 : What is Collective Bargaining Source: YouTube
Collective
bargaining is the process that labor unions and employers use to reach
agreement about term and conditions of employment.
Bargaining
Process
The
bargaining process can also address issues such as employee rights, managerial
controls and benefits for retired union members.
Steps of Bargaining Process
- Preparation – choosing negotiation team and representative of both the union and employer.
- Discussion – Both parties meet to set ground rules for the collective bargaining negotiation process.
- Proposal – Both representatives make opening statements, outlining options and possible solutions to the issue at hand.
- Bargaining – following proposals, the parties discuss potential compromises, bargaining to create an agreement that is acceptable to both parties. This becomes a draft agreement, which is not legally binding, but a steppingstone to coming to a final collective bargaining agreement.
- Final Agreement – once an agreement is made between the parties, it must be put in writing, signed by the parties and put into effect.
Participation versus Involvement of Employees
Employees Participation
When employees work together to accomplish a common objective, this is referred to as employee participation. It is expected of every employee to contribute by coming up with suggestions. It offers a forum where staff members can offer suggestions to help finish the assignment. All employees contribute, regardless of their job title.
Involvement of Employees
Giving your staff the chance to participate in decision-making at work is the essence of employee involvement. In hierarchical organizations, where key decisions are made by senior management and employees are expected to carry them out, employee involvement is usually more difficult.
Video 02 : Employee participation and involvement Source: YouTube
- www.youtube.ccom.(n.d.). What is Collective Bargaining [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsWuWYKThLw
- www.youtube.ccom.(n.d.). Employee Participation and involvement [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggNbnM4bUew&list=RDCMUCl9CUCvOPotOcl9ZZEzPZsA&start_radio=1&rv=ggNbnM4bUew&t=10
- Chamberlin, M., LePine, J. A., Newton, D. W., & Van Dyne, L. (2018). Employee participation. In D. S. Ones, N. Anderson, C. Viswesvaran, & H. K. Sinangil (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of industrial, work & organizational psychology: Organizational psychology (pp. 405–431).
Yes i agree, this is really good if it works well on both the employee and the employer's point of view yes your idea is clear it works well most of the time if not for the fools who ruin the very meaning of Trade Union, you have nailed it, well done
ReplyDeleteInsightful content, most of the times people have different perceptions towards the role of this trade union, and here you have mentioned it with the both employer and employee perspectives.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, I concur. The effectiveness of the psychological contract hinges on a harmonious relationship between employers and employees. While it's generally successful, challenges arise when some individuals undermine the essence of collaboration, notably within the context of Trade Unions. Your insight captures this dynamic well. Well-articulated!
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