Employer-Employee Relations

Employee representation - involves representatives that make the employees more involved in the business

Advantages:

• Increased empowerment and motivation

• Employees more committed

• Better decision making

• Lower risk of industrial disputes

Disadvantages:

• Time consuming

• Conflicts may create resistance to necessary change

• Managers may feel undermined

Trade Unions

• Protect and improve the incomes of their members

• Provide or improve job security

• Protect workers against unfair dismissal

• Lobby for better working conditions

• Offer work-related services

Advantages:

• Saves time and cost

• Employee motivation improved