The legal environment has little impact on human resource management decision making

LESSON OBJECTIVE

Assessment Criteria P6
Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM decisionmaking.

Below are questions pertaining to lesson 6. Please ensure to answer each question correctly.

1.

O'Neil James

11/27/2016 06:40:29 pm

Assessment Criteria P6
Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM decisionmaking.

Below are questions pertaining to lesson 6. Please ensure to answer each question correctly.

1. What are the pros and cons of employee relations?

Pros

Lower Turnover Costs
Every time an employee leaves an organization, that organization incurs costs for the separation and replacement of the employee.

Product and Service Quality
When employees have greater input into the production process for a good or service, the quality increases, as there is greater commitment on the part of those making or delivering the end-product.

Success

The reality sometimes these relationships can flourish for the best and bring you happiness.

Growth and experience: One can learn something every relationship.

Workplace Health and Safety
Worker health and safety has historically been a major goal for unions, and in the early days of labor organizing, unions were responsible for major reductions in worker fatalities in manufacturing industries. A safer workplace benefits an organization as it reduces worker compensation costs, absenteeism, health insurance costs and productivity.

More Time Together
With other responsibilities on your plate, your job may be the only time you can see your counterpart. The Office might, just being in the same vicinity can brighten your day. Just being able to grab a quick bite or discuss a similar project at work can really strengthen your relationship and make things easier.

The Cons

Lack of Clear Guidelines
The lack of clear guidelines often results in confusion in the workplace. It's difficult for workers to develop their own protocols when rules are not firmly established.

Conduct Issues
There can be more conduct issues when formal procedures aren't in place at work. Employees and management might have looser attitudes toward their conduct in an informal environment. Among the problems that can occur are vulgar joke-telling, which can be interpreted as sexual harassment. Other less serious issues that can occur due to lack of formal protocol are poor time management and decreased productively among employees.

2. Identify the key elements of employment legislation.

Employment Right Act of 1999 and 2003

The Sex Discrimination Act 1975

The Equal Relation Act 1976

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995

The National Minimum Wage Act 1998

The Working Time Directive 1999

The Employment Relation Act 1999

3. What impact does employment legislation have on HRM decision making?

Employment law regulations, affecting such topics as records retention, labor relations, employee criminal records check and even the mileage reimbursement requirements for employees. federal laws impacts human resource (HR) management on the national level, although small businesses may sometimes be exempt depending on their size. HR professionals must be well versed in the every- changing arena of employment law to minimize the organization's liability in all aspect of HR operation

Wage and hour-establish minimum wage wish is revised annually. HR professional should continuously verify the accuracy of the amount paid to employees.

Leave Provision

Employees are entitled to job protection during the absence and their health coverage continues as if they had remained at work .

Medical and Disability

The Act also requires employers to make reasonable accommodations to allow employees to perform their job duties and provide accommodations — like interpreters — to enable disabled customers to access the goods or services the company provides.

4. Discuss the role of trade unions

Trade or labor unions have been around since the 1930s to resist through equal bargaining power the domination of employers over employees and to represent workers’ interests in the employment relationship. It is through union efforts that workers benefit from better pay and working conditions, and that they are treated with dignity and respect at work. The importance of trade unions cannot be overstated even though membership has been on a steady decline.

Ronalyn Linton

11/27/2016 07:08:59 pm

1A. Pros… Create a positive environment at work which encourage workers to get the work done faster
Productivity increases because workers are more focused in getting the job done
Workers are willing to assist each other and don’t consider work as a burden.(managementstudyguide.com,2016)

1B. Cons
“lack of guidelines, misunderstanding employee relation, conduct issues and lack of paper trail” are all disadvantages of employees relation (small business.chron.com,2016)

2. “Individual employment relations, wages and remuneration, employment, trade union and industrial relationships, work conditions, health and safety welfare, the administration of labor laws, social security and special provision for occupational or other groups” are key elements of employment legislation according to slideshare.net,(2016)

3. Employment legislation affects the decision making process in HRM is so many ways. Areas of decision making that is affected includes retention, labour relations, employee criminal records checks and even the mileage reimbursement requirements for workers.(small business.com.cron,2016)

3. “Trade unions have been in existence since the 11930s to withstand through equal negotiating power the authority of employers over employees and to represent workers’ interest in the employment relationship”. (Smallbusiness.chron.com, 2016). “It is through trade unions efforts that workers benefit from better pay and are treated with dignity and respect at work”(small business.chron.com,20216)

REFERENCE LIST
management guide.com,(2016). Role of Communication in Employee Relationship. [online] Available at: http://www.managementstudyguide.com/role-of-communication-in-employee-relationship.htm [Accessed 27 Nov. 2016].

small business.chron.com,(2016). Laws Affecting Human Resource Management. [online] Available at: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/laws-affecting-human-resource-management-36304.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2016].

small business.chron.com,(2016). What Are the Disadvantages of Informal Procedures for the Employer-Employee Relationship?. [online] Available at: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/disadvantages-informal-procedures-employeremployee-relationship-15609.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2016].

small business.chron.com,(2016). The Role of Trade Unions in Industrial Relations. [online] Available at: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/role-trade-unions-industrial-relations-65197.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2016].

Tashaye Blake

11/28/2016 07:41:24 pm

1.What are the pros and cons of employee relations?
Employee relations Improves personnel administration procedures ,it implements positive and effective discipline in the workplace and enhance the organization ability to prevent employee grievances and to handle those that arise .Employee relation can be lack of clear guidelines which often results in confusion in the workplace. It can be difficult for workers to develop their own protocols when rules are not firmly established.Inappropriate relationships can also develop between management and employees when only informal procedures are in place,
2. Identify the key elements of employment legislation.
Recruitment ,placement, development, benefits , termination of contract , firing and compensation

3. What impact does employment legislation have on HRM decision making?
Human resources management is influenced and shaped by legislations and laws governing employment issues. Regulations and laws governs all aspects of human resource management , such as recruitment, placement, development, and compensation.

4. Discuss the role of trade unions
Trade unions are groups that represent employees in the workforce . The role of trade unions is to protect and improve the employees pay and conditions of employment. They also campaign for laws and policies which will benefit employees .

Tashaye Blake

11/28/2016 07:41:55 pm

1.What are the pros and cons of employee relations?
Employee relations Improves personnel administration procedures ,it implements positive and effective discipline in the workplace and enhance the organization ability to prevent employee grievances and to handle those that arise .Employee relation can be lack of clear guidelines which often results in confusion in the workplace. It can be difficult for workers to develop their own protocols when rules are not firmly established.Inappropriate relationships can also develop between management and employees when only informal procedures are in place,
2. Identify the key elements of employment legislation.
Recruitment ,placement, development, benefits , termination of contract , firing and compensation

3. What impact does employment legislation have on HRM decision making?
Human resources management is influenced and shaped by legislations and laws governing employment issues. Regulations and laws governs all aspects of human resource management , such as recruitment, placement, development, and compensation.

4. Discuss the role of trade unions
Trade unions are groups that represent employees in the workforce . The role of trade unions is to protect and improve the employees pay and conditions of employment. They also campaign for laws and policies which will benefit employees .

Chevon Murray

11/29/2016 09:08:57 am

1) the pros of employment relaations are: success, exitement, growth and experience, and more time together. the cons are: discomfort, distraction and competition.
2) valid contract is the key element of employment legislation.
3)

Nicole Webb

11/29/2016 01:15:30 pm

1) Pros
i) productivity
ii)Employee loyalty
iii) conflict Reduction
iv) quality Improvement

Cons
i)
ii)
iii)

2)Minimum wage
ii) Termination
iii) Resolving Disputes
iv) Materityleave
v) employees health and safty

3) Employment legislation have an impact on HRM decision making. Hrm must operate within the law and adhere to all employment legislation. For example, "Individuals covered under Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws are protected from illegal discrimination, which occurs when people who share a certain characteristic, such as race, age, or gender, are discriminated against because of that characteristic." (Cliffsnotes.com, n.d.).

3)" YourArticleLibrary.com: The Next Generation Library, (n.d., par.1) stated that, " Trade unions are associations of workers formed to represent their interests and improve their pay and working conditions." There are two roles of the trade unions which are collective bargaining and the basic wage claims. Collective bargaining is the process that involves negotiations between the officials of the unionrepresenting the workforce and employers. If an employee press for improved work condition and wage, the employer may dismiss his/her claims and replace the person. but when the union collectively press their concerns the employee will be more subjective. Another role of the trade union is to put forward a claim for higher wages. On this basis it could be that the workforce contributed tremendously to the profitability of the company, therefore the company is able to increase minimum wages (YourArticleLibrary.com: The Next Generation Library, n.d.).

REFERNECES

Cliffsnotes.com. (n.d.). HR Management: Laws and Regulations. [online] Available at: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/principles-of-management/staffing-and-human-resource-management/hr-management-laws-and-regulations [Accessed 29 Nov. 2016].

YourArticleLibrary.com: The Next Generation Library. (n.d.). Trade Unions: Meaning, Types and Roles of Trade Unions. [online] Available at: http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/trade-unions/trade-unions-meaning-types-and-roles-of-trade-unions/32746/ [Accessed 29 Nov. 2016].

Annalisa Wolfe-Forbes

11/29/2016 01:17:58 pm

LEARNING OUTCOME THREE: Analyse internal and external factors that affect human resource management decision-making including employment legislation

LESSON OBJECTIVE

Assessment Criteria P6

Identify the key elements of employment legislation and impact it has upon HRM decision making.

Ques 1: What are the pros and cons of employee relations?

Some of the pros and cons of employee relations are (Managementstudyguide.com, 2016).

- There are several issues on which an individual cannot take decisions alone
-Work becomes easy if it is shared among all
-The organization becomes a happy place to work if the employees work together as a family
-An individual feels motivated in the company of others whom he can trust and fall back on whenever needed
-Healthy employee relations also discourage conflicts and fights among individuals
-A healthy employee relation reduces the problem of absenteeism at the work place
-It is wise to share a warm relation with your fellow workers, because you never know when you need them.
Ques 2: Identify the key elements of employment legislation.

The key elements are as follow (Coke-Scott, 2016)

-Individual employment relations
-Employment
-Wages and Remuneration
-Work conditions
-Trade unions and industrial relationships
-Health safety and welfare
-The administration of labour laws
-Social Security
-Special provisions for particular occupational or other groups

Ques 3: What impact does employment legislation have on HRM decision making?

Employment legislation governs Human Resource management in that it is a guide as to how HRM should operate hence any decision to be made HRM must take into consideration the laws that govern HRM to a void breech as this could have great implications.

Ques 4: Discuss the role of trade unions

The role of trade union is to defend workers as it relates to their rights whenever the need arises. Trade union also represent employees welfare and unfair practices.

Reference Page

Managementstudyguide.com. (2016). Importance of Employee Relations - Why Employee Relations at Workplace?. [online] Available at: http://www.managementstudyguide.com/importance-of-employee-relations.htm [Accessed 29 Nov. 2016].

Sandra Morrison-Berry

11/29/2016 09:35:02 pm

UNIT 3

Sandra Morrison-Berry

Fall 2016

LESSON OBJECTIVE

Assessment Criteria P6
Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM decision making.

Below are questions pertaining to lesson 6. Please ensure to answer each question correctly.

1. What are the pros and cons of employee relations?
The Pros and cons of employee relations are: Pros – Success, Excitement. Growth and Experience and More time together. Cons – Discomfort, Distractions, Competition and Word to Wise: keep it quiet.(Her Campus, n.d.)

2. Identify the key elements of employment legislation.
Key elements are: define the position, length of agreement, compensation, benefits, other elements and termination (Smallbusiness.chron.com, n.d.).

3. What impact does employment legislation have on HRM decision making?
Each country has its own employment law regulations, affecting such topics as records retention, labor relations, employee criminal records checks and even the mileage reimbursement requirements for employees. Additional federal laws impact HRM on a level, although small businesses may sometimes be exempt depending on their size. Consequently, HR professionals must be well versed in the ever-changing arena of employment law to minimize the organisation’s liability in all aspects of HR operations (Smallbusiness.chron.com, n.d.)

4. Discuss the role of trade unions
Collective Bargaining
Labor unions developed to grant employees equal bargaining power with their employers, who traditionally had the ability to exclusively set the terms and conditions of work and pay. Unions represent workers within a given industry in negotiations with their employers. Since the union comprises a group of workers, it has a greater voice than if employees were dealing with employers individually.
Employee Welfare
Unions have successfully fought for better terms and conditions for workers. They represent workers’ interests and have secured a variety of benefits, such as higher wages for unionized employees, work-life balance characterized by reasonable work schedules, job security and protection from arbitrary action by employers.

Legislation
Unions also play a key role in developing labor laws and regulations for effective worker protection. The unions initiate the push for regulation in areas that concern employees in the workplace.
Unfair Practices
Labor unions check the unfair labor practices of employers. The NLRA declares that it is unlawful for employers to dominate a union, discriminate against workers engaged in union activity, and victimize workers who file charges against them with the National Labor Relations Board or interfere with employees engaged in concerted union activity.

Reference Page

Her Campus. (n.d.). The Pros & Cons of Work Relationships. [online] Available at: http://www.hercampus.com/love/dating/pros-cons-work-relationships [Accessed 30 Nov. 2016].

Smallbusiness.chron.com. (n.d.). What Are the Basic Elements of the Employment Contract?. [online] Available at: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/basic-elements-employment-contract-15518.html [Accessed 30 Nov. 2016].

Smallbusiness.chron.com. (n.d.). Laws Affecting Human Resource Management. [online] Available at: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/laws-affecting-human-resource-management-36304.html [Accessed 30 Nov. 2016].

Tashana Wilson

11/30/2016 03:05:31 pm

Assessment Criteria P6
Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM decision-making.

Below are questions pertaining to lesson 6. Please ensure to answer each question correctly.

1. What are the pros and cons of employee relations?
Pros
• “Participation may result in better decisions.
• Participation increases loyalty and identification with the organization.
• Participation enhances people's sense of power and dignity, thus reducing the need to show power through fighting management and restricting production.
• Participation frequently results in the setting of goals.
Cons
• Not everyone has strong desires for creativity and achievement
• Goals workers set for themselves may be low
• Sharing information with unions raises their bargaining power, so companies may lose
• Retraining of employees and managers can be expensive.
• Participation is time consuming, and if decisions are made by groups, reaction to changing environments may be particularly slow”
(Levine, 2016)

2. Identify the key elements of employment legislation.
Employment law is purposed to protect the rights of the employee and covers almost all aspects of the employer/employee relationship. It is essential for employers to comply with the various rules and regulations if they are to avoid costly employment tribunals and lawsuits. (mylawyer.co.uk, 2016)
3. What impact does employment legislation have on HRM decision making?
Employment law exerts some amount of control over employee relations. It dictates in certain terms what an employer should and should not do in relations to the management of his business and those in his employ. There are several employment legislations that dictates employee relations to an extent.

4. Discuss the role of trade unions.
Trade unions are pressure groups that represent employees. They serve to protect and improve the pay and working conditions of employees. They are also responsible for advocating for legislations and policies that benefit employees. (jtug.jm, 2016)

Rajae Bedasse

12/1/2016 03:09:17 am

1. Pros of employees relations includes:
Feedback from employees which allows the employer to be aware of whats going right or wrong.
All employees are treated fairly
Rewards are given for a job well done.

Cons of employee relations includes:
Employees stress, not being able t meet targeted goal
Employee indiscipline, this is when the employee expectations drop.
Employee grievance, the employer fail to meet expectations that were promised to employees.

2. Individual employment relationship
Employment
Wages and remuneration
Work conditions
Trade unions and industrial relationships
Health safety and welfare
The administration of labor laws
Social Security.

3. Employment legislation impact HRM decisions in choosing the correct legal requirements which protects individuals and the organization.

4. Trade union is also known as labor union. Trade union is collective agreement by employers. They set the terms and conditions of a job.

Tashaye Blake

12/4/2016 07:14:28 pm

1.What are the pros and cons of employee relations?
Employee relations Improves personnel administration procedures ,it implements positive and effective discipline in the workplace and enhance the organization ability to prevent employee grievances and to handle those that arise .Employee relation can be lack of clear guidelines which often results in confusion in the workplace. It can be difficult for workers to develop their own protocols when rules are not firmly established.Inappropriate relationships can also develop between management and employees when only informal procedures are in place,
2. Identify the key elements of employment legislation.
Recruitment ,placement, development, benefits , termination of contract , firing and compensation

3. What impact does employment legislation have on HRM decision making?
Human resources management is influenced and shaped by legislations and laws governing employment issues. Regulations and laws governs all aspects of human resource management , such as recruitment, placement, development, and compensation.

4. Discuss the role of trade unions
Trade unions are groups that represent employees in the workforce . The role of trade unions is to protect and improve the employees pay and conditions of employment. They also campaign for laws and policies which will benefit employees .

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