3.6.5 Flashcards
improving employee and employer relations
what are the 3 forms of employee representation?
- trade unions
- work councils
- employee committees
what is a trade union mean?
an organisation established to protect and imporve the working conditions and pay of employees
what do trade unions do?
- negotiate through collective bargaining e.g. strikes
- give employees advice
what are the pros of trade unions?
- employees -> am opportunity to feel represented and heard
- increase working relationships between employees and employers
what are the cons to trade unions?
- employees may be upset or frustrated as some benefit from their actions with little input e.g. they don’t strike and lose wages
- employees have to try to respond to requests while still doing what they think is right and juggling resources
what are the aims of teacher unions?
- securing benefits for teachers
- promote the power of education
- to influence education policy
- campaigning v=the voice of teachers
what has been done so far by teacher unions?
- helped achieve 53% turnout
- secured a 6.5% increase in teachers pay
what is a work council mean?
workers and managers meet to discuss issues relating to:
- pay
- working conditions
- training
- any other grievances
what are the pros of a work council?
- builds better relationships with leadership
- internally resolve problems
what are the cons of a work council?
- may feel un-listened to and invalidated in their opinions
- may not lead to significant change
what are employee committees?
group of employees meeting up informally to discuss issues in the work place which could ne taken to work council meetings
what are influences on employee representations?
- the nature of work
- leadership style of company
- a business in a crisis position might want to speed things up
- history and values of the business
