Employee relations Flashcards
Describe strike industrial action
when employees withdraw labour and refuse to enter the workplace
Describe work to rule
when employees only perform jobs that are in their contract
Describe sit in
when employees resume their normal positions in the workplace but do no work
Describe go slow
when employees deliberately complete their jobs at a slow pace
Describe overtime ban
when employees refuse to work additional hours of overtime
Describe boycott
when employees refuse to operate equipment/ machinery due to safety concerns
Describe demonstration
when a group of employees use chanting to raise awareness and support of their issue with employers
Describe picketing
when employees try to persuade other from entering the workplace
Describe the impacts of industrial action on the employee
no pay whilst on strike
may result in redundancies
businesses will close and employees will lose their jobs
Describe the impacts of industrial action on the employer
slow or stopped production
customers are lost to competitors
poor image to customers
poor image to potential employees
Describe practices to encourage good employee relation
quality circles
having an open door policy
giving employees bonuses
provide opportunities for promotion
offer permanent contracts so employees have job security
Describe the impact of good/poor employee relation
Reduced employee stress levels
Can identify training requirements of an employee
Less chance of employees taking industrial action
Can reduce the number of grievances against the employer
staff are less likely to be absent
Employees are less likely to be resistant to change
Happy and motivated staff. so Better quality work produced by staff
