Trade Unions Flashcards
What is employment relations?
A field of study that concerns itself with both the study of the rules that govern employment and the institutions, people, and processes involved in creating and administering them
What are the two terms related to employment relations?
Industrial relations: trade unions, governments, employers
Employment relations: employee representation, management style, workforce development
What is the economic relationship?
The market transaction where employers buy labour which is sold by the employee.
What makes the employment relationship distinctive?
Indeterminate
Unequal
Dynamic
What can happen when employers and employees have divergent interests?
Tensions can arise between conflict and cooperation