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The cornerstone of all human resource (HR) management activity is the employment relationship – as a legal, social, economic and psychological exchange. This module will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of employment relations perspectives and debates and provide students with an understanding of the different outcomes on the management of employee relations and its interface with engagement. The module provides opportunities to critically apply the, knowledge required for managing employment relations practices in union and non-union work organisations and the structures and processes required to manage the employment relationship effectively. Crucial to the delivery of superior organisational performance is the extent to which the employees of an organisation feel involved, committed and engaged and as such this module critically explores the different dimensions of employee engagement, both as rhetoric and reality.

On completion of the module, students will be able to:

1. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate different theories and perspectives on employment relationships
2. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the impact of context on relationships within organisations.
3. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the roles and functions of the different parties in pursuit of and employee engagement and an effective employment relationship
4. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the importance of organisational-level employment relations processes that support organisational performance, including the design and implementation of policies and practices in the areas of: employee engagement; diversity management; employee communication, involvement and participation; negotiation and bargaining; conflict resolution; and change management and management control.
5. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the importance of employment relations procedures that help mitigate organisational risk, including the design and implementation of policies and practices in the areas of discipline, grievance, dismissal and redundancy.
6. Create justified, cost-effective and strategically defensible action plans for promoting positive employment relationships and employee engagement
7. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the integration of employment relations processes and how they impact on policy, practice and organisational outcomes such as performance and employee engagement.

Staff/student contact – 45 hours
Workshops, tutorials, individual support
Student directed learning – 105 hours as directed by tutors/module guide

Work Based Learning delivery students will devise an agreed work plan with their Advisor to meet their individual learning needs to achieve the module learning outcomes

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.