Employment Relations
Aim: To discuss different issues relating to employment relations
To identify potential challenges and constraints
Analyse and evaluate the nature of employment relations re: ArcelorMittal
Draft out some proposals for managing employment relations
What is the general view of employment relations and trades unions in your country of origin?
Why do you think it is important to talk about employment relations? Or is it not?
Try and consider both organisational and individual perspectives
What factors do you think we need to consider in managing employment relations?
Consider internal and external factors
Case study work: ArcelorMittal
What are the key employment relations issues for ArcelorMittal?
Globally?
In specific regions/ countries? DO research!
Sector/ industry specific?
What can the organisation do to manage these issues?
Is there anything you think they should have done to prevent the issue(s) from arising?
Going forward, what must be done to ensure that the issue(s) do not cause problems?
Read the following journal article:
Rodriguez, J., Johnstone, S., and Procter, S (2017) Regulation of work and employment: advances, tensions and future directions in research in international and comparative HRM, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28(21): 2957- 2982.
How does regulation of work and employment influence shaping of the employee relationship?