3MER Supporting Good Practice in Managing Employment Relations

Module Overview

Managing employment relationship effectively in an organisation is the role of a human resource practitioner. This unit will introduce a number of aspects in employment relations. This unit is important for every CIPD level 3 student and those in the field of human resource and learning and development. The module will start with an explanation to employment relations and the key concepts involved. It will then focus on different HR activities that support good practice. Learners should also have basic knowledge of employment law to be able to effectively grasp the contents of the module. The purpose of this module is to equip learners with management skills that will help with the success of every organisation.  

Module Objectives

By the end of this unit learners should:

·       Be able to understand the impact of employment law on employment relationship.

·       Be able to explain the different types of employment status.

·       Be able to state the reasons for treating employees fairly in an organisation.

·       Be able to explain the different rights employees have during employment relationship.

·       Be able to differentiate between fair and unfair dismissals.

·       Be able to explain the importance of exit interviews.

·       Be able to state the steps involved during management of redundancies.

·       Be able to explain why it is important to determine an individual’s employment status.

·       Be able to explain the importance of treating employees well in an organisation.

The Importance of this Module in Human Resource Management

This module is important to HR, and learning and development practitioners because they will learn to create good employee relationship in the organisation. This creates a positive environment in the work place. Which boost the productivity thus encouraging teams to produce more of what they were supposed to produce.

This unit encourages skill development in the organisation. By taking this unit learners are encouraged to take leadership roles. From this unit learners will gain skills like management skills, conflict resolutions skills, and leadership skills. This new skills make them the role models of the organisation. They are also allowed to advance their skills by going to school while they work.

This module will enable learners develop good communication skills. When there is a good communication among the teams and managers, employees feel free to talk about their work preferences and this reduces workplace differences. They are also able to speak about their work experiences with fellow employees and encourage each other to perform better. For example the manager might ask the employees for views on a certain service to improve customer satisfaction in the organisation.

This unit will encourage learners to build a long lasting career in their organisation. This is because there is good relationship between the managers and the employees. Organisations with strong employment relation management encourage their employees to advance their skills while working in the organisation.

Module Applicability

Those working in the field of Human Resource, Learning and development fields and wish to develop more skills. This module will equip learners with required skills for employment management in the organisation. These skills may include: leadership skills, employee management skills, conflict resolution skills, communication skills etc.

Those who wish to develop skills required to meet good practice relating to people at work. This unit will equip learners with skills for managing their employees in the organisation to increase productivity and a better working workplace.

Those wishing to have a career in human resource and learning and development. If you wish to become a HR manager or learning and development manager you will need to pursue this unit to gain skills to manage employees in your organisation.

Module Content

The aim of this unit is to make learners understand that employees are the people that build the success of every organisation. By providing a good workplace. This unit will highlight its functions in human resource management which include:

Workplace Relationships

Learners will know how to relate with fellow teammates and managers. This will create a conducive workflow. Managers and employees are able to consult from each other on work related issues. Each party will give views on certain areas of the organisation which will create nice workforce.

Leadership

Learners will gain skills on how to be good leaders in the organisation. They will know how to solve issues related to work in addition to personal issues that will affect individuals work roles. They will learn on how to inspire other teammates to be good role models in the organisation.

Productivity

In this module learners will gains skills on how to be productive. They will use this skills in their organisations of work to achieve set goals and objectives. When every employee understand the organisations vision they will work towards increasing the organisations growth to gain success.

Conflict Resolution

By the end of the module learners will have the right skills to solve employee conflicts in an organisation. For example, employee manager conflicts where the manager does not treat fellow employees with respect or employee having differences among themselves due to cultural differences or even political differences in a work setting.

Wrap up and Evaluation

3MER supporting good practice and managing employment relations, is an important module for every CIPD level 3 student. By the end of the module learners will have gain skills on how to manage an organisation, how solve conflicts, good communication skills, and maintaining workplace relation. Learners will be assessed through a word written document, here they will be required to express their understanding by answering module questions that their professors will provide.

To pass the module they are needed to answer the questions correctly. They will also be awarded a certificate to show that they passed and understood the module. The certificate will helps learners advance their career levels. They will also have a high demand in job market. Many organisations hire experienced employees who have many skills that will help their organisation succeed.