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Unit 31 Employee Relations
Unit 31 Employee Relations
Unit 31 Employee Relations
1 120 2 1 External Influences on the ● The role and influence of globalisation, government,
Employment Relationship 1 international bodies, employer and employee representative
groups, advances in Information
Communication Technologies (ICT) and increased competition.
2 120 3 1 External Influences on the ● Changes in the societal context, diversity in the workplace
Employment Relationship 2 and employee expectations.
6 120 11 2 Perspectives of the Employment ● Strategic choice in managing with or without collective
Relationship 2 employee representation, e.g. trade unions, works councils,
joint consultative committees. Benefits and drawbacks of
collective representation.
14 120 27 4 Employee Relations & Conflict 1 ● Employee relations practices and areas of potential conflict.
● Managerial ideology and management style.
D3 Evaluate personal
P4 Utilise negotiation M3 Utilise negotiation performance to identify
skills to resolve workplace skills to resolve both strengths and areas for
disputes and conflicts. individual and collective further development
P5 Reflect on the disputes and conflicts
utilisation of negotiation effectively.
skills for effective conflict
management approaches.
The submission is in the form of a case study. The casestudy should be written in a concise style to
summarise and highlight key information and data. You are required to make use of headings,
paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and
referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a bibliography using the Harvard
referencing system. The recommended word limit is 2,000–2,500 words, although you will not be
penalised for exceeding the total word limit.
LO1 Analyse how changes and developments in society, the work context and employment have
influenced the employment relationship
LO2 Devise mechanisms of employee communication and consultation for different types of
organisations
Transferable skills and Competencies Developed
Task 1: Evaluate how competition, representative groups, workfore diversity influence the employee relationship
of your selected MNC.
Assessment Brief 1
n the form of a case study. The casestudy should be written in a concise style to
hlight key information and data. You are required to make use of headings,
bsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and
he Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a bibliography using the Harvard
m. The recommended word limit is 2,000–2,500 words, although you will not be
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