Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Current developments in employee relations - Discussion Videos


Video 01: Current developments in employee relations

(Source : Ellis and Taylor, 2017)

In this video, CIPD Chief Examiner Stephen Taylor talks Employee Relations with Cecillia Ellis the Senior Human Resource Management Lecturer from Manchester Metropolitan University. They discuss the 3 most important current developments in employee relations. The first one they identify as employee voice. They have identified this as one of the key drivers in employee relations. As the second point, they are highlighting the area of conflict. Here they talk about both collective and individual conflicts and how they can affect. The third key area they talk about is around trust. They talk about the implications that could occur around attitude and behavior changes on employees and organizations. One of the challenges they highlight would be for organizations is to regain trust.

Video 02: Employment Relations in the USA: Current Trends

(Source : Bamber and Colvin, 2018)

In this video, Professor Greg Bamber and Professor Alex Colvin here talks about the latest trends in employee relations in the USA. They talk about the decline of the labor movement in America and its current influence. Also, they talk about how other countries try to revitalize the labor movement. They highlight the fact that the rise of individual rights in United States and its impact in these modern days. Interesting thoughts shared about the new development of radical movements in USA market. Finally, they do a comparison with USA and other countries about what’s happening in terms of employee relations which is quite interesting. 

Reference

Ellis, C. and Taylor, S. (2017). CIPD - Current developments in employee relations | Cecillia Ellis & Stephen Taylor. [video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGWIqDglqvE [Accessed 02 September 2019].

Bamber, G. and Colvin, A. (2018). Employment Relations in the USA: Current Trends. [video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvlz_MfGBRU [Accessed 01 September 2019].