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BTEC BUSINESS UNIT 16 P4 Essay

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Unit 16: Human Resource Management in Business
‘Managing People’
Describe how your organisation obtains the co-operation of its employees through the contract of employment and employee involvement techniques.
Employee Co-operation
Contracts of employment
An employment contract is a written legal document that lays out binding terms and conditions of employment between an employee and an employer. The employers in ZARA need to makw sure that their employees are aware of what rights and responsibilities they have as workers in ZARA. This contract also includes:
The salary rate that is going to be paid to the employees.
When they will be getting their salaries
What deductions are going to be made from their salaries like income …show more content…

This has an advantage and as well as a disadvantage for the employees as they might have less work to do compared to the other employees but they might not know when they are getting their next job. Zara uses full time employment contracts with their staff.

Disciplinary procedures
Disciplinary procedures are a set way for an employer to deal with disciplinary issues. They should include a disciplinary hearing where you’re given a chance to explain your side of the story.

Grievance procedures
This is a problem that could occur between the employee and employer, it is a complaint that they could have against each other for something that either of them has done wrong.

Union Membership
This is when a group of staff or workers is formed into a labor union. These unions play a big role in the firm as they can talk about issues between each other. An example is when there is a problem with the staffs pay amount of even the working conditions.

Codes of behavior
This is basically a set of conventional principles that are considered binding on the employer/employee. This is mainly about what is acceptable behavior in the firm.

Employee involvement techniques
Companies might use these techniques in order to get the staff more involved in decisions being made for the organization. This may also motivate the staff as they would feel they are also part of the firm and not just ordinary staff working there.

Membership of work groups
Firm’s

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