School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

MN20312 Employee relations

Credits: 6

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 1

Assessment: EX60CW40

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MN10005 or take SP10002

Aims: The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the main features of employee relations in the UK and the impact of EU employment policies on UK developments. It seeks to explore both theoretical and policy debates.
Learning Outcomes:
Through a variety of teaching methods the learning objectives are to achieve:
* An understanding of the theory and context of employee relations in the UK and within the wider international setting;
* An appreciation of the interplay between the key parties in employee relations;
* An understanding of the importance of collective and individual processes and outcomes;
* An understanding of the range of techniques in unionised and non unionised environments for setting the employment relationship.
Skills:

* Juxtaposition of theory and practice (taught )
* Evaluation and critical debate (taught and facilitated)
* Analysis of practical cases (taught and facilitated)
* Data searching (taught and facilitated).
Content:
Employee Relations in context, Parties to the employment relationship- managers, employee representatives and the state, Trade Unions and their future, Direct involvement, Collective bargaining, Industrial Conflict, Grievances and Discipline, European regulation.

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