Category Archives: Employment Relations

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Decline of Trade Unions

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In transitional societies like South Africa and Brazil, trade unions are quite buoyant while economies like USA and New Zealand have seen practically the end of them. This has been due to globalization and more instrumental approaches to work life. … Continue reading

Individual Voice VS Collective Voice

COLLECTIVE VOICE INDIVIDUAL VOICE   Group work is more likely to be noticed and taken action upon Likely to be less effective Costs are low as workers are better protected from reprisals More chances of negative consequences of employer retaliation. … Continue reading

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Individual, Collective and Combined Voice

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If workers are dissatisfied with their wages or work conditions, they may voice their concern individually or collectively through a union. Individual Voice can be expressed formally or informally. Informal ways of expressing Individual Voice are more common and include … Continue reading

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Exit and Voice

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According to the neo-liberal conception of a firm, which states that employees are free agents selling their services to the highest bidder, the principle weapon that employees have to improve their wages and work conditions is to leave the job … Continue reading

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Employment Relations – about

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Employment Relations is about the manner in which an employment contract is implemented An employment contract deals with the exchange of things either quantifiable like cash, wages etc or non-quantifiable like power, authority etc This contract can be Collective or … Continue reading