Employee Relations

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Employee Relations

The definition of employee relations refers to an organization’s efforts to create and


maintain a positive relationship with its employees. By maintaining positive, constructive
employee relations, organizations hope to keep employees loyal and more engaged in
their work.

Typically, an organization’s human resources department manages employee relations


efforts; however, some organizations may have a dedicated employee relations
manager role. Typical responsibilities of an employee relations manager include acting
as a liaison or intermediary between employees and managers, and either creating or
advising on the creation of policies around employee issues like fair compensation,
useful benefits, proper work-life balance, reasonable working hours, and others. When it
comes to employee relations, an HR department has two primary functions. First, HR
helps prevent and resolve problems or disputes between employees and management.
Second, they assist in creating and enforcing policies that are fair and consistent for
everyone in the workplace.

To maintain positive employee relations, an organization must first view employees as


stakeholders and contributors in the company rather than simply as paid laborers. This
perspective encourages those in management and executive roles to seek employee
feedback, to value their input more highly, and to consider the employee experience
when making decisions that affect the entire company.

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