(Solution) 5HR01 AC 1.2 Compare forms of union and non-union employee representation
Solution
Trade unions works independently on behalf of their employees in regard to rewards, workplace issues and policy. In UK for example, Bertolini and Dukes (2021) note that they operate on the grounds of statutory rights having a right for negotiations which pit employers and employees for collective bargaining and taking part in grievances.
For public sector organisation under merger, Unison can be appropriate for enhanced employees voice and protect future of workplace. Post-Merging, trade unions would be important for streamlining overall issues by staff, conflicts mitigation and fair-based engagement in times of organisation change.
Employees Councils
This include an employee representative and organisation forming a body that is non-unionised (Bertolini & Dukes, 2021). Their core role is advising their organisation on issues which are linked to workplace challenges, two-way feedbacks engagement. The merging organisation can entail focusing on workplace environment, health and safety in new organisation and change.
They are inadequate in terms of formal bargaining rights comparative to trade unions. The staff councils are engaged in the role of communication bridging by management and staff. Employees councils guide in guaranteeing staff views inclusion particularly in times of less membership in place and raising challenges neglected in collective agreements.
Similarities and Differences
The trade unions and employee councils represent types of representation of staff with the target being increased employees voice and fair working. In SME Group (my employer), they initiate an opportunity for employees raising their issues and concurrently supporting their inclusion in core decisions making.
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