EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

ABELLON, KIMBERLY MALKABASA, CATHERINE MEG

MUNOZ, MICHAELAADAME, IRENE

GONZALES-CHENG, CARMELABENITEZ, KATRINA

Shell’s Commitment to Employees & Community

Case Study

Communication & Engagement Compliance Business Integrity Local Communities Political Activities Economic Responisbilities Fair Competition Health, Safety, Security & Environmental Management

Responsibilities to Employees

Responsibilities to Employees

Responsibilities to Employees

EconomicResponsibilities to Employees

Employee-employer contract Contract includes beliefs, perceptions,

expectations, and obligations that constitute an agreement between individuals and their organizations.

Informal contract has significant impact on an employee’s actions.

When promises or expectations are not met, there is an enormous breach of trust resulting in less loyalty.

Psychological Contract

The beliefs, perceptions, expectations, and obligations that make up the agreement between individuals and the organizations that employ them Largely unwritten Details of the contract develop through

interactions with managers and coworkers and through perceptions of the corporate culture

Workforce Reduction

Process of eliminating employment positions Can involve reducing the number of

employees, simplifying products and processes, and decreasing quality and service

Makes the private relationship between employee and employer a public issue that creates concern, criticism, and economic effects on multiple stakeholders

Workforce Reduction

Key considerations A comprehensive plan must be developed that

takes into account the financial implications and qualitative and emotional toll of the reduction strategy.

The organization should commit to assisting employees who must make a career transition.

Companies must accept the consequences of terminating employees.

How Individuals CanMitigate the Effects of Downsizing

Employees should understand how their skills and competencies affect business performance.

Employees should strive for cost-cuttingand conservation strategies regardless of the employer’s current financial condition.

Today’s work environment requires that most employees fulfill diverse and varying roles. More cross training Flexible workplace

Legal Responsibilities to Employees

Employment at will This common-law doctrine allows

the employer or employee to terminate the relationship at any time as long as it does not violate an employment contract.

Many states still use the employmentat will philosophy, but laws and statutesmay limit total discretion.

Legal Responsibilities to Employees (cont.)

Wages and benefits Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

prescribed minimum wage and overtime pay, record keeping, and child labor standards.

Employee Retirement Income Security Act set uniform minimum standards to ensure that employee benefits are established.

Legal Responsibilities to Employees (cont.)

Labor unions National Labor Relations Act

legitimized the rights of employees to engage in collective bargaining and to strike.

Legal Responsibilities to Employees (cont.)

Health and safety Occupational Safety and Health Act

sought to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for all employees.

Recent rules require organizations to be concerned with ergonomics, the design, arrangement, and use of equipment to maximize productivity and minimize strain.

Legal Responsibilities to Employees (cont.)

Equal Opportunity Employment Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits

employment discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, color, religion, and gender.

Legal Responsibilities to Employees (cont.)

Equal Opportunity Employment (cont.) Affirmative action programs allow

companiesto build balanced workforces. Recruiting Training Promoting

Equal Employment Opportunity Commissionmonitors compliance with the law.

Legal Responsibilities to Employees (cont.)

Sexual Harassment Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual

favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature When submission to or rejection of this conduct

explicitly or implicitly affects an individual’s employment; unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance; or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment, sexual harassment has occurred.

Legal Responsibilities to Employees (cont.)

Sexual Harassment (cont.) Quid pro quo

Exchange of job benefits for sexual favors

Hostile work environment Epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping,

intimidating acts, and/or graphic materials that show hostility toward an individual or group

Other types of conduct that affect the work environment

Whistle-Blowing

A whistle-blower is one who reports individual or corporate wrong-doing to either internal or external sources. The focus is usually on issues or

behaviors that need corrective action.

Whistle-Blowing (cont.)

Managers and other employees may not appreciate reports that expose company weaknesses, raise embarrassing questions, or otherwise detract from organizational tasks. Historically, whistle-blowers have been

retaliated against, demoted, fired, and even worse as a result of their action.

Ethical Responsibilities to Employees

Training and development Benefits include stronger recruitment and

retention, employee commitment, job satisfaction, and productivity

Diversity Embraces the unique skills and

contributions of all types of people Brings benefits as well as challenges

Profiles of Generations at Work

Ethical Responsibilities to Employees (cont.)

Allow for work/life balance Assist employees in balancing work

responsibilities with personal and family responsibilities

Provide flexibility Flextime Job sharing Child care Elder care Health clubs

Philanthropic Activities

Corporate giving affects employee attitudes toward the organization.

Employees benefit from participating in volunteerism programs and other philanthropic projects. Builds teamwork skills Educates employees Example: More than 30,000 volunteers support the Ronald

McDonald House Charities, donating one million hours of service per year (Source: www.rmhc.com, 11/30/09).

Strategic Considerations

Strong employee initiatives lead to a company being viewed as the “employer of choice.” This allows an organization to attract, optimize,

and retain the best employee talent over the long term.

Not Willing to Work for Certain Employers

Best Practices of Employers of Choice

Strategic Implementation of Responsibilities to

Employees

Principles

Company Image Organizational Structure Respected leadership Caring of people Growth and Opportunity Meaningful work Compensation and Benefits Make a Difference