Unit 20 Employee Relations Regent

·         The submission must be in the specific format(s) as specified in the assignment brief instructions. This could be a variety of formats such as report, essay, presentation, poster etc.

·         The assignment must be submitted in a MS Word^© format, or equivalent.
A PDF submission will be classed as a Non-Submission

·         Use a standard report or essay structure (if specified), word-process the report and use a normal script of font size 10 to 11. Line spacing 1.5. Pages should be numbered and include a Table of Contents where appropriate.

·         The overall word limit of 3,000 to 3,500 words is recommended, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the word count.

·         Complete the title page and sign the statement of authenticity (see above). These details should be included in the front page of your assignment.

·         All work should be comprehensively referenced and all sources must be fully acknowledged, such as books and journals, websites (include the date of visit), etc.

·         Include a References/Bibliography at the end of the assignment. Use the Harvard referencing system.
·         In order to Pass you need to address all pass criteria.

·         In order to get a Merit you need to address all the merit criteria along with pass criteria.

·         In order to get a Distinction you need to address all the distinction criteria along with pass and merit criteria.
·         Use a common structure in writing, for example:

·         Introduction (analyse the question.)

·         Underpinning Knowledge (write about the relevant theory/points)

·         Applied knowledge (Application to a business scenario and supported by applicable data)

·         Conclusions and Recommendations (summarizing the whole scenario keeping in view pass, merit, distinction criteria.)

Where you are required to select an organisation please ensure you use your selected organisation(s) to provide context and application of knowledge wherever required. Information about your organisation must be supported by actual evidence with in-text citations and references for the sources of information. General statements that could apply to any organisation should be avoided.

Resubmission

A resubmission opportunity Is available to any student that has a referral or did not submit in the first submission period. When resubmitting changes made to the assignment should reflect feedback received. The entire assignment should be uploaded and not just referred sections/tasks. If referred on 2^nd submission this may lead to retaking the assignment with full attendance and payment of course fees.

Please ensure you are familiar with the learning outcomes and their criteria that must be met in order to achieve a Pass, Merit or Distinction grade. See table below.

LO2 Determine appropriate advice relating to rights, duties and obligations of the employment relationship.

LO3 Analyse the role of different stakeholders who support positive employment relationships.

LO4 Evaluate the broader impact of negative and positive employee relationships.

You have just started an internship at an organisation of your choice. As part of your internship you are required to prepare a report to your manager on how to improve employment relationships within the organisation.

Section one

Within this section you need to explore various mechanisms for managing the employment relationship and evaluate the psychological contract and support for employee work life balance in relation to rights, duties and obligations of the employment relationship.
You should make justified solutions and recommendations for a range of specific organisational examples including how an organisation could improve and respond effectively to employee relations. Guidance, your answer must include an explanation on the value and importance of employee relations in application to specific organisational examples.
You must also explain the fundamentals of employment law that apply to specific organisational examples and the different types of rights, duties and obligations an employer and employee has within the workplace.
You must also determine appropriate advice relating to rights, duties and obligations of the employment relationship for a range of given organisational examples.

Section two

In section two you are required to examine in detail different stakeholder perspectives and interests in the broader business environment to support positive employment relationships.

Guidance: within your report you must conduct and complete a stakeholder analysis for a given organisation. You are also required to analyse how positive and negative employee relationships can impact different stakeholder and evaluate how employee relations affect conflict avoidance and resolution. Justified conclusions and recommendations should be provided.

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D1 Explore various mechanisms for managing the employment relationship and make justified solutions for a range of specific organisational examples.

P2 Explain the fundamentals of employment law that apply to specific organisational examples.

P4 Determine appropriate advice relating to rights, duties and obligations of the employment relationship for a range of given organisational examples.

D2 Examine in detail different stakeholder perspectives and interests in the broader business environment to support positive employment relationships.