HRM 2A Session 7 (industrial relations)

Industrial Relations or IR refer to the level of the individual organisation and is concerned with issues such as recruitment, selection, pay, performance, etc.

• true

• false

HRM traditionally focuses on formal and informal institutions of job regulation.

• true

• false

Employment relations is an addition of:

• key parties (employers, employees, unions, government...)

• processes (collective bargaining, industrial disputes, employee participation...)

• outcomes (a collective agreement...)

• all of the above

How globalisation impact employee relations?

• there is no impact; this is a national issue

• creates international labor movement

• the impact is very limited

In liberal market economies such as the US, the state of employment relations is:

• short-term, market relations between employee and employer; top management has unilateral control of the firm

• –long term, formalised participation of employees; consensus decision-making with management

• –vocational education is offered on the market; labor force has high general skills

• elaborate industry-based training schemes; labour force has high industry-specific and firm-specific skills

In coordinated market economies such as Germany, the state of employment relations is:

• short-term, market relations between employee and employer; top management has unilateral control of the firm

• –long term, formalised participation of employees; consensus decision-making with management

• –vocational education is offered on the market; labor force has high general skills

• elaborate industry-based training schemes; labour force has high industry-specific and firm-specific skills

In France ... of employees are members of Trade Unions

• 0.8%

• 8%

• 18%

• 28%

... is the largest employees' federations

• CGT

• CFTC

• MEDEF

• FO

When the scope is "narrow" and the soul is "organizing", employee representation type is:

• social movement unionism

• Business unionism

• social partnership

• employee empowerment unionism

When the scope is "narrow" and the soul is "servicing", employee representation type is:

• social movement unionism

• Business unionism

• social partnership

• employee empowerment unionism