Labor Relations, Employee Relations, and Global HR
Three Scenarios of HR Interest
James Layton
September 24, 2005
Abstract
Human Resource embraces the spirit of mission of teaching, research and training (NJIT Website). Human Resource core purpose is to facilitate the transformation of work life at any organization to a standard that surpasses the organizational planning objective (NJIT Website). Human Resource Departments has several goals to include attracting, developing and retaining a premier and diverse workforce; anticipating trends and consequently providing strategic solutions; fostering creativity, innovation, and learning as a whole to foster and facilitate change; ensure compliance with all federal, state and local regulations, as well as overseas labor laws where applicable; and to promote fair and equitable treatment for everyone in the workplace (NJIT Website). In this paper we will discuss three scenarios that require assistance from the Human Resource Department (NJIT Website).
Labor Relations, Employee Relations & Global Resources:
Three Scenarios of HR Interest
Scenario One
You are a supervisor in a small manufacturing plant. The union contract covering most of your employees is about to expire. How do you prepare for union contract negotiations?
According to "Impact Factory" it is best to start with training your staff to have negotiation skills.
Union Negotiations for Management personnel. It all starts with making sure that your managers are trained to handle the negotiations. You have to start with negotiating skills. (Impact Factory website)
Managers should prepare carefully for negotiations; they should not just react to union proposals (Maytree F ...