BY, JUNAIS P K M120019MS

EMPLOYEE RELATION

A n o r g a n i z a t i o n ' s m o s t i m p o r t a n t a s s e t i s i t s e m p l o y e e s , w h o w o r k t o g e t h e r a n d p e r f o r m t o a c h i e v e t h e g o a l s a n d o b j e c t i v e s o f t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n .  E v e r y i n d i v i d u a l s h a re s a c e r t a i n re l a t i o n s h i p w i t h h i s c o l l e a g u e s a t t h e w o r k p l a c e . T h e re l a t i o n s h i p c a n b e b e t w e e n a n y o n e i n t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n - b e t w e e n c o w o r k e r s , b e t w e e n a n e m p l o y e e a n d h i s s u p e r i o r, b e t w e e n t w o m e m b e r s i n t h e m a n a g e m e n t a n d s o o n . I t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t t h e e m p l o y e e s s h a re a h e a l t h y re l a t i o n s h i p w i t h e a c h o t h e r t o d e l i v e r t h e i r b e s t p e r f o r m a n c e s .

What is employee relation?

The employees must be comfortable with each other for a healthy environment at work. It is the prime duty of the superiors and team leaders to discourage conflicts in the team and encourage a healthy relationship among employees.

Observation says that a healthy relation among the employees goes a long way in motivating the employees and increasing their confidence and morale. One starts enjoying his office and does not take his work as a burden. He feels charged and fresh the whole day and takes each day at work as a new challenge. If one have a good relation with his team members he feel going to office daily. Go out with the team members for a get together once in a while or have the lunch together. These activities help in strengthening the bond among the employees and improve the relations among them.

Importance of employee relations

There are several issues on which an individual cannot take decisions alone.

Work becomes easy if it is shared among all.The organization becomes a happy place to work if

the employees work together as a family. Healthy employee relations also discourage

conflicts and fights among individuals.A healthy employee relation reduces the problem of

absenteeism at the work place.It is wise to share a warm relation with the fellow

workers, because we never know when we need them.

Improve employee relations

Involve the team members.Encourage individuals to share their work with

each other.Assign them targets and ask all the team members

to contribute equally.Encourage effective communication among the

team members.Written modes of communication must be

promoted among the employees for better transparency.

Organize birthday parties, Christmas parties, New Year parties etc.

Employee relations management

Employee relationship management refers to managing the relation between the various employees in an organization. The relationship can be between employee and the employer as well as between employees at the same level.

Employee relationship management is an art which effectively monitors and manages the relation between individuals either of the same team or from different teams. Employee relationship management activity helps in strengthening the bond among the employees and ensures that each one is contented and enjoys a healthy relation with each other.

Employee relationship management includes various activities undertaken by the superiors or the management to develop a healthy relation among the employees and extract the best out of each team member.

 activities which are imperative for a healthy employee relationship management

Transparency in communication.Encourage group activities at the workplace.Assign challenging work to the team members .The concept of workstations and cubicles must be

promoted rather than closed cabins.The employees must be motivated to avoid politics

and blame games at work.  the superiors or the team leaders must not act

pricy and try to dominate their team members.Partialities must be avoided for a better employee

relationship.

Role of Communication in Employee Relationship

The communication has to be transparent and precise for a warm relationship among employees.

The employees must be very clear about what is being expected from them.

Don’t change statements quite often.Think twice before speak.Important information should be passed on in the

presence of each and every employee for better clarity.

Depend more on written modes of communication as they are more reliable as compared to verbal communication.

Role of Motivation in Employee Relationship

A motivated employee works better and at a much faster rate as compared to others.

A token of appreciation is a must.The employees must be motivated not to spread

negativity around. Motivate employees to work in a group rather than

working alone.Award ceremonies must be organized at the workplace

every month or after every three months to acknowledge the top performers.

Job rotations and promotions are also an important way to motivate the employees.

Role of Attitude in Employee Relationship

Attitude plays an important role in improving the relationship among the individuals. 

An individual should never ever have a negative attitude at workplace.

Don’t always find faults in others.One should not be too rigid or adamant. An individual should not make issues out of small things.One should be forgiving.Don’t carry ego to work.One should always keep his personal life separate from

his professional affairs.Treat colleagues as friends.

Role of Managers in Employee Relationship

 It is important that the team leader understands his team members well. 

A team leader should be a role model to his team members. 

The superior must not act pricy and should always be accessible to his employees. 

The manager must ensure that all important communication takes place on an open forum for everyone to get a common picture

As a team leader it is one’s prime responsibility to encourage healthy competition at work. 

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