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Workers Are Important

The most important part of any business is its people. No business can run effectively without them. But people don't work in a vacuum; they need to communicate and work with others to get their jobs done. Employers need to manage relationships in the workplace to keep the business functioning smoothly, avoid problems, and make sure employees are performing at their best.

What Does 'Employee Relations' Mean?

The term ' employee relations' refers to a company's efforts to manage relationships between employers and employees. An organization with a good employee relations program provides fair and consistent treatment to all employees so they will be committed to their jobs and loyal to the company. Such programs also aim to prevent and resolve problems arising from situations at work.

Employee relations programs are typically part of a human resource strategy designed to ensure the most effective use of people to accomplish the organization's mission. Human resource strategies are deliberate plans companies use to help them gain and maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace. Employee relations programs focus on issues affecting employees, such as pay and benefits, supporting work-life balance, and safe working conditions.

One of the most effective ways for a company to ensure good employee relations is to adopt a human resource strategy that places a high value on employees as stakeholders in the business. Stakeholders are people who are committed, financially or otherwise, to a company and are affected by its success or failure. When employees are treated as more than just paid laborers, but as actual stakeholders with the power to affect outcomes, they feel more valued for the job they do.

Think about the last job you truly loved. Was it because you were treated like an important part of the team? You probably had an interest in seeing the business succeed, like a stakeholder.

Elements of a Good Employee Relations Plan

An effective employee relations program starts with clearly written policies. Employee relations policies describe the company's philosophy, rules, and procedures for addressing employee-related matters and resolving problems in the workplace. Many companies have one or more employee relations representatives, people who work in the human resources department to ensure that company policies are followed fairly and consistently. Employee relations representatives work with employees and supervisors to resolve problems and address concerns.

An employee relations program is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Strategies for good employee relations can take many forms and vary by a number of factors, including industry, location, company size, and even individual leadership philosophies. For example, issues that concern construction workers on the job can be very different from the problems facing nurses or accountants. Nevertheless, there are some elements that all good employee relations programs share.

Communication

Perhaps the most important element for successful relationships with employees is communication. To feel engaged in the business, employees need to be informed of what's going on with the company, including management's plans and how those plans may affect their jobs. Conversely, when management withholds information, this can result in mistrust of leadership and damage to employee morale. Management can keep workers informed of the latest developments by any number of means, including email announcements, newsletters, employee portals, regular meetings, and special events. Effective communication goes both ways; employees should feel as though their opinions, feelings, and concerns are being heard by managers.

Open lines of communication can be informal, such as day-to-day interactions between employees and supervisors, or formal mechanisms for employee feedback, such as workplace satisfaction surveys or grievance and appeals procedures. Grievances and appeals are processes that allow employees to challenge management decisions or labor issues through a formal dispute resolution process.

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The most important part of any business is its people. No business can run effectively without them. But people don't work in a vacuum; they need to communicate and work with others to get their jobs done. Employers need to manage relationships in the workplace to keep the business functioning smoothly, avoid problems, and make sure employees are performing at their best.

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Ryanair cabin crew in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium are to strike on 28 September in the latest round of conflict between the airline's management and staff.

However, the company has rejected suggestions that the industrial action will trigger chaos across its operations.

At a briefing in Brussels, the unions revealed their plans for a 24-hour stoppage on 28 September.

The unions accused management of ignoring the law and maintaining a "bullying culture".

It said that following previous strikes, Ryanair is now writing "intimidating" letters to anyone that exercised their right to strike, threatening job losses and base closures.

The unions called on Ryanair investors and shareholders to act at next week's AGM to "produce a real change to the employment model that exists in the company and is no longer tolerated by the employees".

They say they will not back down until their demands - local law governing their contracts, local contracts and local standards - are met.

They also note that their colleagues in Poland - where five Ryanair bases are located - have now unionised.

The document is signed by the Belgian union CNE/LBC, the Portuguese union SNPVAC, UILTRASPORTI and FILT-CGIL in Italy, Spanish unions SITCPLA and USO, and FNV in the Netherlands.

However, Ryanair described claims by Belgian union CNE that the cabin crew strike later this month would cause travel chaos or widespread disruptions as "false", "unfounded", "lurid" and "inaccurate".

It said it expects that even if there is a limited cabin crew strike on 28 September, the "vast majority" of cabin crew across Europe will work as normal.

The airline pointed out that during previous strikes in Ireland this summer, 75% of its Irish pilots worked normally, and that on each of the strike days, it completed 280 out of its 300 flights in and out of Ireland.

It noted that despite yesterday's strike by some German pilots and cabin crew, over 70% of staff worked normally, and only 150 out of 400 flights were cancelled.

"If there is a further unsuccessful cabin crew strike on the 28 September next then, as we demonstrated in Germany yesterday, Ryanair will pre-advise customers of a small number of flight cancellations," Chief Marketing Officer Kenny Jacobs stated.

"The overwhelming majority of Ryanair's flights and services that day will operate as normal, and we will carry the overwhelming majority of the 400,000 passengers who will be scheduled to fly with us that day," he added.

A recent threat of 300 job losses and the transfer of six planes to Poland from Dublin was rescinded after Ryanair and the Irish union Forsa reached an agreement following five days of strike action.

Meanwhile in an unusual move, Ryanair has banned the media from next week's AGM, and will not be giving any media briefing afterwards.

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Ryanair cabin crew in 5 countries to hold more strikes

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Ryanair cabin crew in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium are to strike on 28 September in the latest round of conflict between the airline's management and staff. However, the company has rejected suggestions that the industrial action will trigger chaos across its operations.

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'Your move': Seven cabin crew unions write to Ryanair shareholders demanding an end to unrest

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The letter sent to the shareholders was signed on behalf of seven cabin crew unions - two Spanish, two Belgian and, two Italian and one Portuguese.

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