Trade Unions Flashcards
1
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What is employment relations?
A
A field of study that concerns itself with both the study of the rules that govern employment and the institutions, people, and processes involved in creating and administering them
2
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What are the two terms related to employment relations?
A
Industrial relations: trade unions, governments, employers
Employment relations: employee representation, management style, workforce development
3
Q
What is the economic relationship?
A
The market transaction where employers buy labour which is sold by the employee.
4
Q
What makes the employment relationship distinctive?
A
Indeterminate
Unequal
Dynamic
5
Q
What can happen when employers and employees have divergent interests?
A
Tensions can arise between conflict and cooperation
