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GHL5018 Employment Relations - Gulf College

Aim(s) - The purpose of this module is to introduce students to Employment Relations (ER) and explain the continuing importance of ER in the context of managing organisations in a dynamic legal and political environment. The module will consider the legal aspects and theories, concepts and debates concerning the employment relationship, and consider the nature of ER in the modern workplace. It will focus on the main actors in ER and the behavioural issues that arise and explore the legal and contextual factors that constitute the dynamic area of ER. Practical and procedural issues will be considered in order to give students an insight into the operational aspects of ER. Integral to this module is an introductory overview of the major areas of employment legislation with regard to employee relations.

Learning Outcomes - On successful completion of this module the student should be able to:

- Explain the dynamic nature of the field of employee relations and the political, social and legal environment within which it operates.

- Assess the significance of differing perceptions of and orientations to work in the context of change, modernisation and contemporary labour market trends and data.

- Evaluate the role, strategies and differing perspectives of the main actors (the state, management; unions and employees) in determining the environment of ER.

- Examine and assess the relevance of the processes and procedures of ER and the conflicts and tension which can arise.

- Identify the main sources of legislation with regard to employee relations in the Sultanate of Oman.

Assessment Task

Grievance and disciplinary are important aspects of the relationship between employer and employees in the business organisation. Applying the policy of grievance and disciplinary is very vital for the development and success of the organisation.

A. Critically discuss the importance and impacts of applying Grievance and Disciplinary policy to workplace environment.
B. Critically discuss the key factors of shaping the nature and extent of grievance and disciplinary policy.
C. Critically discuss how the Oman Labour Law organises the application of grievance and disciplinary in industrial relations.
D. Critically reflect your opinion toward the efficiency of applying the policy of grievance and disciplinary in the workplace environment.
E. Recommend the best practices of grievance and disciplinary in the business organisations.

Below is the structure to develop comprehensive and logical tasks:
I. INTRODUCTION - (300 words) - It provides an overview, background study and logic reasons in relation to the given task.

II. CRITICAL DISCUSSION AND THEORETICAL APPLICATION - (2,100 words)-It has in-depth discussion that critically evaluates and discusses the relevant ideas. It provides a legal bases, concepts, theories and references to substantiate the answer of the topic. This also must have a critical analysis that states rational theories of Grievance and Disciplinary with ample evidences and substantial support of ideas which are varied of thoughts that would convince the responses of the details. The appropriate use of in-text citations shall include from editions 2010 and above, unless considered as classical theories.

III. Conclusion & Recommendations- (600 words) - It provides the summary of the analysis to suffice the written answer. It should be organised and structured ideas to obtain the synthesis of thoughts. It covers what you have learned from the task that has logical and coherence reflective statement. No in-text citations should be included in this part.

IV.REFERENCES - Not less than 5 references for each question from various sources of references. It should be in correct format of Harvard referencing style.

Attachment:- Employment Relations.rar