Employer-worker relationship
Employer and managerial control within an organization rests at many
levels and has important implications for staff and productivity alike,
with control forming the fundamental link between desired outcomes and
actual processes. Employers must balance interests such as decreasing
wage constraints with a maximization of labor productivity in order to
achieve a profitable and productive employment relationship.
Finding employees or employment
The main ways for
employers to find workers and for people to find employers are via jobs listings in newspapers (via
classified advertising) and online, also called
job boards. Employers and job seekers also often find each other via professional
recruitment consultants which receive a
commission
from the employer to find, screen and select suitable candidates.
However, a study has shown that such consultants may not be reliable
when they fail to use established principles in selecting employees.
[1] A more traditional approach is with a "Help Wanted"
sign in the establishment (usually hung on a window or door
[2] or placed on a store counter).
[3]
Evaluating different employees can be quite laborious but setting up
different techniques to analyze their skill to measure their talents
within the field can be best through assessments.
[4] Employer and potential employee commonly take the additional step of getting to know each other through the process of
job interview.
Training and development
Training and development
refers to the employer's effort to equip a newly hired employee with
necessary skills to perform at the job, and to help the employee grow
within the organization. An appropriate level of training and
development helps to improve employee's
job satisfaction.
Employee benefits
Employee benefits
are various non-wage compensation provided to employee in addition to
their wages or salaries. The benefits can include: housing
(employer-provided or employer-paid), group insurance (health, dental,
life etc.), disability income protection, retirement benefits, daycare,
tuition reimbursement, sick leave, vacation (paid and non-paid), social
security, profit sharing, funding of education and other specialized
benefits. Employee benefits improves the relationship between employee
and employer and lowers staff turnover.
Organizational justice
Organizational justice
is an employee's perception and judgement of employer's treatment in
the context of fairness or justice. The resulting actions to influence
the employee-employer relationship is also a part of organizational
justice.
Workforce organizing
Employees can organize into trade or
labor unions,
which represent the work force to collectively bargain with the
management of organizations about working, and contractual conditions
and services.
Ending employment
Usually, either an employee or employer may end the relationship at any time. This is referred to as
at-will employment.
The contract between the two parties specifies the responsibilities of
each when ending the relationship and may include requirements such as
notice periods,
severance pay, and security measures.
