CONTEMPORARY WORK ISSUES AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS

Work activities and employment relationship are critical determinants of contemporary organizational success. The trends of for work have changed with globalization and the information age, creating complexities, but also prospects in employment relations. This course seeks to promote understanding and appreciation of contemporary work dynamics, practices, with a focus on employment relations; taking both individual and collective aspects of the employment relationship, exploring the various ways and choices available to organizations in managing this relationship to promote organizational success. This course will also provide a foundation for the broader analytical course in Labour laws and Industrial relations to feature in second semester.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Objectives:

• Familiarize students with the practical issues confronting today’s workforce and work activities. 
• Create understanding of current theories, practices and practitioner debates in employment relations management;
• Allow students to critically analyze the nature of the relationship between employee-employee, employee-management, unionized employees, and their elected representatives.
• Stimulate critical evaluation of current issues and strategic interventions in national and international employment systems, policies and practices;