1. BM Unit 2 - LO21 Success Criteria: Learning Intentions: You should be able to: Describe the term employee relations Describe the term trade unions Describe the term collective bargaining Describe ACAS and its involvement in business organisations To introduce employee relations

2. Employee relations ‘The formal relationship between employees and employers’. Refers mainly to the way employers deal with employees either as individuals or as part of a group. Industrial relations (IR) is the part of employee relations that involves dealings between employers and trade unions.

3. Main areas covered by employee relations policies Trade union recognition Collective bargaining Employee relations procedures The employment relationship Participation and involvement

4. Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) Provides impartial information to people with problems at work. Prevents and resolves problems at work. Settles complaints about employees’ rights. Runs workshops and seminars on latest employment issues and legislation.

5. Employers’ associations These are organisations that represent the views and interests of companies within one sector of industry, eg Newspaper Society, Engineering Employers’ Association. They provide a range of services: pressure group collective market research organisation public relations voice for the industry provider of negotiating teams.

6. Trade unions Organisation representing workers on pay negotiations, working conditions, dismissal, redundancy. NUM and EIS are examples of unions. Collective bargaining is the basis of unions – giving a group of workers a better negotiating position. Trade unions are funded by annual subscriptions from their members.

7. BM Unit 2 - LO47 Current Unions Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland AHTS (www.ahds.org.uk)Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotlandwww.ahds.org.uk Association of School and College Leaders ASCL (www.ascl.org.uk)Association of School and College Leaderswww.ascl.org.uk Association of Teachers and Lecturers ATL (www.atl.org.uk)Association of Teachers and Lecturerswww.atl.org.uk Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union BFAWU (www.bfawu.org.uk)Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Unionwww.bfawu.org.uk British Air Line Pilots Association BALPA (www.balpa.org.uk)British Air Line Pilots Associationwww.balpa.org.uk British Association of Colliery Management BACT - TEAM (www.bacmteam.org.uk)British Association of Colliery Managementwww.bacmteam.org.uk British Association of Dental Nurses BADN ([6])British Association of Dental Nurses[6] British Association of Journalists BAJ (www.bajunion.org.uk/)British Association of Journalistswww.bajunion.org.uk/ British Association of Occupational Therapists BAOT (www.baot.co.uk/)British Association of Occupational Therapistswww.baot.co.uk/ British Dental Association BDA (www.bda.org/)British Dental Associationwww.bda.org/ British Dietetic Association BDA (www.bda.uk.com)British Dietetic Associationwww.bda.uk.com British Medical Association BMA (www.bma.org.uk/)British Medical Associationwww.bma.org.uk/ British Orthoptic Society BOS (www.orthoptics.org.uk/)British Orthoptic Societywww.orthoptics.org.uk/ Educational Institute of Scotland EIS (www.eis.org.uk)Educational Institute of Scotlandwww.eis.org.uk EQUITY (actors)EQUITY Fire Brigades Union FBU (www.fbu.org.uk)Fire Brigades Unionwww.fbu.org.uk Fire Officers Association (www.fireofficers.org.uk)Fire Officers Associationwww.fireofficers.org.uk GMB (General workers' union) (www.gmb.org.uk)GMBwww.gmb.org.uk ‡General Federation of Trade UnionsGeneral Federation of Trade Unions Unison NUJ

8. Trade union aims Improve the pay of its members. Improve working conditions. Support training and development of members. Ensure members’ interests are considered by employers.

9. CBI vs TUC The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) are counterparts. The CBI represents the employers associations, whereas the TUC represents the different workers’ unions.

10. Professional associations These organisations represent ‘professional’ occupations, eg the British Medical Association (BMA) for doctors, the Police Federation for the police and even the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) for footballers. They sometimes perform similar roles to unions, and also are involved in maintaining standards, etiquette and codes of conduct.

11. Collective bargaining Begins with a change in existing contracts. Employers make offer to employee representatives (reps). Reps tell members and counter-claim occurs. Negotiations begin. Eventually a compromise is reached.

12. Answer a question Describe the role of the following in supporting employees and employers when disputes occur in the workplace: trade unions ACAS (6 marks) 2006 10 minutes