Managing Employee Relations at the workplace

Literally employee relations consist of all those areas in Human resource Management that involves general relationship with the workforce. This may be in the form of collective or mutual agreements that leads to the formation of trade unions or through policies and procedures for employee engagement and communication. The increased growth of workforce diversity has led to a need for continuous changes in HR practices and policies. Managing human relations has become the most difficult challenge that the managers are facing today. Conflicts within the organization, small or large have become inevitable. This can be overcome by developing sound interpersonal and conflict management skills within you.