Mer Assessment Cipd - 1940 Words

1. There are several factors that can have an impact on the relationship between employees and employers; these are identified as internal and external factors. Internal factors; †¢ Pay and rewards attract and retain employees. Having the right pay and benefit for employees motivate them. This helps employees feel valued and can remove animosity between employee and employer. Training and development has a positive impact on employees, this shows investment from the employer and enhances career progression. †¢ Organisation culture has a large impact on the relationship, if an organisation has a certain culture that is generally expected from employees. For example, employees are expected to work more than their contracted hours however†¦show more content†¦This, in turn, helps organisations move forward without conflict with employees. 4. The legal system supports working parents in various ways; an expectant mother is entitled to attend appointment and ante-natal classes should they be during her normal working hours without losing any salary due to the absence from work. A parent whose partner has given birth is entitled to 2 weeks leave from work paid at statutory paternity leave, there is now an option for additional parental leave. An employee who is placed with a child through adoption are entitled to the same rights as an em-ployee who is on maternity leave, they are entitled to 52 weeks leave with 6 weeks being paid at 90% or their average weekly earnings followed by 33 weeks at statutory adoption pay. Employees are entitled to take a reasonable amount of time off work for dependants, this could be to make funeral arrangements or to look after a sick child. 5. Treating employees fairly in relations to pay is important for both employee and employer. The Equal Pay Act 1970 was introduced to ensure that women and men are paid the same for the same role. Organisations that actively treat all employees the same in relation to pay promote retention of employees. Employees won’t be underpaid for the work they do in relation to a colleague in a similar role, employees won’t feel discriminated against thus performance of work isn’t effected. The