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title: Employee Relations
description: Employee relations examines the relationship between employers and employees, focusing on conflict resolution, labor laws, and workplace policies. Learners will understand how to manage disputes, maintain fair working conditions, and foster positive workplace communication.
category: business-entrepreneurship
subcategory: human-resource-management
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/employee-relations
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# Employee Relations

Employee relations examines the relationship between employers and employees, focusing on conflict resolution, labor laws, and workplace policies. Learners will understand how to manage disputes, maintain fair working conditions, and foster positive workplace communication.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 2 Courses • 3 Websites

## Websites

### 1. SHRM Employee Relations

Comprehensive free resources, toolkits, and articles from Society for Human Resource Management.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/topics/employee-relations

**Tags:** employee-relations, human-resources, workplace-policy, labor-compliance, hr-toolkits

### 2. hbr.org

Harvard Business Review (hbr.org) offers research-based articles, case studies, and practical guidance on leadership, strategy, and organizational performance for managers and executives.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://hbr.org

**Tags:** websites, business-entrepreneurship, business-fundamentals

### 3. SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)

Website of the Society for Human Resource Management, the largest HR professional association, with articles, legal and compliance updates, research, policy templates and toolkits on recruiting, employee relations, compensation and workplace law. Readers learn how HR practice and regulation work; many toolkits require membership.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://shrm.org

**Tags:** human-resources, hr-compliance, employee-relations, talent-management, employment-law

## Books

### 1. Employee Relations

**Author:** Elizabeth Aylott

An introduction to UK employee relations for HR practitioners and CIPD students, covering the employment relationship, engagement, employment law, grievance and disciplinary procedures, collective bargaining, and conflict handling, aligned to organisational and HR strategy.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0749469765?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, business-entrepreneurship, human-resources-management

### 2. The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations

**Author:** Lisa Guerin

A Nolo and SHRM handbook laying out a ten-step process for investigating harassment, discrimination, violence, and theft complaints: deciding whether to investigate, interviewing, gathering evidence, writing the report, and making disciplinary decisions that survive court scrutiny.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1413318908?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, business-entrepreneurship, human-resources-management

## Courses

### 1. Employee Relations

This course explores how to create and administer policies and procedures for an organization. You will evaluate the values and attitudes between the workforce and employees. You will learn performance methods for all levels of employees. 

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
● Create policies for the workforce and employees of an organization
● Evaluate different attitudes and values between the workforce and organization
● Summarize company culture and how it is monitored and how it evolves 
● Explain performance management concepts for all levels of employees
● Outline organizational design principles and strategies for effectiveness

No prior experience in Human Resources is needed to be successful in this course.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Duration:** 4 weeks of study, 5-6 hours/week | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/employee-relations

**Tags:** courses, business-entrepreneurship, human-resources-management

### 2. Advanced Employee Relations

Learn how to foster productive workplaces and boost organisational success. Discover expert techniques that will elevate employee engagement and optimise workplace dynamics with this comprehensive course in employee relationship management.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.edx.org/learn/business-management/avado-employee-relationship-management

**Tags:** courses, business-entrepreneurship, human-resources-management

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