Employee & Labor Relations

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The course provides a study of labor and employee relations including the history of the labor movement; the legislative history of labor law; in-depth study of the four major pieces of private sector collective bargaining legislation; a discussion of the State of Ohio collective bargaining law; the union organizing process and management responses; the collective bargaining process, grievance process, and arbitration process; and the differences in these processes in the public and private sectors. This course also examines various dimensions of an employee's relationship with an employer. Human resources personnel, managers, and supervisors determine and develop this relationship by designing and implementing employee policies that establish expectations regarding employee performance, conduct, conflict of interest and discipline. Managing employee relations issues creates a work environment where employees are positioned and empowered to be both effective and efficient in the pursuit of corporate objectives.