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HRM as a threat to Trade unions.
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Introduction Trade unions have existed for about 400 years during which they have ever been vital to industrial relations. In recent years, however, trade unions have experienced a trend of declining both in their membership and recognition by employers. Besides, the emergence and development of HRM have become a threat to the role of trade unions in workplace. Subsequently, the questions have raised about whether trade unions are still important in workplace in the 21st century, and if they are, to what extent they play an important role in today's workplace. This paper examines these questions through analysing the facts that are responsible for the declining role-playing of trade unions and the challenges that come from HRM. The paper also addresses these questions by exploring the appropriate responses of trade unions and examining their un-replaceable role in today's workplace. Nevertheless, before analyzing these questions, it is necessary to clarify what trade...
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