Over the last 25 years the context within which employee relations takes place has changed significantly. Describe the main forces causeing these changes and access their principle concequences.
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BMO COMBINED STUDIES EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ASSIGNMENT 1 OVER THE LAST 25YEARS THE CONTEXT WITHIN WHICH EMPLOYEE RELATIONS TAKES PLACE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY. DESCRIBE THE MAIN FORCES CAUSEING THESE CHANGES AND ASSASS THEIR PRINCIPLE CONCEQUENCES. BY DIANE CARR 20/10/04 An employment relation takes place whenever work is exchanged for payment. An employee is someone who works under a contract of employment. Employee relations are defined by Laurie J Mullins as being the relationship between the policies and practices of the organisation and its staff and the behaviour of work groups. This relationship between employees and employers will be affected by a variety of factors. These factors can be categorised as: economic and political factors, legal factors, influences of the European Union (EU) and Technology. All of which have had a significant effect on the way employee relations have changed over the past 25 years. All of the factors have main forces, which have contributed to these changes over...

