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3. The Tripartite Relationship

3.1. Employer

Employers: It is the employer’s ideas, planning and willingness to take a risk (known as
entrepreneurship) which give rise to a business. Because of this, the employer feels a right
to control what happens in that business and to make all the important decisions.
Management: Normal roles and tasks of the employer are delegated to a selected
management team who in turn delegate certain responsibilities to middle management and
supervisors. Managers see themselves as representatives of the employers (shareholders)
and take on the same prerogative as the employers. They are also held responsible for the
continued success of an undertaking.
Employers’ associations: These associations (external organisations) are usually formed in
response to the collective representation of employees. They represent the interests of the
employers on a collective basis. They may play a wider societal and political role.

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