Home Health Care Placements, Inc.

(HHCI)
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
WHAT IS EMPLOYEE RELATIONS?

 Employee relations refers to an organization’s efforts to

create and maintain a positive relationship with its
employees. By maintaining positive, constructive
employee relations, organizations hope to keep
employees loyal and more engaged in their work
 IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYEE
RELATIONS
 Work becomes easy if it is shared among people
 The organization becomes a happy place to work if the
employees work together as a family
 Healthy employee relations also discourage conflicts and fights
among individual
 A healthy employee relation reduces the problem of
absenteeism at the work place
 It is wise to share a warm relation with the fellow workers,
because we never know when we need them
 An individual feels motivated in the company of others whom
he can trust and fall back on whenever needed
 FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
 ASK FOR INPUT
 Having good employee relations requires you to have a strong dialogue
with your team. Including them in strategic decisions and getting their
input will not only increase relations, it can also provide you with new
insights and help you look at things from a different perspective.
 COMMUNICATE THE COMPANY MISSION AND
VISION
 Employees want to know what they are working toward. They also
want to understand how their specific role fits in with the company’s
strategic direction. Make sure to communicate the company mission
and vision, and be transparent about company direction.
 FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
 RECOGNIZE A JOB WELL DONE:
 A simple “thank you” and a handshake for a job well done can go a
long way. Taking the time to recognize your employees’ efforts on a
regular basis will help keep them engaged, and they will be more open
to working with and communicating with management, not working
against them.
 PROMOTE WORK-LIFE BALANCE:
 Work-life balance matters, and it is becoming an increasing concern
for your employees. Creating a work environment that promotes
work-life balance and gives your employees the flexibility to balance
both aspects of their life will improve relations and ultimately create a
strong team
 FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

 OFFER CAREER DEVELOPMENT

OPPORTUNITIES:
 Your employees don’t want to be stuck in the same role forever. They
want to work for companies that provide them with a clear career path
and career development opportunities.
 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT

 Employee relationship management refers to managing

the relation between the various employees in an organization.
The relationship can be between employee and the employer
as well as between employees at the same level.
 Employee relationship management includes various
activities undertaken by the superiors or the management to
develop a healthy relation among the employees and extract
the best out of each team members
 ACTIVITIES FOR A HEALTHY
EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP
MANAGEMENT
 Transparency in communication.
 Encourage group activities at the workplace
 Assign challenging work to your team member
 The concept of workstations and cubicles must be promoted
rather than closed cabins
 The employees must be motivated to avoid politics and blame
games at work.
 Partialities must be avoided for a better employee relationship
 ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN
EMLOYEE RELATIONSHIP
 The communication has to be transparent and precise for a
warm relationship among employees
 The employees must be very clear about what is being
expected from them
 Important information should be passed on in the presence of
each and every employee for better clarity
 Depend more on written modes of communication as they are
more reliable as compared to verbal communication
 Don’t change statements quite often
 Think twice before you speak
 ROLE OF MOTIVATION IN
EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP
 A motivated employee works better and at a much faster rate
as compared to others.
 The employees must be motivated not to spread negativity
around
 Motivate employees to work in a group rather than working
alone
 Job rotations and promotions are also an important way to
motivate the employees.
 ROLE OF ATTITUDE IN
EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP
 An individual should never ever have a negative attitude at
workplace
 Don’t always find faults in others
 One should not be too rigid or adamant.
 An individual should not make issues out of small things
 One should be forgiving
 Don’t carry your ego to work
 One should always keep his personal life separate from his
professional affairs.
 ROLE OF MANAGERS IN
EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP
 It is important that the team leader understands his team
members well.
 A team leader should be a role model to his team members.
He should treat each and every individual as one and avoid
partialities at work
 The manager must ensure that all important communication
takes place on an open forum for everyone to get a common
picture
 The superior must not act pricy and should always be
accessible to his employees.
Thank you!