BANKING UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 8: LABOR RELATIONS & IMPROVING
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE WORKPLACE

Lecturer: Dang Truong Thanh Nhan, PhD

 OBJECTIVES
Explaining the nature of labor relations

Analyzing the importance of labor relations and occupational health and safety

Establishing strategies for improving health and safety in the workplace

Analyzing the factors that influence labor relations and safety management system

Participating actively and confidently in activities that build relationship and

improve workplace safety
CONTENT

8.1. Employee discipline management

8.2. Improving workplace safety and

health
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Job satisfaction is a positive emotional

state resulting from evaluating one’s job
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experiences.

(Mathis & Jackson, 2016)

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Organizational commitment is the degree

to which employees believe in and accept
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organizational goals and desire to remain
with the organization.

(Mathis & Jackson, 2016)

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Employee loyalty is formed when

employees become loyal to an
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organization or an employer

(Mathis & Jackson, 2016)

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Employee discipline is the standards of

employee behavior at work determined by
the organization. These standards
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built on on the legal foundation and

ethical standards of society.

(Mathis & Jackson, 2016)

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The relationship between an organization and its employees

The organization will The employee will

provide dedicate

- Commensurate
- Workforce productivity
remuneration - Time
- Work-life balance
- Higher efforts when
- Development
necessary
opportunities

(Mathis & Jackson, 2016)

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Preventive Discipline

Forms of
Punishment
disciplinary
Warning
action
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Principles of Implementing Disciplinary Action Towards Employees

 Creating an effective discipline policy
 Defining clearly responsibilities of
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 Complete and timely information

 Before any disciplinary action is taken, the employer must have a full
and fair investigation
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Progressive Discipline Process Employers set rules and goals

Communicate rules and

goals to employees
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Evaluate employee behavior

Identify and address

undesirable/inapproriate behavior
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Progressive Discipline Process
Verbal reprimand

Verbal Caution
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Written reprimand

Suspension

Discharge
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Occupational safety is the state of working conditions that prevent

injuries and dangers in the production
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Health and safety objectives

Ensuring that employees do not suffer from illness, disease,
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accidents in the workplace through the implementation of policies,
regulations of law and scientific solutions, propagation, organization
of a health and safety working environment
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The responsibilities of the employer

 Health and safety measures plan
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 Fully equipped with protective equipment, develop appropriate
procedures
 Assigning responsibilities and appointing someone to supervise the
implementation so that employees can work safely
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The responsibilities of the employer

 Organizing training, instruction, procedure, employees health
check program
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 Complying with regulations on investigations of occupational
accidents and diseases with the Department of Labor, War
Invalids and Social Affairs and the local Department of Health.
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Employee Rights
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 The right to refuse or leave the workplace when there is a risk of
an occupational accident
 Reporting labor violations with competent authorities of the
Government
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Methods to prevent accidents and occupational diseases

1 Safety design and precautions

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2 Investigate and research

3 Training
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Process for delevloping safe work procedures

Reward
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rules and effectively
index system reporting
regulations manage the
systems
safety function
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Effective Management System
Organizational commitment

Policies, discipline and

recordkeeping
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Effective Management
Training and communication System

Participation (safety committees)

Inspection, investigation
(Mathis & Jackson, 2016)
and evaluation
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Risk Management

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Snapshot of Health, Safety, and Security

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Belief that the company Factors leading to

will not get inspected the underreporting
of illnesses and
Concerns about injuries
workers’ compensation
claims
Loss of business
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Global Trends in Health, Safety, and Security

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