MGMT 4680 Employee Relations and Retention

3 semester hours

Employee Relations is the functional area of Human Resource Management whose primary focus is to develop and maintain effective working relationships with employees within union and non-union environments. At a minimum, it is the task of managers and HR professionals to have the knowledge and ability to adhere to organizational policy and state and federal labor law. However, to be truly competitive, managers and HR professionals must strive to advance beyond the minimum standards and focus on the development and retention of their employees as well. This course will present an in-depth overview to Employee Relations along with best practice retention strategies currently employed by leading organizations. This class is designed to address several key questions related to Employee Relations and Retention: 1) What skills are needed by employees, managers, and HR professionals to be successful in this arena? 2) Why do we care about Employee Relations and Retention? 3) Who are the primary stakeholders and what are the interrelationships? 4) How does organizational context affect Employee Relations and Retention? Employee Relations and Retention are critical to the bottom line success of organizations. As future employees, managers, and perhaps for some students, Human Resource professionals, it is critical to be familiar with the fundamental laws, policies, programs, and skills related to developing oneself and the organization’s human capital.

Prerequisite: MGMT 3610 .