HRM 240 Employee and Labor Relations and Risk Management

• Describe the nature of employee and labor relations
• Explain human resource’s role in employee and labor relations
• Compare and contrast approaches to disciplinary actions and the various types of alternative dispute resolution procedures in a union or non-union setting
• Identify the principal state and federal laws that provide the framework for employee and labor relations
• Describe labor relations processes such as collective representation, union organization, bargaining, and negotiations
• Discuss the process of unionization
• Explain how employee relations can create a positive organizational culture
• Respond appropriately to information about employee and labor relations conveyed in verbal, non-verbal, written, and symbolic ways 
• Describe major societal trends in workplace safety
• Identify the federal and state laws and basic provisions related to risk management, including occupational health, safety, and security
• Explain measures that create a safe and secure work environment
• Explain the importance of strategically managing risk and safety