HRM 340 Employee and Labor Relations and Risk Management

5 credits

In this course, students explore and analyze how employee relations focus on the various contractual, physical, emotional, and practical aspects of the employee-employer relationship. Students will also examine the various facets of the labor relations process, including collective representation, union organization, bargaining, and negotiations. Students will also be able to discuss how HR manages risk and performs risk mitigation for organizations.

Prerequisites: Admission to a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) program or instructor permission required

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Examine the principal state and federal laws that provide the framework for employee and labor relations
Deduce ways HR facilitates a positive relationship between employees and employers and the role HR plays in creating a safe, fair, and healthy workplace
Discuss the ways in which employee relations programs can support a positive organizational culture
Compare and contrast the various approaches to corrective action in today’s workplaces and assess the various types of alternative dispute resolution methods
Analyze issues and conditions in today’s work environment and explain the impacts of union organizing efforts and the employee-employer relationship
Examine the labor relations processes such as collective representation, union organization, bargaining, and negotiations
Describe major societal trends in workplace safety and discuss how employers, employees, and unions can partner
Explain measures that create a safe and secure work environment, including federal and state laws, occupational health, safety, and security
Explain the importance of strategically managing risk
Assess critical information about risks and risk mitigation for organizations
Evaluate and assess the level of risk and give informed counsel at all levels

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50