Introduction
In most occasions, the concerns of employees affect individual productivity and that of an entity either adversely or positively. Occasions, when such concerns don't have any impact on the jobs, are limited if not non-existent. Management's address of the employee concerns has the propensity of maintaining the continuity of work performance within the organization. For this research, therefore, a discussion of three issues of concern to public employees will be detailed. The concerns encompass higher salaries, as well as, compensation, benefits programs, and lastly workplace conditions.
Higher wages, as well as, compensation often affect the productivity of employees and the general turnover of the organization. Worth noting is that there is a direct relationship existing between a higher compensation with the level of job satisfaction. Benefits programs, on the other hand, are the non-wage compensation that is advanced to the workers besides their regular salaries. It is also an area of concern because of the impacts it creates in the employee morale. They are comprised of group insurance schemes, disability incomes, retirement benefits and vacations. The workplace conditions have also been mentioned as being a concern to employees. The issues in this sphere include health and safety, working hours and also the security of the workers.
Hayter (2011) asserts that a collective bargaining agreement is an existing agreement existing between workers and their employers which regulate the conditions, as well as, terms that are used in the workplace. Negotiating for higher pay and compensation is at the heart of concern for workers in different sectors. In negotiating for higher pay, it is fundamental to comprehend the pay scales used by the government. This ensures that an ascertainment of the employee category and grade becomes commensurate with the increase in the salary and compensation being sought. Also, making sure that there is a conformity between the work being and the reward offered provides the grounds for the bargaining agreement.
Negotiating for the benefits packages is also important in addressing the employee concerns. For the sufficient accomplishment of this objective, one should ensure that he possesses the right skills and talents that would act as a source of confidence and possibly warrant the additional packages. Therefore, in the collective bargaining agreement, the professional level, skills, and even the experience should be availed. Lastly, workplace conditions, as well as, the general cleanliness of the organization has been mentioned. The benefit programs to be bargained for would comprise the provision of a health insurance, bonuses and also commissions for good performance, both paid and unpaid leafs, flexibility in the work schedules and government provision of training and the opportunities for educational advancements.
What to give up to have the three issues.
In order to have the aforementioned issues above and for the attainment of the success of the bargaining agreement, boosting one’s general performance for the improvement in the productivity and output of the government institution is paramount. Giving one's full time towards the fulfillment of the available work ensures that the management does not relent on its promise of providing and improving on the areas of concerns as mentioned by the employees. It is also fundamental to take a democratic stand when negotiating for the better terms of work. This ensures that both sides i.e. the employees and the employers reach the terms that may be deemed as favorable to both of them. ("The Benefits of Collective Bargaining for Professionals - DPEAFLCIO", 2016)
Are the issues relevant to both nonprofit and private organizations?
Even though there are numerous variations with a massive dependence pegged on the sector of operation such as the private, nonprofit and the public sector, issues regarding employee welfare can be found across all of them. This is because unions that have often pushed for the bargaining agreements on behalf of the workers who are allowed under the law and as a result found in every sector mentioned above. For instance, in the private sector where the only motivating factor for the entity is profits, adequately remunerating the employees is significant because of the pressures they consistently experience for the improvement of the output of the firm. Besides, the laws governing the labor relations in any particular state gives workers the rights to join and also participate in the activities of trade unions. Notably, these laws are not discriminative to a sector that one is working consequently imploring that all the issues mentioned are also relevant to the private and nonprofit sectors. ("HR in an Unionized Workplace | HR Policies & Employment Legislation | HR Toolkit | hrcouncil.ca", 2016)
In conclusion, different concerns not limited to the ones mentioned above have often plagued the employees in any organization and not just in the public domain. Asking the public workers to detail their concerns, as a result, gives the concerned management an opportunity to sufficiently address those issue considered by employees as critical to their affairs. The above article has thus discussed the issues surrounding collective bargaining agreements. To achieve this, it has mentioned three areas of concern that comprises higher compensation, as well as, salaries, provision of benefits programs and also an improvement in the workplace conditions and the general cleanliness. It has also detailed how to achieve these aspects and lastly discussed whether they are also relevant to the private and the nonprofit sectors. Therefore, making a sincere trial towards addressing the concerns of the employees will mainly culminate to the improvement of workers’ performance.
References
HR in a Unionized Workplace | HR Policies & Employment Legislation | HR Toolkit | hrcouncil.ca. (2016). Hrcouncil.ca. Retrieved 20 May 2016, from http://hrcouncil.ca/hr-toolkit/policies-unionized-environment.cfm
Hayter, S. (2011). The Role of Collective Bargaining in the Global Economy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Pub.
The Benefits of Collective Bargaining for Professionals - DPEAFLCIO. (2016). DPEAFLCIO. Retrieved 20 May 2016, from http://dpeaflcio.org/programs-publications/issue-fact-sheets/the-benefits-of-collective-bargaining-for-professional-and-technical-workers/
