Module Code - Title:
PM4603
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EMPLOYEE RELATIONS FOR ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
Enable students to understand the nature of employees relations at work.
Demonstrate familiarity with approaches to managing and motivating employees.
Identify the role and functions of trade unions and employer organizations.
Identify the appreciation of the role of the state in employee relations and in particular the role of the labour court.
Promote a clear understanding of the legal nature of the contract of employment, and.
Provide an overview of the implications of employment law for the management of the employment relationship.
Review the provisions of dismissals, equality, health & safety and other employment legislation.
Allow students to appreciate the role of national and workplace level partnership.
Syllabus:
The employment relationship; perspectives on the business enterprise; the individual and work groups; the basics of recruitment and selection; motivation techniques; job design; worker participation; team work and its development; effective supervisory management; discipline and grievance administration; communication in employee relations; management trade unions shop stewards; pay bargaining and negotiation; conflict and its management; the labour court and the labour relations commission; employment law û the contract of employment; unfair dismissal, equality, health and safety their implications for the conduct of employee relations.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Demonstrate familiarity with management theories of motivation.
Evaluate some limitations of motivation theory.
Appraise the nature of workplace employee relations.
Identify the role and function of trade unions and employer organisations
Explain the role of the state institute in employee relations û particularly the roles of the Labour Court, the Employment Appeals Tribunal, the Labour Relations Commission, the Rights Commissioners and the Equality Authority.
Display familiarity with reasons for conflict and cooperation.
Identify the main elements of the contract of employment.
Demonstrate a knowledge of selected employment legislation including unfair dismissals, equality and health and safety.
Evaluate the performance of national social partnership.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Demonstrate familiarity with ethical issues in managing employees.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
None
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Lectures and tutorials
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Material from various studies on Irish employment relations
Prime Texts:
Wallace, J., Gunnigle, P. and Mc Mahon, G. (2005)
Industrial Relations in Ireland: Third edition
, Gill & Macmillan
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Module Leader:
Michelle.OSullivan@ul.ie