Legal frameworks and sanctions in employment relations
5HR01 – Employment relationship management
This CIPD Level 5 learning video explores legal frameworks and sanctions in employment relations as part of unit 5HR01 – Employment relationship management. Aligned with assessment criteria AC 2.2, it examines emerging trends in workplace conflict and industrial sanctions, including the shift towards shorter, strategically planned strikes, changing patterns in strike frequency and worker involvement, and organisations' increasing use of injunctions. The video analyses how sanctions are applied through internal and external policies, legislation, and workplace principles, whilst addressing the growing individualisation of employment disputes. By watching this video, you'll develop the knowledge needed to assess contemporary conflict trends and understand the legal mechanisms shaping modern employment relations.
Assessment Criteria 2.2
Assess emerging trends in the types of conflict and industrial sanctions
Indicative Content
Shift from long strikes to shorter strategically planned strikes; trends in number of strikes, working days lost, number of workers involved; increasing use of injunctions by organisations; individualisation of workplace conflict. Nature of sanctions possible and currently being applied, for example internal/external policies and principles, legislation and how applied.
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About 5HR01 – Employment relationship management
This unit examines the key approaches, practices and tools to manage and enhance the employee relationship to create better working lives and the significant impact this can have on organisational performance.
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