The Contested Nature of Work - Why Conflict is Inherent

This CIPD Level 7 video for unit 7HR01 Strategic Employment Relations explores the contested nature of work and why conflict is inherent to the employment relationship. The content addresses assessment criteria AC 1.2 by examining how cooperation and conflict coexist across different organisational contexts, whilst analysing the indeterminacy that characterises workplace dynamics. By understanding how conflict varies between workplaces and different employment issues, learners develop the critical perspective needed to contrast real-world examples of cooperation and conflict in their own organisations.

Assessment Criteria 1.2

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About 7HR01 – Strategic employment relations

This unit focuses on different perspectives of employment relations and the cooperation and conflict that varies between workplaces. There is a key role that institutions beyond the workplace play in shaping people management policy and practice within organisations, and a wide variety of models to emerge, meaning that outcomes are less predictable and relationships must be handled with great care.

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