Management, Unions & Employees Course In this course we look at the concept of the human resource specialist being a consensus negotiator. This is one of the seven fundamentals of contemporary HRM: a broadening of the personnel/HR role to encompass the situation where managers were no longer in a position to make unilateral decisions. It was necessary to win employee consent. We look at the progress of employee relations & the concept of employee involvement. Involvement is largely concerned with preventing or alleviating the alienation that can arise between employee & management in the execution of particular jobs. As many employees may be included, procedures for involvement need to include a collective approach & possibly the recognition of trade unions. We then go on to look at health, safety & welfare. First we consider some definitions & then look at the development of this area in relation to personnel management. Legislation has been built up to cover many aspects & we look at this in detail. In the 1990s, concern about working conditions that prevailed in earlier years is replaced by issues of stress & concern for the individual operating in today's social & business environment.