(Solution) 7HR01 Overview of the three main perspectives on employment relations unitarist pluralist and radical
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Question 1 (AC 1.1) Provide an overview of the three main perspectives on employment relations, unitarist, pluralist and radical, explaining which approach is adopted at your organisation, critically evaluating how this influences the work of its people professionals.
Main Perspectives on Employment Relations
Unitarist Perspective
According to the unitarist perspective, the organisation is portrayed as one whole body with common goals among the employees and the employers, emphasising cooperation and loyalty (Kaufman et al., 2020). Under this approach, conflict is seen as unnecessary, resulting from poor communication or individual misunderstanding rather than inherent differences in interests. Saudi Aramco embraces a unitarist model, illustrated by the company’s culture of alignment between employees and management, where particular communication channels are structured, employees are extensively trained, and the career progression paths are clear (Aramco, 2025).
This approach has proven effective for Saudi Aramco due to its focus in collaboration and shared corporate objectives. The organisation places an emphasis on leadership development and workforce engagement initiatives like mentorship programs and internal mobility schemes, that contribute to a strong feeling of belonging (Aramco, 2025). The company also makes use of suggestion systems and performance-based incentives to actively encourage direct employee participation that lowers the likelihood of adversarial employment relations. However, while this approach promote unity, it can also restrict the opportunity for open discussions about any workplace grievances (Rogers, 2023). This may constrain employees from voicing dissenting opinions which can lead to unresolved tensions that can eventually lead to disengagement or high turnover among the employees.
By acting as intermediaries, people professionals maintain this balance by ensuring that communication is transparent and inclusive. The challenge, however, is to deal with the underlying issues without compromising the corporate narrative of unity (Van Buren III, 2021). This approach would be more effective if mechanisms for anonymous feedback were enhanced and structured forums….
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