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“Concept of labor and employees-employer relationship on the basis

of Islamic framework”

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Submitted to:Md. Shamimul Islam

Senior LecturerDepartment of Business Administration

Leading University, Sylhet

Md. Alimuzzaman1201010249

Mahmudul Hasan1201010181

Anjomy Akter1201010072

Masum Hussain1201010202

Zakiatunnessa Uma1201010007

Rabeya Rahman1201010091

Submitted By,

Head Hunter’s

Working definition

Labor- management relation school is the sector of defining the relationship nature of the labor force & management, their bilateral right & responsibility against each other, & maintaining on basis of equality.

What Is an Employer-Employee Relationship?

• employers and employees often work in close quarters, they necessarily develop relationships. Managing these relationships is vital to business success, as strong relationships can lead to greater employee happiness and even increased productivity.

Relationship BasicsThe degree of closeness in these relationships will depend on both the

employer and the employee.Mutual Reliance

The employer is relying upon the employee to perform her job and, in doing so, keep the business running smoothly.

Relationship BuildingThe employer and employee relationship is one that must develop over time.

BoundariesIn employee and employer relationship boundaries should exist at almost all companies.

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Five Key Dimensions of Employee Relations

Good Employee Relations

Employee Involvement

Employee Communication

Employee Rights

Employee Discipline

Employee Counseling

Employer to Employees

1. Training and Induction2. Benefits3. Safety4. Career Development and

Job Opportunities5. Stress Management and

Recreation Facilities6. Collective Problem Solving7. Involvement and Engagement8. Rewards and Recognition

The rights of the employees• The nature and amount of the labour which the employee carries out

should be fixed with a contract. • The state has responsibility to provide social security in case of old age

or unemployment.• The employee can demand that the conditions of the workplace should

be healthy.• The employee has the right to paid holiday and leave.• The state and the employer have to compensate employees for the

damages of injuries.

The responsibilities of the employees

The employee should continue the work in person. The employee cannot avoid working. The employees are responsible for taking care of the

properties and equipment of their employer. The employee should do his work in the best way

possible.

Collective Problem Solving

♦ It is the duty of the HR to find ways of resolving issues between employees on one hand and employees and Management on the other.

♦ It is at this time that HR should use the "grape vine channel" to its advantage and call officers to a round table for reconciliation and if it is between workers and Management should ways of brokering peace.

♦ HR specialists are also involved in issues which are considerably legislated and touch on home life and health as well as more familiar workplace topics such as discipline and conflict.

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Downward Communication Systems

• In-House Publications• Information Booklets• Employee Bulletins• Prerecorded Messages• Electronic Communication• Information Sharing and Open Book

Management

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Upward Communication Systems• Grapevine Communication• Electronic Communication• In-House Complaint Procedures• Manager-Employee Meetings• Suggestion Systems• Attitude Survey Feedback

Advantage of Maintaining Good Employee Relation

♦ Reduced Absenteeism

♦ Improved Morale & Motivation.

♦ Harmony in the Organization

♦ Lesser attrition

♦ Attract good talent

♦ Responsible for increase in productivity.

♦ Flexibility

♦ Shared learning and Continuous improvement.

Islamic Labor Rights Related to Employer-Employee Relationship

• The first discourse is what should be the relationship between the employer

and employee?

• The Prophet (sm) infused justice, love, and dignity in all those around him.

• As an employee, he worked as a shepherd in his early years and then went

onto become a successful businessman.

• As an employer, he used to sit on the floor and eat with his servant boy.

Islamic Labor Rights Related to Compensation

• In Islam, appropriate compensation must be given to the work done.   

• It is very un-Islamic for a person to work another human being and at the end pay him little or no wage.

Islamic Labor Rights Related to Having the Right to Rest

• Workers should not be overburdened and overwhelmed with work. They have the right to have both physical and mental rest. They are also to be given time to offer their prayers.

• At the same time, workers should have time for themselves and their families.

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Counseling Functions• Advice: Counselors often give advices in order to guide them toward

desired courses of action.• Reassurance: The counseling experience often provides confidence

that they are following a suitable course of action.• Communication: Counseling is a communication experience. It

initiates upward communication to management.• Release of emotional tension: People tend to get emotional release

when they have an opportunity to discuss their problems with someone else.

• Clarified thinking: Serious discussion of problems helps a person to think more clearly.

• Reorientation: Reorientation involves a change in an employee’s basic self through a change in goals and values.

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Wrongful Dismissal

Dismissal without just cause or reasonable notice of termination.

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Requirements in Dismissing an Incompetent Employee

• Have a reasonable and objective performance standard. • Document employee’s performance indicating that he or she has

failed to meet the standards.• Have evidence of warnings given to the employee.• Show that appropriate training, support, time, and feedback have

been provided to the employee• Demonstrate that the employee concerned had reasonable time to

improve performance.

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Employee Involvement• Quality circles• Socio-Technical Systems• Codetermination • Self-Directed Work Teams or Groups

Employer -employee obligations in Islam

Islamic rules and regulations for employer and employee falls in four category.

a. Common rules and regulations for both

employer and employee

b. Specific rules and regulations for employer

c. Specific rules and regulations for employee

d. Arbitration

Common rules and regulations for both employer and employee

1) Justice and fair dealing2) Employment contract3) Consultation4) Security5) Honesty

Specific rules and regulation for employer

1. Give wages of employee at agreed time2. Wages should be in right amount3. Work load4. Work place5. Make the work easy6. Behavior7. Employee’s welfare8. Respect, dignity and kindness to the

employee

Specific rules and regulation for employee

1. Employee is required to do his job in best possible manner2. Employee should be loyal to employer.3. Employee needs to fulfill obligations to his employer.4. Employee must not neglect his work.5. Employee needs to maintain work place safe, clean and

hygienic.6. Employee should take up his job in the spirit of worship

for the satisfaction of Allah.

Arbitration

• Allah All-knower” know that in spite of everything is clear about the obligations of employer and employee, human error might occur. In this situation people sometime fails to resolve dispute among themselves. For this situation “Allah” made system of Arbitration.

Findings

• Islam is the best way to maintain a balanced relationship between the labor & management.

• The rise of industrial age and capitalism leads to conflicting situation.

• The relationship must be on maintaining bilateral trust.• Islamic law provides the ground for business

successes.• World’s success & the success in the next life.• The structure & procedure of labor- management

relation should be clear, so the jobs rights & responsibilities.

Recommendations

• Strengthening bilateral discussion for solving problems quickly and effectively.

• Multiplicity of authority creates rivalry in an organization.

• Political involvement must be reduced. • Management must help and guide employees to

settle industrial clashes and crisis. • If the demands of employees are reasonable and

real then it should be worked out.

Conclusion

• The capitalist countries have exploited the labour of the workers to a great extent for their own development. They have exploited first the slaves, then the workers and used the labour as a financial tool to increase their wealth. Islam has established the balance of individual-society-state and prioritized the security and livelihood of its communities with the principle of social justice.Allah Said:“ You are the great nation. You are created for the welfare of mankind. You order people to do the right and stop wrong doing”(Quran “ Surah 3, Verse 110)

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