BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why would employers and employees have conflicting interests within the employment relationship?
A
Employers are required by management to minimise labourcosts within an organisation, while employees seek to gain the bestpossible return for themselves.
B
Labour is a cost to the business and therefore employers seekto restrict wage growth while employees attempt to gain the bestpossible wage increase.
C
Employers are reluctant to offer working conditions that are abovethe prescribed legal minimum guidelines.
D
Employees often use their bargaining power and influence to disrupt the operations of a business.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Additional sources of conflict can include poor management, unfair or discriminatory treatment, inadequate training, lack of opportunities, unhealthy competition, changes to internal systems, mergers, acquisitions or layoffs, or even an unintentional slight or annoying habit that rubs someone the wrong way.

Detailed explanation-2: -The negative effects of workplace conflict can include work disruptions, decreased productivity, project failure, absenteeism, turnover and termination. Emotional stress can be both a cause and an effect of workplace conflict.

Detailed explanation-3: -A conflict of interest in the workplace is when someone’s personal obligations or loyalties clash with their duties in the workplace. The conflict compromises their ability to make impartial decisions, judgments, or actions that serve the best interests of their clients or employer.

Detailed explanation-4: -Organizational conflict, or workplace conflict, is a state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests between people working together. Conflict takes many forms in organizations.

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