Summary

Employee / Employer relations looks at the relationship between workers and the business

Collective bargaining refers to the negotiation between employees and workforce representatives

Individual bargaining where a single worker negotiates their working conditions and pay with management

Employee participation and industrial democracy – these aim to increase employee involvement in business decisions and can include quality circles

Trade unions act to protect and improve the economic and working conditions for their members

Acas looks at resolving disputes in the UK

Employment laws regulate what a business is doing