Unit 5: Employee and Labor Relations

HRCP

ISBN:

978-1-949924-73-2

Unit 5: Employee and Labor Relations

2026 PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SCP

Laura Middleton, SPHR, SPHRi David Cherrington, DBA, SPHR

Strong employee and labor relations shape everything from engagement to legal risk, and this resource helps students and HR practitioners master them while preparing for the PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, and SHRM-SCP exams. Students start with the employee life cycle as a tool for evaluating employee relations, then explore employee engagement, involvement strategies, and inclusion and belonging. They work through labor relations in depth, including union representation, unfair labor practices, strikes, collective bargaining, maintaining nonunion status, and public sector labor relations. They also learn grievance and discipline systems, individual employment rights, workforce behavior problems, and organizational exit. Unit practice and timed assessments, plus three comprehensive assessments, let students check their readiness for the full exam.

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Preface Topic 1: Employee Relations Topic 2: Employee Engagement Topic 3: Employee Involvement Strategies Topic 4: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Topic 5: Labor Relations Topic 6: Union Representation of Employees Topic 7: Employer Unfair Labor Practices Topic 8: Union Unfair Labor Practices and Strikes Topic 9: Collective Bargaining Topic 10: Maintaining Nonunion Status Topic 11: Public Sector Labor Relations Topic 12: Grievance Systems Topic 13: Employee Discipline Systems Topic 14: Individual Employment Rights Topic 15: Workforce Behavior Problems Topic 16: Organizational Exit Assessments

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