Factors which lead to effective employee relationship:
1. Determining employee needs
It is not enough to assume that a company or even its HR professionals know what is important to employees. Needs vary greatly depending on employee characteristics--age, gender, etc. as well as the type of job being performed. It is a good idea to find out directly from employees what their needs are.
2. Balancing work and life needs
That means taking steps to ensure that the employee's work-life needs are well balanced. This can occur through creative staffing that might involve part-time, flex–time or even off-site work assignments.
3. Open and honest communication
Managers must be committed to communicating regularly and honestly with employees about the issues that impact their work. The more open organizations can be, the more likely they are to establish strong relationships.
4. Measuring and monitoring results
That means that managers and their HR departments should be alert at all times for signs of discontent, which can be subjective, as well as carefully monitoring the results of more formal assessments.
