Fosters Group Limited (Fosters) is a well established business, currently at the fore of the global corporate market. The continued success of the business can be attributed to many factors, perhaps the most influential of these being their Employment Relations policies. In this report I will analyse the role of Employment Relations in the business and the effectiveness of these policies and practices.

1.1 Importance of communication

A business cannot operate successfully without clear lines of communication and effective and efficient internal contact. Fosters recognizes this as displayed by their strong communication practices.

1.1.1 Worker participation

Fosters are essentially proactive in encouraging worker participation, and view contributions made by workers as a persuasive tool in the development of the business. As in many other sizeable corporations, the senior management of Fosters is far removed from the daily operations of the business, and as a result, the emphasis Fosters places on...