In a number of real-life situations, organisations are confronted with taking decisions to adopt different human resource management policies and practices in order to meet the challenges of dynamic business environment. In the case of Pharma, changing business environment and the associated challenges have necessitated the initiation of some HR-related actions. Some of the policies and decisions to meet the market dynamics are likely to affect the employment relationships in Pharma site, because the circumstances have forced the organisation to pursue employee head count reduction measures and implement flexible work designs. Pharma site considers introducing flexible work patterns which are expected to have serious implications like evolution of conflicts within the workplace affecting functional employment relations within the Pharma site. This is likely to lead to breach or violation of psychological contract in the organisation. In order to cope up with the change, Pharma site needs to consider implementation of HR strategies that would help in reducing workplace conflicts and bring back harmony in employment relationships by mitigating the adverse impact of any breach or violation in psychological contract. The work also evaluates possible implications of head count reduction and flexibility strategies on employment relationships and details the courses of action for restoring effective functional employment relationships in the Pharma site.

Published: Jan 2022

DOI:10.14500/icrm2020.Gen223

http://dx.doi.org/10.14500/icrm2020.Gen223