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In today’s society of job instability and economic downturn employee relations within companies is very important. I believe I can say with much confidence that many of the companies that have been forced to downsize due to economic troubles are not found at the top of your favorite employer list. This is all the more reason for companies to continue and even enhance their employee relations.

It’s important for companies to understand that employees are stakeholders that hold just as much power in your product as the customers that buy and consume it. If employees like the environment they’re working in then they are more likely to promote your company in a positive light. If you treat your employees with respect then they can convey better word of mouth advertisement than your best marketing campaign. However, if you mistreat your employees then they can cause irrefutable damage to your company. In a recent article I read on Employee Relations it stated that companies must make a conscious effort to engage employees in “two-way communications and progressive employee programs.”