Employee Relations are an integral part of human resources. “Employee relations are all activities involved in maintaining employer-employee relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity, motivation and morale. At its core, employee relations is about preventing and resolving problems involving individuals that arise from or influence work situations. (www.wfnetwork.bc.edu) The human resources professional requires knowledge and understanding, but these are of limited value if he or she lacks the skills to apply them to problem solving. Because employees want to feel good about who they are, what they do, and where they work, it is important for HR professionals to constantly stay up-to-date on ways to improve employee relations within an organization or company. Policies, procedures, rules, discipline and employee rights are a couple of ways HR professionals can maintain good relationships with employees. Human relations professionals are generally tasked with reviewing and updating policies, procedures and rules. Policies, procedures and rules are established for many reasons. Some of these reasons are: comply with state and federal regulations, improve productivity, improve profits, establish a standard by which to be recognized, for the safety of employees and individuals within the organization, consistency for daily operations and fair and honest treatment for every individual. According to www.policy.calpoly.edu, a policy is “The formal guidance necessary to coordinate and execute activity throughout the institution. When implemented effectively, policy statements help focus attention and resources on high-priority issues: aligning and uniting efforts to ac… middle of paper… should be noted up front that an employee would like see his record(s). Unauthorized persons should not have access to employee information. The employee (or the employee's representative) can review documentation relating to the employee's qualifications such as application, promotions, disciplinary actions and transfer documents. Employees can also view training logs and various approval forms that may be related to their job. There are also documents that cannot be seen by the employee. These documents include items such as reference checks, criminal investigation documents, court documents, or any documents that may contain personal information for other employees. There is a certain procedure for viewing personal information that HR personnel must follow to ensure that it is not infringing on privacy.