Working conditions and treatment in the work place at this time were harsh, poor and inadequate. Reforms that had been introduced were frequently ignored by employers. The hours were extensive and they worked for little pay. Yet the workers did not complain in fear of being sacked. Even though unions had moved to improve the rights, justice and conditions of the workplace, it was not surprising that many workers were sacked for simply joining the unions.
Module 6 Case Analysis 5 Introduction A safe and healthy working environment is a must for successful organizations, especially in the modern age. Even so, many employer continue to ignore the importance of this, and hence continue to put themselves in adverse situations due to this very reason. In our case analysis, we look at exactly one such example. Whilst doing so we also evaluate whether provision of a safe working environment can be costly and hence if there is any necessary trade-off between a need for keeping expenses low and the need of the workers to be provided safe working conditions? Finally we discuss the two ways, unsafe employee actions and unsafe working conditions upon which the Safety programs are actually based upon.
Preparing the staff for the change well before the change took place would give staff the chance to understand why we were making the changes and allow staff to offer alternative solutions to the problem. Involving your staff in the decision making process shows that management values everyone’s ideas and, do not follow a “top-down” regime of dictating and delegating (Shepell, 2009). Whatever was decided the absolute correct course of action would have been to properly prepare the staff for the changes. Our Human Resources division did not forward the letter that was drafted to the union to inform them that there was a shift in the way business was going to be conducted. Giving proper notice would have prompted a meeting between management and the union in which management would have been able to explain why the changes were absolutely necessary.
Because my belief is that the stronger the connection is in between me and my employees will assure them that I care just as much about them as I would about the numbers. This will inevitably promote more work flow and a more positive work atmosphere making any workplace drama less likely to arise. Step six set up counseling sessions for anyone who has been previously harassed, abused, discriminated against or has experienced some form of trauma that of which has somewhat hinder their work performance such as a death of someone close to him or her. No matter what the situation is these sessions are open to everyone. Steps seven remove any employee whether it is someone who working part- time, full- time or is part of the management team promoting some form of discrimination.
This is extremely important as it relates to competitive advantage and non public information. Another example is inappropriate or offensive behavior. Management does not want the names of those offended being released for fear of backlash, and or other employees attempting to torture or harass those individuals. From an employee perspective, it is often difficult to grasp being dismissed from a job without a reason being provided. Most of the time employees are left wondering what happened.
This reflects a utilitarian stand-point because the wood dust is a serious problem that could lead to serious injury or worse for every member of the company. By reporting this to OSHA it may lead to fines and consequences for my employer and others at the managerial level but not reporting this could lead to the end of every employee. The reason I chose to notify OSHA is because they are a neutral 3rd party whose only role is to ensure the safety and security in an occupational setting along with responding to allegations against the aforementioned employer. OSHA themselves is basically the top-notch you can get to in regard to employee safety, they have governmental backing and an obligation to come check out an allegation and can put up further road blocks for companies if they don’t comply. I am concerned that even the owner doesn’t care enough to ensure the safety and well-being of his employees as he said, “You cannot prove that there is an explosion hazard here.
Additionally, employees start wondering, what if any, changes will be made by the new leaders. In the case of Allstate, although the employees were concerned in the beginning of the transition, the change has proven to be both beneficial to the organization and to the employees. Although the new Vice President of Corporate Relations has implemented some changes, none drastically impacted the employees. All of
There is no one way to motivate employees; each individual employee has to make the choice to figure out what motivates him or her. To be a successful manager or supervisor, you have to understand that you can’t teach your employee’s to be motivated, but you have to create an environment that encourages and promotes employee motivation. Managers must use positive motivational techniques consistently and timely in order for them to be effective. The most effective employees are those that feel valued and supported, but also feel that they are progressing and developing through the completion of challenging tasks (www.careers-help.couk). WORKS CITED: Employee motivation.
tell us how we should be working. We can use them to think about the way we work and measure ourselves against them. 4. Describe how own values, belief systems and experiences may affect working practice (1.1.4) Value is how much you respect yourself as an individual. If you don't have any values or respect then the people at the work place won't respect you at all causing you or any person to feel uncomfortable and work won't get done because there is no confidence.
These individuals are proficient in their old methods and felt that there is no need to change. Additionally, they did not have the required KSAs to learn the new system and the learning environment did not permit learning to occur resulting in resistance. In this case, peer support was the major cause of this resistance. The case mentions that the managers excluded Rick from informal discussion groups; this indicates that he was not accepted by most people. According to Blanchard & Thacker (2007), the effect of group dynamics can influence individual group members’ behavior and motivation.