Social Contract Essay

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AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENT NAME : KOMBO ELIJAH OGARO STUDENT NUMBER : 13S01DBA003 EMAIL : 13s01dba003@anu.ac.ke MOBILE NUMBER : 0716238557 UNIT NAME : HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNIT CODE : BCM 202 ASSIGNMENT : TEMR PAPER WEEK : TERM PAPER DAY AND DATE OF SUBMISSION : 28/07/2014 LECTURER’S NAME : MRS. ISABOKE Explain what the changing social contract between organizations and employees means for workers and human resource managers. Your answer should refer to some real examples. The concept of a "social contract" is an old one, going at least as far back as Plato. It came into its prime in the early part of the Age of Enlightenment through the writings of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and J.J. Rousseau. Concerning the specific nature of the "social contract" between employer and employee, there is as yet no real agreement on what this did, or does, entail. What all writers on this subject agree on is that the present era of globalization, recession and downsizing has radically altered the older nature of employer and employee relations. Diane Bister, a professional career counselor, holds that, in general, the older social contract governing the workplace revolved around security. Job security was seen as dependent on good work, company loyalty and seniority. Like all writers in this field, she sees the modern era as one of downsizing and globalization, which has radically altered this contract in favor of the employer. For her, the new contract revolves around the "self-reliant" employee, one to whom a firm owes no benefits at all. As the old contract based on loyalty and job security has broken down. The scramble for jobs is intense, and workers are seen as "earning" their jobs and their position, rather than having it is a "reward" for good behavior and solid work. Byster goes even

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