Essays on Company Policy

Having a career has become a constant part of every individual’s life as of late. Apart from that constant, there are also many differences in between people and their thoughts about career, and one of these differences has to do with the reason why these people choose to maintain a career next to their personal and social life. For some, this career provides a purpose to life while for others; the career helps fulfill aspirations that carry monetary worth. In much the same way, having a career is important to me because my career makes life more challenging ...

Complement and conflict of corporate social responsibilities

Application of corporate social responsibility in Airbnb will generate benefits and also attract conflicts on profit maximization goal in several ways. Firstly, application of educational and operational measures in efforts to limit product choice based on race and color will maximize profits. Potentially, this will increase demand for Airbnb accommodation services by black clients. Additionally, holding specific meetings to sort out reported cases on racial profiling will improve client satisfaction and cut the possibility of lawsuits prompted by reporting clients. Besides, installation of in-house data analytics applications will be essential in capturing cases on racial profiling. Consequently, the attractiveness ...

As it might have come into your knowledge we have received a formal complaint from our most valued customer regarding and accident caused at his house during the recent spraying of pesticide done by our company. He claims that our workers were negligent and did not cover the pond in his yard before spraying which is usually the normal practice and it resulted in killing of his prized fishes worth about 2000$. He not only has terminated his contract with the company but is also claiming the financial loss and in case of nonpayment is threatening to sue the ...

In Corbin v. Safeway Stores the plaintiff “sued Safeway Stores for damages resulting from injuries suffered when he slipped on a grape and fell” in the produce department of a supermarket owned by Safeway. The evidence established that the plaintiff slipped “directly in front of the self-service grape bin” (Corbin v. Safeway Stores). The plaintiff testified that “he saw no mat or other flooring covering of any kind in the area where he fell” (Corbin v. Safeway Stores). On the other hand, Safeway’s employees testified that company policy “required mats in front of its grape bins” because Safeway ...

A.) Daisy can file an unfair dismissal complaint against her previous employer, The Chopping Block. As an employee for 14 years with the company covering the years 2002 and 2016, there was no justification for her dismissal based on the grounds of for lateness and rudeness to staff and customers in February 2016. In fact, Daisy was not given a fair notice that the question of her dismissal for incapacity was being considered by the employer, and she was not afforded an opportunity of being heard or to explain her side. The reinstatement of the discharged employee is the ...

Introduction

In today’s workforce, knowing your rights within an organization are very important. Having familiarity of the employee handbook can help define your privileges and human rights within the organization, and finally knowing what’s relevant to you as an employee. Last week in our Leg 500 class, we discussed various topics, such as, the Employee-at-Will Doctrine, Wrongful Discharge, Value Work, and Whistleblowing. All the above mentioned topics play a vital role within an organization. All employers are going to need to have policies in place for their employees. Representative arrangements are additionally a route for businesses to execute ...

A performance issue which resulted from a motivational problem:

Most employees in an industry prefer to have a straightforward reward system that links performance with rewards. This keeps them motivated as a salary raise or a higher wage bill is linked to better performance, while the initial entry level wage itself acts as a powerful attraction for manpower and talent. However, companies often need to restructure their operations, rationalize their processes, and downsize their capacity. This is a painful and tiresome process for both the management and the employees, as it may involve cutting or freezing some of the rewards and perks to those employees normally come to ...

Employment Law- Changes in Company Policy

Some laws and policies guide dressing and clothing in a workplace in every society. In a case of any misunderstanding between the employer and the employee, the state law should be the reference. Despite the state laws, each organization has laws which it applies to guide the workplace uniforms. Furthermore, they need to abide by the national standards and internal standards human rights. Most companies tend to strive to create a working environment that is conducive for both the workers and the customers. The dress code is one of the ways to achieve this goal because it keeps the ...

Analysis and Recommendations Regarding the Hire of Smoking Employees

Our Board of Directors is considering adopting a policy of not hiring employees who smoke, as a way to contain health care costs. As requested, I have studied this issue and the many complex questions that it involves. After a presentation of those questions, I will propose a recommended course of action.

The first question is legality. Are we legally able to not hire smokers? The answer is both yes and no. There is no federal law that prohibits us from not hiring smokers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission does not recognize smokers as a protected class, so it is legal – at the ...

Law

1.) The grooming policy implemented by the employer was not illegally discriminatory against Darlene Jespersen who worked as a bartender at Harrah’s. The dress code that has been implemented by Hannah’s did not show that it was discriminatory against the female employees since requiring them to wear make-up was not offensive. What the law provides is that employers are prohibited to discriminate their employees based on color, race, gender, religion, age and natural origin (Twomey, 2010).

However, the case of the male employees, the hair length policy which required them to have a hair length that should not go ...

Last week, we had to dismiss our finance manager, James Morris, for embezzling company funds. I insisted that the Internal Audit department, which discovered the fraud, investigate the matter further, and preliminary findings indicate that the practice is widespread and, in fact, known to occur in the Finance Department. I am therefore proposing that we revise our company policy to ensure stricter enforcement of our company ethics and create a culture that not only prevents people from engaging in fraud but also ensures people feel confident to report suspicious behavior that may indicate the presence of fraud. This new approach ...

Company Law

Question One First, the issue in play is fueled by two elemental components. That is, the Beanstalk Ltd Company has a constitution that limits the sale of the agricultural products by the company in Queensland. In addition, the board of directors of the company implemented the policy that the board should approve all the transactions of the company over $100,000. Nevertheless, Jack, who is the managing director of the company, attended a trade fair in Victoria that saw him sign a purchase agreement worth $150,000 with Giant Ltd. This aspect has led to the disagreement of the viability of ...

The extent of the regulatory power of an employer within the workplace often transgreses over the right to privacy of the employees. While the court upholds many times the right of the employers to exercise regulatory power over the workplace such as the conduct of search within the employee’s workplace, the same is only limited under justified circumstances. According to Perline and Goldschmidt (2004), the conduct of workplace search is only justified when the following elements are present: (1) there is reasonable ground to suspect misconduct of the employee or there is a valid, non-investigatory and work related purpose, ...

Introduction

Product quality and customer contentment are very significant concepts that organizations have to abide with in order to remain both relevant and competitive in the market (Davis, 2010). This will in-turn steer their growth. Companies need to understand the consumers’ likes and preferences in order to tailor make products and services which will meet their expectations and hence satisfy their wants. Secondly, product quality is considered to be very important because it leads to higher customer satisfaction, profitability, reduced cost, customer loyalty and retention among others. Further, it’s imperative for the service providers to adhere to quality and ...

Susan was a human resource manager at Concreos, a software company. She joined the company soon after she had finished college and had been working with them for over a decade. When she joined Concreos, it was a startup with 15 employees. In the decade she had been with them, the company had grown leaps and bounds and now employed 250 employees. When she joined the company, she was the only woman and since the number of employees was really low, it did not really matter to her. As the company grew and they needed to hire new people, her department grew bigger ...

Thesis

This paper is on application of ethical theory to the case of Great Builds a multinational FTSE 250 engineering company which specializes in design and operations of heavy infrastructural projects. The paper will discuss the important stakeholders and two ethical issues in the first section and will evaluate this case with use of two ethical theories. The final section will discuss the actions which can be taken in this situation. The important stakeholders in this case are non-executive board member Veronica Singh and CEO, Mick Handsome. Veronica Singh MBE is a charter engineer who joined the board of Great Builds a ...

Abstract

Leadership can be considered as an important quality for someone who has been given the task to manage a business organization. IKEA is a business organization that has been raised from the ground into success by its founder Ingvar Kamprad. Ingvar Kamprad started as a simple small-time businessman in their small town. Now, he owns one of the biggest multinational for-profit organizations in the planet. The objective of this paper is to discuss the different qualities of Ingvar Kamprad as an organizational leader and how such qualities influenced the growth of IKEA into one of the world’s most prominent business organizations. ...

Best Buy Computer Shop

789 6th Street, 5th Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60629

568 9th Street, 5th Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60629

Re: Request to Refund or Replace HP Spectre XT TouchSmart Dear Mrs. Smith: First and foremost, thank you for patronizing our products through your regular purchase of different computer products and peripherals from Best Buy Computer Shop. We really appreciate your continued support and patronage. Secondly, in response to your letter dated November 5, 2013 requesting for a refund or replacement of the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart amounting to $1,200, as the sales manager, I regret to inform you that as per company policy, we could ...

Dear Employee,

This is a reminder on the part of the management to all our employees that they should abide by and respect the company policy on the acceptable use of email and text messaging. The violation of any regulatory directive would mean disciplinary action against the perpetrator. The emails and messages should be strictly used for professional conversations and promotions. Any defiance in the content of the conversational modes is not acceptable as per the company policy. Also, such a directive has been issued keeping in mind the security issues. The company needs to ascertain a paramount security of its database and ...

Employee Handbook: In-House Policy

Sample Incident Report Dear Alice, George Benson is a full-time Service Crew at Burp’z Fast food Restaurant (Wall Street branch). Mr. Benson was found to have violated the company’s attendance policy due to excessive tardiness, absences and several counts of No Call No Show (NCNS). After the conducted investigation and HR hearings with Mr. Benson, the branch manager recommends that the employee should reprimanded to the full extent of penalties in accordance to the attendance provisions of the Company Policy. After the deliberation wit the HR Generalist and the employee’s immediate superior, attendance record ...

Introduction

Nike Inc is a corporation that was founded on Jan 25, 1964 in the county of Washington. It is a corporation that was founded in the United States of America by a Phil Knight. At the time of its inception Phil was a track athlete at University of Oregon. The company commenced operations as a distributor of shoes for a Japanese company. Original the organisation started operating under the brand Blue Ribbon Sports which was later changed to Nike Inc, on May 30th, 1978. The name Nike originates from the Greek goddess of victory. Presently the company specialises in the production of sports equipment and ...

Research Study Proposal

Background of problem

Riordan Manufacturing is a firm whose business is molding plastic injections. The strategic objective of the firm is to be a high-performing organization. The firm management believes that in order to achieve this objective, Riordan Manufacturing need to hire people with the ability to be effective leaders into sales leadership positions. In the past, Riordan Manufacturing promoted internal employees to be sales leaders basing their performance in their current roles. However, the management of Riordan Manufacturing changed the selection process to hiring externally by comparing candidates and picking the best.

Purpose of the research

Sales records at Riordan Manufacturing have shown that ...

The given case study reflects a perfect scenario of current society; on one hand it reflects how company management adopts dominating behavior over the employees and on the other hand shows the power of employees by taking the matter to print and electronic media and other organizations, working and concerned for the welfare of people. (1) The case is about Wolverton Mountain Company which is mainly into managing and operating retail malls in the country and about an employee of the company, named Fife who is posted in the company as security guard. Everything was running normal until company ...