Essays on Layoff

Question

In all the programs the company chose to vary the amount of information shared with the workers of different stores considered.

In the program I and IV the independent variables are sick leave and absence.

In program III and IV, inventory and sales are partly dependent variable. It is expectable that increasing sick leave and absences result in declining sales. However, the sales made by the store will also depend on the demand for the products sold and customers’ purchasing power (income). The monthly staff time costs and weekly profits made are dependent variable i.e. their size depends on the performance management system implemented.

Question 2

There are other outcomes that can be measured. They ...

Overview of the Case Study

Over the years, the Singapore government had been operating on a two airline policy that had promoted efficient interaction between the government-owned Singapore airline, and its national competitor, Silvertail Airlines. For about 10 years, the duopoly worked so well until 1990 when other competitors joined the airline industry, following the airline deregulation policies adopted by the government. Consequently, the share price of Silvertail Airline Company started changing due to the friendly services such as low cost charges offered by its major competitors. This wind of change prompted a transformation in the company’s board of directors, which was replaced ...

When a company dismisses the employee either permanently or temporarily for several reasons, then it is called layoff. In the past, the term layoff was understood for the temporary dismissal of the employees but nowadays it also includes the permanent dismissal. There can be several reasons for temporary dismissal of the employees like economic conditions, economic cycle, production shifts and several other reasons. The employees who are temporarily laid off can join the organization back when the situation improves, or their behavior improves as per the organization requirement. Seasonality nature of the work can also cause the temporary layoff. ...

Introduction

The organizations have to incorporate the decision of layoffs in order to ensure its profitability in the long terms. These decisions support the strategic direction of the company which requires the organization to remain consistent towards minimizing the cost by means of dismissing the employees. The current paper enlightens the ways that managers need to incorporate in order to hinder the negative emotions caused by the dismissal of the employees and enlightens the formal procedure to conduct the dismissal meeting. Moreover, the compensation mechanism for the dismissed employees is also discussed in this paper.

Ways to Cope with Negative Emotions

The manager is required to ...

Introduction

The rate of employee retention differs from one industry to another, and while some firms experience internal challenges others, experience external issues that contribute to increased rates of turnover among their key employees. The above study, therefore, seeks to outline some of the areas that can be reviewed to resolve the issue regarding the necessary policies and practices to be employed. High turnovers among employees result in increased costs to an organization, and if the rate is not resolved, it may stagnate the workforce. It is for this reason companies need to embrace practical strategies to help enhance the ...

Part A

Q1 1. No one in the executive wants to be held accountable for the mistake that could lead to dismissal and Bryan is trying to blame it on the HR Manager. Q1. 2. The key stakeholders include employees being laid off because they are losing their jobs, the public because the KANA is a publicly traded company and the executives who are responsible for layoffs decision and measures. Q2. 1. The mistake should be blamed on the finance department and the Human Resource Management because the two were tasked with the responsibility of updating employee accounts. They were not ...

It is well known that the world is constantly changing, and it is here that the significance of the chosen topic comes in. In fact, change as a scientific notion has become the focal object of different studies, including that of economics, psychology, sociology, etc. In the present assignment we are supposed to reflect on changes that, on the one hand, do really occur in organizations, and on the other – should occur. Thus, the emphasis will be laid on our own perspective of the changes in the future but, firstly, we need to understand the state of present day ...

Assignment 3 Dismissal Meeting

Spring 2016 Propose three (3) ways that a manager can cope with any negative emotions that may accompany an empoyee Answer: There are a lot of different ways that a manager can cope with the negative emotions that might be accompanied by an employee layoff. The first way is through communication. The managers can provide the facts about why the employees are being laid off. The managers will need to get ahead of the problem before rumors and gossip gets spread throughout the organization. The managers can help the staff to remain productive and positive about the situation. The ...

Three Ways of Coping with Negative Emotions

Human Resource Management (HRM) has evolved over decades, transforming from a supportive organizational function to one of the most important strategic elements of the contemporary organizations. Globalization and internationalization of supply chains make companies become increasingly concerned with HRM as they recognize the importance of people as the major competitive advantage. With that in mind, HRM looks at retention rates and employee motivation as one of the core responsibilities of the department.While hiring and training are significantly important for reaching effective and productive operations; downsizing or simple employee layoff is another important function of HRM, which can affect not ...

Human Resource Management

Rights of Workers and the Consequences of Unfair Labor Practices The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was enacted in 1935 by the Congress to protect the rights of both employers and employees, to encourage collective bargaining and prevent unfair labor practices that may harm the welfare of workers and the country’s economy (National Labor Relation Board, 2016). The NLRA assures employees of the private sector the rights of being able to organize into trade unions, participate in collective bargaining to champion for better conditions at work and better terms, and take collective action (strike) when necessary. Under the ...

Plan to prioritize staffing within your patrol division by providing appropriate coverage with a reduced staff in keeping with the department’s mission statement. With the reduced staffing, the patrol division would have to undergo slight changes in their schedules. The number of officers manning a certain area would remain the same. However, the number of hours an officer spent on patrol would relatively increase attracting an overtime till the economic status in the organization adjusted. As such, the mission statement would be upheld maintaining community policing and improving the public safety in the community. Prioritize job functions and ...

Organizational change has become an essential requirement and concept to understand the complexity of the current world (Alharbi, Armstrong & Hoyland, 2016). Some theories have constituted to organizational change in the modern society. Therefore, by definition, organizational change can be taken as both a process under which any organization or business institution changes its structure, operational methods, strategies corporate culture and or technology in a bid to affect change within the organization (McGuinness, Morgan & Oxtoby, 2015). The above mentioned are therefore then put into place to realize a new organizational performance according to the set business standards and goals under ...

Dear Ms. Smith:

Introduction: The Problem Mass layoffs are actual problems that affect almost every business corporation because of different reasons. Employers may consider firing as ways to improve the working process and optimizing the inner economy while others increase the level of requirements in order for the most devoted to stay, and others to give up. Reducing companies in force is a possible technique to fix the financial situation of an organization for it to remain on the business run. Layoffs are considered to have both deficiencies and benefits, which are discussed in this paper.

Body: Proposal

Cutting jobs is an easy and ...

In 2006, during winter, the Electrolux Company shut down the biggest refrigerator company in the United States, and shifted it to Juarez, Mexico in pursuit of a cheaper workforce. The company had employed approximately three thousand employees, and the consequence of the shutdown was greatly felt in the lives of these workers. Their lives were turned into disarray considering they had lived a comfortable life characterized by lovely homes and holiday vacations before shutting down of the Electrolux firm. Because of unemployment, many of the employees succumbed to a stroke, hypertension, and even committed suicide because external life events ...