Employment Essays

In industrial organizations there was a growing need to reduce absenteeism and increase performance with the marginal worker in order to have a more productive day.In this paper a marginal worker is defined as an individual who has failed to demonstrate consistent work attendance and or/has failed to meet organizationally defined standards of adequate performance […]

Background McDonald’s are well known western restaurant. It is the world’s leading food service retailer with more than 30,000 restaurants worldwide, serving nearly 47 million customer each day in more than 100 countries.McDonald’s brand mission is to provide their customers’ favourite place and way to eat. They also promise to provide simple easy enjoyment to […]

For Employees Who Are Absent For Supervisors/Managers: Recently, I was asked by a manager how he should deal with the fact that on any given day 10% of his employees are absent from work. I informed the manager that the problem of employee absenteeism is a problem best resolved by taking the following four positive […]

An economic condition marked by the fact that individuals actively seeking jobs remain unhired. Unemployment is expressed as a percentage of the total available work force. The level of unemployment varies with economic conditions and other circumstances. Unemployment describes the state of a worker who is able and willing to take work but cannot find […]

Motivating high performance in pharmaceutical sales teams is a growing issue in the pharmaceutical industry. The challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry in motivating sales teams are compounded by a variety of factors that many other industries do not face including: government regulation of sales practices, non-direct tracking of sales results, and the impact of managed […]

If praising employees for doing a good job seems to be a fairly easy and obvious motivational tool, why do you think companies and managers don’t often do it? I believe there are several reasons why companies and managers do not praise employees for doing a job well done. One of the reasons is the […]

“All around the world, we save people money, so they can live better. That’s good news – in any language. ” – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Wal-Mart is the largest Discount Store in the United States. Its enormity is not only recognized domestically but also expanded to International Market. The company believes that one day this […]

Workplace bullying or violence is a problem that can be difficult to detect and challenge for the main reason that bullies sow an environment of fear and intimidation that discourages employees from making any assertions. Bullying removes self-worth, esteem, and confidence. As a result, employees lose their power and isolates them from co-workers making it […]

The fight for skilled workers is not easy: in their striving to develop a productive and cost-efficient labor force, employers are willing to use the most sophisticated selection methods. Drug screening in the workplace is becoming a widely used form of testing applicants and employees for drug abuse. Employers justify the use of workplace drug […]

Anthony Frasier is faced with the difficult decision to remain loyal to his company Mitron or to protect his self-interest due to the possibility of a layoff. A customer of Mitron has requested Anthony to perform the same services his company offers, but on an independent basis. Brief SynopsisMitron is a multi-billion dollar computer hardware […]

Smith on Labor and Population According to Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nation, useful labor when employed by a country properly and proportionately, can hasten the growth of its economy and provide prosperity in the country. Given this assumption, in Bhutan’s case wherein they were populous and agrarian, their ability to translate these people’s forces into […]

ISA is a manufacturing company that is divided in sections for the sake of performance efficiency. Although this company has been soaring successfully within the manufacturing industry since the year it was first established, it could not be denied that it is facing a great dilemma on people control today. More likely, the situation is […]

Strategic management consists of competitive steps and approaches used in the business in order to achieve successful performance. It is also the science of inventing and formulating various decisions that will enable the company to meet its set goals. It is the process of specifying the goals of an organization, developing plans to achieve these […]

A sweatshop is a work place, often a factory, in which employees work long hours at low wages under pitiable conditions.  Despite the fact that sweatshops in effect disappeared after World War II as a result of increased government regulations and the rise of unions, they have resurfaced, and are gradually increasing in number all […]

What is an Onsite Daycare and Why Should We Have One? An onsite Daycare is a place directly located at the employers of parents with toddlers or babies who need full time child care while their parents are at work. It allows the parents the advantage of being close to their children while still being […]

If we look at the workers’ unions of Otis, Hindustan Lever, ICI, TOMCO, Blue Star, Webel Electro, and Central Bank. They rewrite their agenda to include quality and better customer service and are even accusing the management of malpractices. So every time there is need to redraw the profile of the worker and discover new […]

One of the biggest issues facing America today is the alarming number of illegal immigrants living in the United States of America. America, “the land of opportunity,” the phrase became the national ethos for the opportunity for prosperity and success for this country. America, settled by immigrants who moved to America, worked in America, built […]

This paper will discuss the proposed views on the advantages and disadvantages of government regulations on businesses. Government Regulations on Businesses Advantages and Disadvantages There are advantages and disadvantages that may be associated with the regulations that government imposes on businesses. It is best to examine the reasoning behind regulations first prior to determining the […]

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and selfrestraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. ” – Theodore Roosevelt The individuals who spend their maximum part of the day at the workplace, striving hard to reach to […]

When working to increase the profitability of training and running a training team as a P&L, as with any other business there are only two way to increase profit: increase revenue or decrease costs. Previous white papers have looked at how to quantify training efforts into revenue and discussed some strategies to reduce expense, but […]

Someone who has an interest or influence on a business is known as a stakeholder. This includes; shareholders, local communities, employees, employers, customers, suppliers and the government. Any decisions made by British Airways will most likely affect some, if not all stakeholders and vice-versa.How does British Airways affect local communities?Social CostsBritain’s largest airline has a […]

Whenever one thinks of travel and tourism, pleasant images of relaxing on the beach, strolling through colorful neighborhoods, or hiking through a landscape of awe-inspiring natural beauty may come to mind. Not too many people associate travel and tourism with business and commerce. Yet, the economic, social and cultural benefits tourism brings to the local […]