Essays on Absenteeism

“The No Asshole Rule” by Robert Sutton effectively demonstrates the various negative consequences that abusive staff members can have on their colleagues. The author, Sutton, extensively discusses various aspects related to identifying and dealing with certified and temporary assholes in the workplace. He also highlights the importance of preventing oneself from becoming an asshole. The…

Arbitration Case: Discharge of Peter SeichekClosing StatementMr. Arbitrator, the termination of the employment of Mr. Seichek, by theWheelwright Corporation, was for his “sleeping on the job”. Lets examine thisstated reason – in the light of the evidence provided by witness testimony andcontained within Mr. Seichek’s personnel record. Mr. Holloday testified that he and Mr. White,…

Answer the following 15-mark question “A business is suffering from high labour turnover and absenteeism. Evaluate the potential causes of their high turnover & absenteeism and how they might reduce them. Labour turnover refers to the number of employees who leave and join an organisation over a specified time period, for example over a year….

Best Practice – Refers to business raciest that are regarded as the best or of the highest standard in the industry. Includes employment security, merit selection in hiring, extensive training and development, sharing information, pay based on performance and self-managed teams. Best Fit – A close relationship between HRS methods and the strategy of the…

INTRODUCTION The self-directed work team is an autonomous work unit capable of self-management. Such team has little need for direct supervision from managers; rather, the manager’s role is to meet the need of the team through the provision of resources, training and encouragement (Douglas & Gardner, 2004). The team is typically comprised of 5 to…

I. Point of View The group deemed to use Ms. May Allison’s point of view in the case. It is because she is the new first line manager and she has direct contact among the employees and operations of Section 10 or the Patterson Operation. As the new first line manager, she has the first…