...The Reaction of Staff to the Effects caused by the Restructuring Exercise Restructuring may be regarded as a significant modification made to the debt, operations or structure of a company. This type of corporate action is usually made when there are significant problems in a company, which are causing some form of financial harm and putting the overall business in jeopardy. The hope is that through restructuring, a company can eliminate financial harm and improve the business. (Investopedia). Many may term restructuring to be an organizational change. According to George & Jones Organizational Change may be defined as the movement of an organization away from its present state and toward some desired future state to increase its effectiveness. Change is inevitable; because of this McNamara postulates that there as there are different types of organizational change these include: * planned versus unplanned, * organization-wide versus change primarily to one part of the organization * incremental versus transformational The Public Sector Transformational Unit was formed by the government to lead and facilitate the implementation of the restructuring of the ministries in the Public Sector; therefore one could make the assumption that this was a planned change. With this premise, JMAN Business Consultants have been acquired by the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU) to highlight the effects of this restructuring exercise on the employees in the Education...
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...As we all know, Mexican investors have bought the Jamaica Grande property in Ocho Rios and are said to be investing some US$50 million in renovating, expanding and modernising the property. Over 2,000 Jamaicans have obtained employment on the site. Concerns have been expressed about the number of Mexicans who are being employed on the site. There has also been a multiplicity of complaint by workers and subcontractors on the site regarding pay, terms of employment, and conditions of employment. The situation deteriorated to the point where there was confrontation on the property, which saw Mexican workers running away from Jamaicans in fear of their lives. There are also scenes of Jamaican workers violently breaking down the fence to the property and damaging and destroying areas of the fence and other items belonging to the investors. Politicians were not to be left out, and so we saw images of a politician who claimed to have intervened to resolve the disputes. This politician was shown on television assuring workers that "you will get your pay today". A bone of contention by several peopel and entities is that the Mexicans are seeking work permits for 300 of their workers. The contention of the workers, trade unions and some politicians is that the Mexicans should not be allowed as many as 300 workers. The Mexican investors have made it clear that they have "special finishers" who are used on all their projects to finish them at a standard that is kept uniformly...
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...JAMAICA TRANSPORT HORACE M. WHITE AMERICAN MILITARY UNIVERSITY HRMT600 Human Resource Management Overall planning context Like all Organizations, Jamaica Transport (KIN) constantly has to adapt to external and internal changes. External changes such as economic situations, increased global commerce, new security threats or emerging environmental priorities impact directly on the organization’s business and HR plans. Internal changes, such as the need to carry out the organization’s business differently through risk management systems or a shrinking pool of skilled employees in our workforce, have equally important impacts on KIN’s business and HR plans. KIN must ensure that its current and future work, workforce and workplace are properly aligned and integrated with its goals and priorities. It has become clear that the organization’s most critical challenge is to recruit and retain the skilled workforce required to keep pace with change. This is further complicated by retirements, which bring loss of expertise, particularly among managers, as well as professional and technical employees. However, it is important to note that given the recent shift in the economic situation, the risk associated with these challenges might be diminished. Living in a changing environment brings new opportunities that might be reflected in the need to adjust and realign KIN’s focus and strategies. This reality requires strategic responses through a rigorous and...
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...The current model of tourism has a negative impact on the environment of Jamaica. This model is based on the construction of resorts, which require engineering solutions in order to construct buildings a few meters away from the high water mark. The increase in construction in the coast providing short term and low skilled employment is seen as sustainable economic activity. However when the construction has ended the workers cannot be employed. In Jamaica and several other Caribbean countries, what actually occurs is the development of the tourism industry is subsidized by the government. Jamaica, is trying to make the best out of this, taking everything out of the environment and causing damage to their land that sometimes can be permanent. Not only do they use up their natural resources to support the growing tourism industry, but they also deprive local population of what is theirs. It is sad to see how developing countries try to stay afloat in this competitive world, how they are pressured to do everything and anything so that they could be economically one step up from where they were before. All they do is taking without putting much back in. It doesn't work that way; in fact, everything and everybody in some way depend on one another. Pros • The generation of foreign exchange • The creation of new job and employment opportunities • New infrastructure which is available for non-tourism uses. • Renovation of historic sites as touristic attractions ...
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...THOUGHT PAPER – INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 1 Critical Analysis of Recruitment and Selection Policies at Telecoms Jamaica Limited Dwight S. Williams ID: 20122939 Managing Human Resources (HRM609) Due Date: April 16th, 2013 College of Graduate Studies University College of the Caribbean Worthington Avenue Campus THOUGHT PAPER – INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Abstract This paper examines the recruitment and selection policies and practices at Telecoms Jamaica 2 Limited. It provides an overview of the organization in terms of its size, type of operations, types of employees, etc. A critical analysis of the existing policies and practices is provided along with recommendations to address the observed deficiencies in the practices and policies. Justifications for the recommendations are also provided along with some expected benefits to be derived from implementing these recommendations. Various challenges may arise even after implementing the recommendations so risk mitigating actions are also suggested. 2 THOUGHT PAPER – INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 3 Critical Analysis of Recruitment and Selection Policies at a Telecommunications Company Introduction Recruitment and selection of workers and management in a company are two of the most critical processes to the success of a business and should be integral in its business strategy. It can be quite challenging to determine from a pool of candidates which one will be the best fit in an organization’s culture. It becomes...
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...The government of Jamaica has announced that it hopes to gain major foreign investment and create many jobs through the development of a ‘logistics hub’. The government believes that Jamaica’s geographical position will allow it to become an important part of the global value chain by serving at least some of the estimated 12,500 ships that will be passing through the Panama Canal as of 2015. According to information published on the government’s official website: With major investments and global partnerships, Jamaica will become: • The transhipment and air cargo logistics hub of the Western Hemisphere • The Caribbean’s strategic handling point for bulk commodities • The Latin America and Caribbean centre for aviation-related maintenance repair and overhaul and ship repair and dry docking The revelation that the Jamaican government was involved in talks with the Chinese with a view to establishing a logistics hub on Goat island unleashed a firestorm of controversy. Environmental groups, including a group of scientists from The University of the West Indies, strongly condemned the proposal, pointing out that Goat Island was a part of the Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA) and that if the government went forward with this proposal they would be breaking conventions signed with international environmental agencies. Members of the surrounding community, some of whom made their living from fishing came out strongly against the proposal pointing out that it would severely...
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...Industrial Relations Climate Working Conditions – Jamaica has established a declining unemployment rate, which does not necessarily means opportunities for workers are increasing. It is understood that those leaving the workforce to retire are older, more highly skilled workers, while those entering the workforce are younger and unskilled. In Jamaica, job training and secondary education is generally poor, hence the younger workforce cannot expect high paying jobs. Unemployment is particularly high among women and younger workforce. Trade Unions Labour unions existed in Jamaica before political parties came into being: the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union was formed in 1938 to protect the rights of workers. The government of Jamaica supports workers rights convention supported by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and has set conditions governing industrial and human relations, established minimum wage standards, and protected low-wage workers from income tax. Additionally, these benefits are provided: social security benefits, which include a retirement pension, food stamps, employment injury, rehabilitation and training. Despite the protection offered by unions and government regulations, conditions for workers in Jamaica are not ideal. Labour actions, strikes, slowdowns and protest have frequently disturbed worked life. The education and training system is Jamaica is of such low quality that few workers have the skills to secure higher paying skilled...
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...transferring their population growth (Mittelman 2000: 60). In addition, the loss of highly educated individuals from the Caribbean was due to the brain drain and the question of migration and remittances and if they could improve the standards of living for the individuals, their families and communities hence, aiding in the development of the region at large. The issue of migration and development has health and security risks associated with it for instance, HIV/AIDS and the increase in deportees into the Caribbean. Emigration in the Caribbean has occurred in two waves. The first wave occurred in the 1950s and 1960s in the Western economies during the post World War II which was a result of improved standards of living by finding full employment and lack of work in unskilled and semiskilled jobs. The second wave was due to the outcome of global economic restructuring and both economic and social decline in Caribbean countries. Emigration in the Caribbean led to the increasing need of domestic workers, teachers, nurses and doctors in Northern countries. There have also been political reasons for Caribbean migration as exemplified by the case of the Cuban Mariel boatlift in 1980 and the “rafters crisis” of 1994 as well as the...
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...HND Hospitality Management UNIT 39 - TOURIST DESTINATIONS LO3 -Understand how the characteristics of destinations affect their appeal to tourists. LO4 –Understand issues likely to affect the popularity of tourist destinations. [pic] [pic] Name: Carole Lewis TABLES OF CONTENTS PAGES Details of the topic 1 Name ID number Date of submission Contents page 2 3.1) Compare the appeal of current leading tourist destinations with that 3 of currently developing tourist destinations. 3.2) Evaluate how characteristics of a tourist destination affect its appeal 4 4.1) Analyse issues that affect the popularity of tourist destination 4 4.1) Analyse issues that affect the popularity of tourist destination (cont’d) 5 4.2) Discuss the potential for responsible tourism to enhance the host community at 5 worldwide tourist destinations 4.2) Discuss the potential for responsible tourism to enhance the host community at 6 worldwide tourist destinations (cont’d) References ...
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...CLINICAL ASSESSMENT Identifying Information: Peter Sheridan is a 46 year old, straight, married male that is employed as an insurance agent for a local insurance company where he resides. He attended and finished high school and college in the U.S.A. He was referred this worker, because there of an incident involving his wife, Angela and their son, Thomas in Jamaica. The family composition is composed of their son, Thomas who is 14 and on the report shown a daughter, named Miranda or Megan who is deceased aged of 1 year and 5 months as I assume. It had been experienced that there were previous cases of domestic violence that happened last year or prior. 2. Presenting Problem: On the initial report, it has indicated that Peter is present...
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...Life and Death the Movie Response After its independence from British colonial control and support in 1962, Jamaica struggled until it was almost wiped out financially by the gas and oil price wars of the early 1970s. Life and Death is a film about the conditions in Jamaica and its struggles. The movie starts with the images of its beautiful beaches on a sunny day and the arrival of a group of American tourist. The commentator stated that the City of arrival is Montego Bay and not Kingston Jamaica, which is the largest city and the capital, she also stated that the only document that is required to enter the country is a Driver license contrary of the majority of countries around the world that require a Pass port. However, what many people who travel to this country don't see is the high level of poverty, and vast sense of human desperation and hopelessness. As you arrive in Montego Bay, you can exchange currency at the airport and there is a shuttle driver waiting to take you to your destination. Due to Jamaica was under British colony everyone drives on the left side of the street and not on the right. The Shuttle toke them through some narrow street and poor neighborhoods which show some of the conditions the people of the island live in and base on the narrator some of them has no running water or sewerage... The prime minister during that time was Michael Manley, and he was talking about the approached to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure sovereignty...
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...Jamaica 1 Overview of Country Jamaica is an island nation in the West Indies. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston. It lies about 480 miles south of Florida and is the third largest island in the Caribbean Sea. The only two island that are larger that is Cuba and Hispaniola. (The World Book Encyclopedia vol 11) Jamaica was inhabited by the Arawak Indians, who were the first people to live in Jamaica named the island Xaymaca, which means land of wood and water. They based their communites on fishing, hunting, and small scale cultivation of cassava. Due to the appearance of the Spanish the Arawak Indians disappeared in 70-80 years. The disruption of the economic system, new diseases, and migration decimated the population. When the Spanish took over the island they were disappointed with the absence of gold on the island the Spanish used Jamaica as a base for supporting the conquest of the Americas, with its treasures of gold and silver. (www.jamaicans.com) In 1655, Jamaica was captured by the British expedition led by Admirals Penn and Venables and they gain possession in 1670. It was very little the Spanish did to defend it from the British because of lack of gold and silver. They fight African slaves which they called Maroons. The British and Maroons signed a peace treaty in 1738. Sugar became the major crop, and the island ranked as it’s most important slave market in the Western...
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...Table of Contents Abstract INTRODUCTION: * Rationale * Problem Statement * Main Purpose of Study ……………………………………………………………. * General objectives * Specific Objectives * Hypothesis/Research Questions LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS................... METHODOLOGY/RESEARCH DESIGN * Scope and Limitations …………………………………………………………….. * Procedures * Data Sources * Budget....................................................................................................................... * Instruments * Budget ……………………………………………………………………………... Results and Discussion ……………………………………………………………………. * SWOT Audit ………………………………………………………………………. * SWOT Matrix …………………………………………………………………….. Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………… Summary and Conclusion References Appendices Abstract Extensive importation of foreign products continues to cripple the Jamaican economy. The country imports just about everything as such this limits the amount of foreign exchange that could contribute effectively to the country’s development. The importation of paper is an area of concern which we believe must receive careful attention and must be seriously addressed. Paper is a resource that is utilized daily in many operations if not all and this precious resource has to be imported from other countries while the resources available in the country which could be adequately utilized in producing...
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...If implemented effectively, this re-positioning of Jamaica will favorably impact individuals and firms at all levels and in the process, provide a major and long-term platform for growth in virtually all areas of our economy What really is the Logistics Hub? According to Jamaica Chambers, Logistic is that part of the supply chain management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient and effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customer’s requirements. The proposed transformation of Jamaica into a world-class logistics centre is unquestionable the most ambitious and far reached project on which this nation has engaged since we became an independent state over 50 years ago. If implemented effectively, this re-positioning of Jamaica will favorably impact individuals and firms at all levels and in the process, provide a major and long-term platform for growth in virtually all areas of our economy. Hence, since the introduction of the Logistic Hub the Jamaica Government has been seeking a suitable location to implement and develop the logistic site. The most suitable location according to research was identified as the Goat...
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...CXC Caribbean Examination Council School Based Assessment (S.B.A) 2014 Name: Tasheika King School: Port Antonio High School Centre #: ____10097_________ Candidate #: ____1440______________ Teacher: Miss Raymond Table of Contents Titles Pages Acknowledgement ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Statement of the Problem ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Research Questions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Method of Investigation………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Instrument Used to Collect Data…………………………………………………………………………………………… Procedure used to collect Data……………………………………………………………………………………………… Presentation and Explanation of Data ………………………………………………………………………………….. Interpretation and Analysis of Data………………………………………………………………………………………. Findings………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Recommendation and Implementation Strategy…………………………………………………………………… Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Acknowledgement They are a few persons the researcher owes a great deal of gratitude for the successful completion of this study. Firstly, the researcher would like to share her gratitude to the residence of Fellowship for their cooperation...
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