...Different measures of analysis and comparison 4 2.1 Redeployment 4 2.2 Secondment 4 2.3 flexible working 5 2.4 Comparison 7 3. Strategic HRM 8 3.1 definition of the Strategic HRM 8 3.2 The extend of strategic HRM 8 3.2.1 HR outcomes with Harvard model 8 3.2.2 Vertical fit 9 3.2.3 Horizontal fit 9 4.0 Recommendation 10 4.1 Accept redeployment 10 4.2 Accept secondment 10 4.3 Accept flexible working 11 Reference List 13 Appendix 15 1. Introduction Standfast Insurance is to encounter a 25 million pounds budget deficit in the coming 5 years as a result of diminished market share. Apart from the budget deficit, the company is to encounter other challenges including the need to address rises in demand from customers. Therefore, in order to tackle the external and other influences, Standfast Insurance needs to come up with appropriate strategies. The company intends to improve quality and concurrently evade redundancy using a variety of strategies including redeployment, secondment and flexible working. This paper will start with literature review on redeployment, secondment and flexible working, after that it will give recommendations accompanied by examples of other companies. 2. Different measures of analysis and comparison 2.1 Redeployment The company will also conduct employee redeployment, an activity whereby workers are moved from one working environment to another. The reasons for reassignment will be to increase efficiency, to reduce costs...
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...Flexible Working Hours – Is it a win-win situation for both Employees and Organisations Flexible working hours is one of the most employee friendly schemes that have been recently employed by many organisations across the world to become benefit to their employees and a good work life balance. It gives a wide option for an employee to improve the quality of their work and provides a better choice of flexible timings. The increase in globalisation the companies don’t just work from 9 to 5. They also expect from their employees to spend more quality time. It gives an opportunity for the employers to measure the performance based on the final outcome rather than just the time spent by the employee to finish her/her work. This motivates the employees to think out of the box, work smartly to provide solutions. As the key motive for every employee is to retain the best talent in the company and increase the retention, this policy would be a key factor in helping to do the same. The most important fact for this policy to work successfully is that it has to be well structured so that the employee can take the benefit from it without using it for their own good. The shift to flexible working hours with a proper restructuring in the organisation will be a key success in increasing the productivity of the employees to meet the global demand and competition. Though the above point is debatable whether it actually a boon or a bane for the organisation, it has influenced the employees’...
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...Summary……………………………………………………………………… 1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Options for flexible scheduling Part-time……………………………………………………………………………3 Examples Flextime…………………………………………………………………………….3 Examples Job sharing……………………………………………………………………….. 4 Examples Working from home or satellite location………………………………………..4 Advantages……………………………………………………………………………….. 4-5 Disadvantages……………………………………………………………………………. 5-6 Solution/Conclusion……………………………………………………………………… 6-7 References………………………………………………………………………………... 8 Executive Summary The purpose of this proposal is to promote flexible scheduling in the workplace. Flexible scheduling means that employees are allowed to work at times that are more convenient to them. The challenge of balancing many responsibilities can cause employees to have trouble focusing, they can feel tired, and distracted. This in turn affects profitability by reducing productivity and performance. Flexible scheduling can assist both men and women balance work and personal obligations. In today’s society, the need for more flexibility has never been greater. Employees who find their lives enjoyable and fulfilling because they’re able to balance all obligations will be hardworking, loyal, and productive. Described in this document are four options for flexible scheduling as well as the pros and cons of flexible scheduling. Conflicts between home and work can create work-related stress. There is a great...
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...The PESTLE model consist of a 6 factors Political Factor, Economic Factor, Social Factor, Technological Factor, Environmental Factor, the PESTLE model is use to asses and analyze a firms future environment as a strategic management process [Worthington, I; & Britton, C. 2006;7] with PESTLE companies can plan a long run plan for the future of the company [Schuler, R. and Jackson, S. 2000; 112] so organization would use these external factors to their knowledge, as these factors would be of disadvantage to the company it could also be a strength if we knew how to take advantage of it. The Political factors of the PESTLE are factors that affect the employee’s regulation and working life for people [Bratton J. and Gold J, 2007]. Ferris and Judge (1991) pointed out that political influence is a risky in the environment because it is difference in every country and state for examples of Political factors are Government policies, Tax, Pension Plan, tariffs etc. example in the minimum wage in the employment in the U.K. for a person that is of age 21 or above at an hourly rate is £ 6.08 per hour, from the age of 18-20 is £4.98 per hour, £3.68 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18 and £2.60 - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship since October 2010, so HR personnel must be aware of the changes and be keep up to date. The 2nd Factor of the PESTLE model is the Economic Factor. Schuler,...
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...1 In this report the managing director is considering putting flexible hours in place, in all head departments. Reasonable research was done, firstly they received some feedback from other companies that have those hours in place, then working out what everybody’s work schedule and hours would be, also to see if credit banking and hours recorded would work out. Most managers were keen to get the new hours up and running, they thought this would improve the working motivation around staff members. It was discussed that if timetables, training and consultations were to begin then flexible working hours could be successful. 2 The main purpose of this report is to persuade the working party to allow flexible hours to be introduced into all head departments, this was considered by many managers as a benefit to the company for eg ‘’Most departmental managers were in favour of introducing a flexible working hour system, anticipating an improvement in both productivity and staff morale’’. Investigations were followed out to find out if it would affect things in the working environment with staff members for example ‘’over 35% of female staff are mothers with children of school age and would probably welcome the opportunity to fit their work around family responsibilities and according to seasonal daylight hours’’ This means that this would make the company more family orientated which is more appealing to current or new employees. The secondary purpose of this report is to inform...
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...24765_AUDIT_COMMISSION 8/3/07 09:31 Page 1 www.thetimes100.co.uk Flexible working patterns at the Audit Commission Introduction CURRICULUM TOPICS • Contemporary work patterns • Business activity • Human Resource management • Roles in an organisation Today’s working world is dramatically different from that of the past. Charles Handy in his book The Future of Work (1984), warned that the old patterns of work were breaking down and that new ways of working were on their way. He was right. Handy believed that modern organisations need to be flexible so that they can adapt quickly to the changing pressures that they face. Advances in information and communications technologies have helped many businesses to: i. provide opportunities for the business to become a more inclusive employer through the development of homeworking ii. motivate workers through more flexible work practices. This case study shows how the Audit Commission has developed and implemented flexible work practices to improve its services and meet the changing needs of its staff. The work of the Audit Commission is varied. An ‘audit’ has two main elements. It involves: i. a formal examination of a set of accounts to see if they are true and fair ii. a checking of quality and efficiency. The Audit Commission investigates services in the public sector. The finance for these services comes from taxes and other sources. It ensures that this money is used properly. The range of ...
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...operates professionally and effectively. The healthcare manager does not solely run the department alone. The manager’s subordinates are the backbone of any organization. The managers are responsible for motivating staff to perform job duties with minimum dysfunctions. Motivating staff is an important factor in improving job performance, keeping employee morale high, and maintaining an effective working environment. Management should adopt motivational methods that will encourage the staff to perform duties at the highest of expectations. The healthcare field is an extremely stressful and highly demanding field. Management should implement motivational methods, including incentive programs, alternative working arrangements, and clear polices regarding to rules and regulations. In an organization, employees share a common working environment; however, the goals, personal responsibilities, and lifestyles, of each employee differ from one to the next. Health care managers should communicate with employees individually and as a group in an attempt to understand the importance of working at their maximum potential. Communication is also important for the manager to understand what issues are preventing employees from performing duties at a maximum potential. “Active support from the management in such activities via resources, time, recognition, a clear vision and guidelines can positively influence the knowledge seeking and contribution behavior or individuals.” (2011 ). Adopting...
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...extreme situations. My desire is to get out of life everything i can, so i work hard, try to be honest, liable and efficient. I am ambitious, flexible, reliable, hard worker, team player. I am happy to work on my own as well as a member of team. I’m experienced at working in fast paced environments and always adapt quickly to new roles and challenges. I have an excellent eye for detail. Good team player and able to use own initiative to achieve company objectives. I have strong ability to pick up new skills quickly and hardworking attitude. I posses good communication skills, work well under pressure and have a good sense of humour. I can easily adapt and able to deal with different tasks on a daily basis. I am well-organised, self-motivated and responsible person, with good eye for details. I am able to work in a high pressurised environment while staying calm and confident at any situation. I am friendly, approachable and motivated individual. An enthusiastic and highly motivated individual works well in a team and on own initiative and able to demonstrate the dedication and commitment required to achieve objectives and meet deadlines. Enjoys being part of, as well as leading, a successful and productive team and thrives in highly pressurised and challenging working environments. I am easy communicating, enjoy working in team and have good communication skills. I am registered self-employed, subcontractor (domestic &...
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...outcomes On completion of this chapter you should be able to: understand the impact of globalisation; understand the move towards greater dynamism, complexity and uncertainty (turbulence) in the international business environment of most firms; speculate about the future prospects for organisations, individuals, governments and groups in society as a result of environmental turbulence; outline the nature of chaotic and turbulent environments and the implications of these for long-term planning and flexible working; reflect on the differences between predictable and unpredictable change and the implications of this for organisations; understand the characteristics of the advantages and drawbacks of flexible working; discuss the influences that the changing international business environment and, in particular, the trend towards flexible working, have upon individuals and groups in the social community; explore environmental scenarios; discuss the future role of government and understand the environmental forces acting on public sector organisations. Key concepts dynamism, complexity, uncertainty and turbulence predictable and unpredictable change chaos theory futurology long-term planning environmental scenarios and planning flexible working demographic time bomb social inclusion and exclusion interventionist and laissez-faire government. Chapter 9 Globalisation, challenges and changes 3 07 Dealing with unexpected changes Minicase 9.1 ...
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...Effects for Obesity Rondaski Burley Introduction to Sociology Professor Ricardo Toye June 6, 2015 Introduction. Obesity, once thought to be a little more than an unfortunate failure of will and self restraint, has much deeper and more complex roots. Genes clearly plays a role in driving an individual’s propensity to gain excess weight, as does environment. Early-life influences, beginning with the intrauterine environment and continuing through the first few years of life, also shape the trajectory of weight gain and body fat thoughtout the life course. Describe the effect that obesity in a childhood has had on you personally. We have all heard the stories about the happy fat person, right? Being obese comes with emotional downfalls as a kid as well as an adult. For overweight children as well as their parents, living with excess pounds can be heartbreaking. In its own way, the social stigma attached to being overweight can be as damping to a child as the physical dieases and conditions that often accompany obesity. You can probably see it in the eyes and hear it in the words of you own children. In a society that puts a premium on thinness, studies show that children as young as 6 years may associate negative sterotypes with exess weight and believe that a heavy child is simply less likiable. A contributing factor of obesesi ny years ago protestors took to the streets to ensure that women can have career opportunities equal to...
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...UK introducing flexibile working arrangements. Tutor Name: Debora Brito Student ID Number: 2253710 Date of Submission: Monday 9th May 2016 before 2 pm Content 1.1 Introduction——————————————————————————3 1.2 Background——————————————————————————3 1.3 Presentation of requirements——————————————————-4 * 1.3.1 Effects on employees————————————————————-4 * 1.3.2 Effects on employers————————————————————-4 * 1.3.2 Flexible working in SMEs——————————————————-4 2.0 Analysis———————————————————————————-5 * 2.1 Analysis of effects on employees———————————————-5 * 2.1.1 Advantages and disadvantages of employees—————————5 * 2.2 Analysis of effects on employers———————————————-5 * 2.2.1 Advantages and disadvantages of employers—————————5 * 2.3 Flexible working in SMEs——————————————————-6 3.1 Conclusion—————————————————————————-6 3.2 Recommendation——————————————————————-7 4.0 Reference—————————————————————————-8 1.1 Introduction Flexible working arrangements(FWAs) is defined as giving employees flexibility on how long, where and when they work(ILM,2013). It is also a way of working that suitable for the employees.Almost all large enterprises to provide flexible working, 95% of small and medium-sized...
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...about being controlled from the start of the job to the end. Efficient and effective teams with a leader that can encourage cooperation and motivate to get outcome as all are working toward the same goal. It is in everyone’s best attention to work together to the works success. Project management is appropriate to many businesses and organizations. Some basic industries that use project management include Information technology, telecommunication, construction, software development, banking, manufacturing, professional engineering and architecture, computers. Project management is important because tough budgets, reducing resources, limited time constraints, and competition to improve the methods we do business in the competitive environment. The great ability of project management makes it possible to focus on priorities, track and measure performance, overcome challenges and issues, become flexible enough to adjust to change and reach higher performance and a higher probability of success in each and every project. The challenges of project management most especially the high hopes from senior management combined with little or no hierarchical permission are powerful, but project managers can influence the entire path of an organization. Project management is very important in today's business environment when one considers the repercussions of the lack of good project management or when project management is not successful applied to projects. Here are some of the repercussions...
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...Page 1: Introduction The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) is one of the largest financial institutions in the world. It is a global business with a range of operations in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. RBS has centres in thirteen European countries, sixteen North American states and eight major Asia Pacific cities. RBS is one of the world's leading financial services companies providing a range of retail and corporate banking, financial markets, consumer finance, insurance, and wealth management services. It serves more than 36 million customers world-wide and employs more than 140,000 people.In addition to the provision of a full range of banking services under The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest brands, RBS also includes Citizens Financial Group, Ulster Bank Group, Coutts, Direct Line, Churchill and around 40 other brands. As a global business its operations are diverse. For example, in 2005, it bought a share in the Bank of China, China's second largest bank, opening up new opportunities such as a new credit card business. Taylor and the 'piece rate' Frederick W. Taylor (1911) was the creator of 'scientific management'. He felt that every job was measurable and each element of a job could be timed. All managers had to do was pay for every item the workers produced and they would work harder to get more money. This led to a long established pay scheme called the 'piece rate', where workers received a fixed amount for every unit of output. Schemes like this are...
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...and turnover was high. After the ROWE Program’s implementation, productivity has increased and voluntary turnover has decreased. Jody Thompson pioneered the Result-Only Work Environment (ROWE) in the Best Buy Corporation. This action was instrumental in introducing the concept of culture Rx. Culture Rx offered a customized consultancy services as per the needs of the clients with ROWE as its core philosophy. Organizational society depends upon the sharing of core values among the maximum numbers of people in any organization. There was minimum sharing of values among the employee members in the Best Buy managerial culture. The negative environment prevailing in the organizational premises inhibited the bonding among the human resource. There was not much time available for employees to interact with each other. A survey was conducted to know the attitude of staff participating in ROWE. It was found that their “feelings of pressure” and sense of “working hard” had killed their ability to take initiative and develop a participative culture. Lack of interaction due to scarcity of time, and too much of fixation with individual work had actually the stunted the growth and the background of insecurity prevailed in all the divisions of Best Buy. Creating a positive and friendly organizational environment is very important for the growth of any organization....
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...set, they should then at that time try to develop an assessments in order to identify and correct the potential problems that the organizations is experiencing. During this consultancy many different ideas were used to understand the scope of the company and its problems, including surveys, blogs, and interviews with employees. By using these methods and intervention techniques changes can be made to make the company more flexible and take the company to the top of the field again. Company Improvement Suggestions Organizational psychology within an organization helps to identify and correct various problems and issues in an organization. By conducting surveys the company can gain an understanding the employees perception of the company. Analyzing these different survey results helped determine the underlying causes of the company’s problems. By understanding the motivating factors of the employees it is easier to help the employees deal with problems they may face. (Jex, 2002) Another problem some company’s face is not being flexible enough or taking a...
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