...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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...February 24th 2014 Textbook chapter 13 Case Analysis: WORKING HOURS – A TEST CASE FOR FLEXIBILITY Questions 1- The Financial Times described British lobbying of the EP against the end of the opt-out in the working Time Directive as ‘a strategic defense of the UK’s liberal economic vision for Europe’ (FT, 12 May 2005, p.3) Explain and analyze this statement. How do you interpret this statement in terms of contrasting economic models in Europe and of the debate over labour market flexibility? I agree with the reasoning of having enough productive working hours. For instance the French 35 hours a week is a good example of how a society could be organized with less working time and still be productive. Quantity is not the key but quality is. It doesn’t matter how hard a country works for instance, most of the Chinese in foreign countries with business, work every holiday they don’t close their business. However Chinese economy is one of the most impressive economies now a day because of its fast growing. Conversely French’s economy has been a steady economy for years and they do work a lot less than the Chinese. 2- At the time of writing, agreement on the review of the working time directive has not been reached. Find out whether the review has been concluded. What does the struggle over the directive tell us about attitudes towards labour market flexibility? It tells us that there are different point of views and differences. Not everybody agrees with the...
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...Number of working hours- 9-5 Saturday 9-1 Probation- probation is of three months, within which employee performance is regularly monitored and evaluated. Incase the employee is not upto the mark he is not recommended for confirmation. In some cases task assigned to the employee is of more than three months only then probation oeriod may be extended. After probation period the only difference is that the employee becomes eligible for gratuity We don’t believe in working over time, employees that are efficient they don’t work overtime. Only for security people an extra premium is paid for overtime, factory workers work on a piece rate base. Annual leave is based on calendar days. Yes we have annual leave encashment policy, we encash 14 leaves annually. We don’t carry forward annual leaves. No we do not provide vacation bonus to our employees. We do not expect any staff reductions in the year 2013, actually we want to increase our staff in order to compete with bata and servis. Hush puppies has approximately only 1.5 percent share of the footwear market, which we want to increase as we are achieving 25 % growth in sales quarterly on our stores. No we don’t have a involuntary separation policy, as we do not fire employees, we aim to screen out incompatible employees during the probation stage. No we don’t have a severance pay policy. No there is no early retirement policy at firhaj, the retirement age is 60. We do not provide provident fund We provide gratuity. Any...
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...Should the standard working hour implemented in Hong Kong? Lee Ka Wai (123175) Hong Kong Shue Yan University Author Note This paper was prepared for English 211, section 13, taught by Dr. S. Jayawickrama. 16 December 2013 Abstract In recent year, the implement of standard working hour in Hong Kong are widely discussed by workers, the government, legislative councilors employers. The paper is showing the background about working hour of Hong Kong and other country like South Korea , The Great Britain, how do long working hours influent employees on 3 aspect: health ,social life and recreation ,productivity. Also showing how do implementing of standard working hour influent employees and employers. After all, suggestions of implementing the standard working hour will be shown in order to make the implement easy and slow to avoid the big responses from the employers. Background of Hong Kong and other country In 2012, BBC News writer Wesley Stephenson issued a essay “Who works the longest hours?” that showed the average working hour of most of major countries all over the world. Stephenson quoted the statistics of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that British, Germans and the Netherlands are having the least working hours that not more than 1,650 hours averagely and annually. “South Korea top with a whopping 2,193 hours,” (Wesley, 2012). However, Hong Kong workers are suffering in the highest working hours at 2,296 (Price and...
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...Is it really worthwhile to set up standard working hours in Hong Kong? – Defects of standard working hour system Introduction The standard working hour system is the most commonly implemented working hour system utilized by both developed and developing countries to protect the right of 4employees. As one of the economies in which the employees suffer the longest working hours, Hong Kong is now preparing to introduce the standard working hour system to protect employees. In addition to governments, Mattesini and Quintieri (2006) also consider it as an effective way to lessen the unemployment rate after their study on Italy during the great depression. However, the research of them may be limited. Thus this paper serves to argue that it is unwise for the Hong Kong government to establish the standard working hour system in Hong Kong because of the possible negative influence it may bring, for example, the negative effect on the economy, the increase in production cost, and the ineffectiveness to reduce the unemployment rate. The defects of the standard working hour system Increasing the production cost If standard working hour system is established, thus extra working time beyond the standard working hour is required to produce the same products. These hours could be accomplished by either inflicting overtime work on present workers or hiring additional workers. Either of the two alternatives would create odditional cost for employers. In another aspect, it seems that...
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...Sustaining Life in a Corporate Concrete Jungle Michael Pohling Abstract: This paper analyzes the staggeringly low fertility rate in Singapore and compares it to countries around the world. The research strives to find a highly statistically significant variable through simple linear regression analysis that attributes to the low fertility rate. The paper then provides a logical way to manipulate this variable to promote a sustainable fertility rate for the future growth and development of the country. 1. Introduction It is undeniable that the future of a country depends on the ability of the population to promote a healthy rate of economic and social growth through a sustainable fertility rate. This truth is particularly evident in the country of Singapore because the fertility rate directly attributes to the growth of the completely urban economic environment within the city-state. The estimated total fertility rate of .79 in Singapore is lower than any other country in the world (CIA 2013). This low and downward-trending figure is arguably the single most relevant concurrent issue within the city-state that will have direct negative impact on the economic and social longevity of the country if no solution is found. 2. Discussion and Analysis: Finding the root of the problem A low fertility rate is inherently a self-reinforcing effect in a developed society such as Singapore. As the birthrate falls, the population for each new generation that will mature...
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...1. A tap can fill an oil tank in 15 hours. After half the oil tank is filled, nine more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the oil tank completely? (a) 8 hrs 15 min (b) 3 hrs 45 min (c) 4 hrs (d) 4 hrs 15 min 2. Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hours and 12 hours respectively, while a third pipe empties the full tank m 20 hours. If all the three pipes operate simultaneously, in how much time will the tank be full? (a) 7 hrs 15 mm (b) 7 hrs 30 mm (c) 7 hrs 45 mm (d) 8 hrs 3.One tap can fill a water tank four times as fast as another tap. If together the two taps can fill the water tank in 30 minutes then the slower tap alone will be able to fill the water tank in ---------------- (a) 81 min (b) 108 min (c) 150 min (d) 192 min 4.A can do a piece of work in 15 days .B is 50% more efficient than A. Then B can finish it in (a)10 days (b) 7 1 /2 days (c) 12 days (d) 101/2 days 5. A does 20% less work than B. If A can finish a piece of work in 7 1 /2 hrs..Then B can finish it in (a) 5 hrs (b) 51 /2 hrs (c) 6 hrs (d) 61 /2 hrs 6.A work twice as fast as B. If both of them can together finish a piece of work in 12 days ,then b alone can do it in ? (a) 24 days (b) 27 days (c) 36...
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...Average weight of berries in truck 75 bbls Total Dumping capacity 5 * 75 * 60 / 7.5 = 3000 bbls/hr Holding Capacity Total capacity of bins numbered 1-16 250*16 = 4000 bbls Total capacity of bins numbered 17-24 250*8 = 2000 bbls Total capacity of bins numbered 25,26,27 400 * 3 = 1200 bbls Destoning Capacity 1500bbls/hr x 3 = 4500 bbls / hr Dechaffing capacity 1500bbls/hr x 3 = 4500 bbls / hr Drying Capacity 200bbls/hr x 3 = 600bbls/hr Therefore, we can see that the drying stage is the bottleneck. 5. Overtime issue on peak day: total wet berries in one peak day: 18340bbls x 70% = 12838bbls processing rate: 600bbls/hr (bottle neck) total working hours = 12838bbls / 600bbls/hr = 21.4 hrs overtime = 21.4hrs - 12hrs = 9.4 hrs. (We found that two shifts can help with the situation, which means that the workers will work 16 hours a day (7am-3pm, and 3pm - 11pm). And in this scenario, overtime should be 21.4 hrs - 16hrs = 5.4hrs.) 6. Truck waiting We assume that trucks starts arriving at 7am, and we already knew the bottle neck will be the drying stage only for wet berries, so Inventory piled up rate = rate of wet berries needed to be processed - processing rate of bottle neck = 18340bbls x 70% / 12 hrs - 600bbls/hr = 1070bbls / hr - 600bbls / hr = 470bbls / hr (a barrel of cranberries weighs 100lbs) And we know bins #17 - #27 (total 11 bins) can hold 3200bbls, so we can get how long wet berries will be filled in the bins. 3200bbls / 470bbls/hr = 6.8 hrs, which...
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...company – any resemblance to a real corporation is co-incidental. Case facts are for discussion only and are not intended to be a demonstrator of correct or incorrect handling of management situation. As the President of your fledgling startup - Optimal Software, you have to make a decision tomorrow on where to allocate your resources. Optimal has been working on two projects – one in the Business Intelligence (BI) Domain and the other in the Retail vertical. With both of these domains now in the popular limelight, you can earn a good profit per hour for projects in both these areas. BI projects can earn USD 97.50 per module in profits and Retail projects can earn USD 95.00 per module. BI modules usually require 10 hours of Systems Analysis and 40 hours of programming, while the Retail modules require 20 hours of Systems Analysis and 30 hours of programming. Each of these two types of projects relies primarily on two types of resources – Systems Analysts and Programmers. You currently have 3 systems analysts on your payroll and 6 programmers. Your company policy dictates that people will work for 200 hours per month. Presuming that market demand is not a bottleneck at this stage – and that every dollar counts for your new startup, how should you allocate resources to the two domain areas so as to maximize your revenue. 12 modules of BI and 24 modules of retail vertical will give the maximum revenue of $3450 BI ...
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...ENG101 : IDIOMS AND PROVERBS LIST Nature: Land Sayings The following nature sayings contain references to land features and mostly describe negative situations. 1. to beat around the bush – to be indirect; to avoid coming to the point 2. between a rock and a hard place – a difficult situation 3. Can’t see the forest for the trees. – to look too closely at small details and not see the whole picture 4. clear as mud – unclear, confusing 5. down to earth – practical and realistic 6. to make a mountain out of a molehill – to over exaggerate the severity of a situation 7. slippery slope – a course leading to disaster or destruction Water Sayings These English proverbs that include references to different forms of water describe both good and bad situations. 1. to break the ice – to make a beginning in some undertaking or enterprise; to break through cold reserve or stiffness; to begin an initial conversation with a new unknown person 2. in deep water – in big trouble 3. a drop in the ocean – a quantity bearing an infinitesimally small proportion to the whole 4. to go with the flow – to act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns with an attitude of calm acceptance 5. to make waves – to cause trouble 6. on thin ice – in a dangerous, hazardous, or delicate situation; at risk; in an unsafe, difficult, or vulnerable situation 7. tip of the iceberg – when there are bigger problems that it seems 8. up...
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...deals, you can plan out a good budget so that you save money, and you can plan out your trips to save gas and time math is used to predict the future - if you can do simple math, you can figure out what your grade average will be, how long it will take to save up for that new laptop, and when to buy or sell stocks and make a killing on the market math helps you play sports - what, you didn't think jocks had to study math? How else can you keep score, figure out the odds, calculate a batting average or basket percentage, and decide which yard line your team is on? Developing good study habits is crucial for any student pursuing higher education, but it is of particular importance to working learners. University of Phoenix provides its students with a robust support network that enables working learners to make the most of their existing skills and also boost their ability to be self-disciplined, self-directed, and ultimately successful in their degree programs. “Forming effective study habits is critical to a student’s success,”...
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...the team. As I see your overall customer service being at the top of the line. I have come to understand that the number one goal should be customer service. Once you meet or exceed this particular expectation, everything within your scope of responsibilities falls in place. Once again, I would like to thank you for being part of the team, and for demonstrating your abilities to be an exemplary employee. Adrian, this month you averaged 9.5 points per hour. Your new yearly average is 9.2 points per hour. The team average is 8.7 points per hour and the Department of average is currently 9.1 points per hour. Again, based on your CSAT and rework, customer service, and on time guarantee, your production seems to follow right in place where needs to be. Just so you know, this year goal in production is 9.5 points per hour. Again, I understand that if you continue doing what you are already doing, your production will continue to fall in place as it has in the past. Adrian, you have come a long way from the day you started working with our team. Last year you grow professionally in a substantial way. You are now a technician level 5. Your efforts are paying off and your ambition and determination continues to be a motivator to grow within the company. Your professionalism, among your fellow technicians and cross functional departments have helped you grow not only as a technician but as a person. I have no doubt, that if you continues this level of performance, there is no limit...
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...identity in seconds by taking a 3-D reading of the size and shape of the employee’s hand. This hand scanner will not only save the company money, but it is also cost efficient because it will cut down on fraud and the use of the “buddy system.” It will make it impossible for other employees to clock in their co-worker friends that might be running a little behind that day, or clock them out at the end of their shift if a co-worker friend would like to leave a little early one day. HR can benefit greatly by the hand scanner because it will help them with calculating payroll, time, and attendance, it will also make it easier to keep up with all that information. They won’t have the issue of an employee saying they worked 50 hours, but only got paid for 40 hours, because that employee will have to be present, scan their hand in order to be counted as being at work for that day. Many businesses can benefit from the Biometric hand scanner system,...
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...Chapter 3: Process flow measures 3.3 Solutions to the Chapter Questions Discussion Question 3.1 The opposite of looking at average is looking at a specific flow unit’s flow time, and the inventory status and instantaneous flow rate at a specific point in time. Because flow times change from flow unit to flow unit, it is better to look at the average over all flow units during a period of time. Similar for inventory and throughput. [pic] Discussion Question 3.2 In practice, one often tracks inventory status periodically (each day, week, or month). Flow rate is typically also tracked periodically (even more frequently than inventory status because it directly relates to sales). It then is easy to calculate the average of those numbers to obtain average inventory and throughput during a period. In contrast, few companies track the flow time of each flow unit, which must be done to calculate the average flow time (over all flow units during a given period). [pic] Discussion Question 3.3 First, draw a process flow chart. Second, calculate all operational flows: throughput, inventory, and flow time for each activity. Third, calculate the financial flow associated with each activity. If the activity incurs a cost (or earns a revenue), the cost or revenue rate is simply the throughput times the unit cost or revenue. If the inventory incurs a holding cost, the inventory cost rate is simply the average inventory times the unit holding cost. Fourth,...
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...in some areas and in others not so good. At first I thought Niky Wardley, the character Anita McCracken, was over acting but u then realized that that was supposed to be the kind of character she was; boastful. At some point in time Poppy’s back was shown to the audience. I liked the character Samantha McCracken. Her part was played very well. I noticed in the end and beginning she sat by herself when any social gathering was going on. Due to her drug use she blocked everything out and stood closed off. Next time they should make the character meaning clearer and work on blockage during practice. The set design was beautiful. It was a full two story house with everything you would find in a house. There was a bathroom and kitchen with working and drinkable water, a...
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