One of the difficult tasks managers face is the laying off employees. This can be a difficult decision with many implications. In the scenario, imagine yourself in the role of a human resource manager for a 500-member technology company. Your directive is a permanent staff reduction of two individuals. Below is information concerning the individuals you must consider.
Discuss what you will do
You want to support team goals and objectives through fulfilling your own contributions as well as assist and support others in their contributions.
*As a role of a human resource manager, the directive is a permanent staff reduction of the two individuals. My job is the permanent staff reduction of two individuals It is very difficult to make me a decision any way I am suggesting the two names
a. Gabriella S, Hispanic female:
Criteria: When comparing with the other employees her evaluations have been good to average.History of a lawsuit against the company for the promotion
b.Mallorie S, Causacian female :
Criteria: According to her experience (employed with your department for two years).She has been on a short-term disability and is expected to return in 21 weeks that results in the effects of her attendance and that affects the productivity of the organization.
*Possible options or alternatives of downsizing:
Downsizing is actually is an unpleasant situation. Before laying off the employees first we have to consider how much the lay off's cost will company in the long run.
a. Exchange workers with other employers
b.Institute shorter work weeks
c.Consider a virtual office
d.Exchange with the staff who are not on the list and wish for lay off
*To assist the two individuals we can consider Mathew.P, age 30, He got a plane accident when returning from a business trip for the company. As a result of the accident he has become disabled and is wheel-chair bound. His performance evaluation is above average in the past four years.
In this present, scenario we can prevent the lay off of the first two individuals here we can consider Mathew P. For Mathew P we can choose the alternative method to prevent the lay off by considering a virtual office. thus he can work at home. Off the shelf software packages or keeps tabs can bridge the internet and thus by allowing for video-conferencing with employees.
By this way, we can prevent paying severance/Pay off, alienating employees and risking litigation, morale hit of the employees.
One of the main facts is that we can prevent the cost of recruiting and training new employees
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