CASE 8
Child refugees in Turkey making clothes for UK shops.
It is ethically and legally wrong, what the companies are doing, by using refugees as workers in their factories, and paying them under minimum wage. They are also people, so you can't treat them like disposable products. Companies need to own up to what they've done, and not just lie and say that they haven't done anything wrong. (BBC, 24.10.2016.)
'Heads should roll' British Airways IT failure 'was made worse because inexperienced staff outsourced to India didn't know how to launch back-up system'
A lot of people got stranded in London during a bank holiday, because British Airways had outsourced their IT support. If the IT staff outsourced to India had known how to start the backup system there wouldn't had been a problem. (Collins, D. 28.5.2017.)
Apple has China labor problems - again
Apple is under fire form en NGO for terrible working conditions through out their supply chain. Spread throughout Apple's suppliers are low wages, excessive overtime, dangerous conditions, including more things, that break the Chinese laws and Apple's own supplier guidelines. It's not only Apple who uses the factory that is not treating their employees right, but other electronic companies too. Apple tends to receive the most attention, because of their high profile, even though the company tends to direct more attention and resources to overseas labor issues than many of its competitors. (Sherman, E. 29.7.2013.)
Ranking & reviews best HR consulting firms
Why you need and HR consultant in your company. For your company to be developed further, by an outside person. They develop the healthcare and benefits. Help the company with a merger and acquisition. Help with general communication and employee behavior issues. They can help to outsource talent.
How to select the HR consultancy firm:
Reputation is key, do your research on different companies. Listen to recommendations. Check the certifications, this is very important. Check publications and ask them for references. (AdvisoryHQ, 2018.)
Managing Human Resources Chapter 1:
Meeting present and emerging strategic human resource challenges
human resource strategy - a way that a company uses human resources to keep an edge against their competitors in the marketplace.
human resource tactic - a certain hr policy or program that helps a company to better their strategic goal.
Environmental challenges - External things that effect the company's performance, but are out of the managements control.
Organizational challenges - Internal problems that concerns the company.
Decentralization - Moving responsibility away from the central office, closer to where the attention is needed.
Downsizing - reducing a company's workforce to better its bottom line.
Organizational culture - Basic assumptions shared by members of a company.
Outsourcing - Using an outside company for workforce specialized in a certain field.
Individual challenges - Problems specific to a certain employee.
Productivity - the value of a specific employee to the company.
Ability - the competence to perform a job.
Quality of work like - The measure of the safety how satisfied an employee feels with their job.
Brain drain - the loss of a very talented employee to the competitors or a start-up.
The challenges of strategic HR planning: maintain a competitive advantage, reinforce overall business strategies, try to not concentrate as much on day to day small problems, cope with the environment, secure managements commitment, put the strategic plan into action. (Gomez-Mejia, L.R., Balkin, D.B. and Cardy, R.L. 2016. pp. 29-64.)
Sources:
AdvisoryHQ, 2018. Ranking & reviews best best HR consulting firms. URL: https://www.advisoryhq.com/articles/hr-consulting-firms/ Accessed: 23.4.2018.
BBC, 24.10.2016. Child refugees in Turkey making clothes for UK shops. URL: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37716463 Accessed: 23.4.2018.
Collins, D. 28.5.2017. 'Heads should roll' British Airways IT failure 'was made worse because inexperienced staff outsourced to India didn't know how to launch back-up system'. The Sun. URL: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3669536/british-airway-it-failure-outsourced-staff/ Accessed: 24.4.2018.
It is ethically and legally wrong, what the companies are doing, by using refugees as workers in their factories, and paying them under minimum wage. They are also people, so you can't treat them like disposable products. Companies need to own up to what they've done, and not just lie and say that they haven't done anything wrong. (BBC, 24.10.2016.)
'Heads should roll' British Airways IT failure 'was made worse because inexperienced staff outsourced to India didn't know how to launch back-up system'
A lot of people got stranded in London during a bank holiday, because British Airways had outsourced their IT support. If the IT staff outsourced to India had known how to start the backup system there wouldn't had been a problem. (Collins, D. 28.5.2017.)
Apple has China labor problems - again
Apple is under fire form en NGO for terrible working conditions through out their supply chain. Spread throughout Apple's suppliers are low wages, excessive overtime, dangerous conditions, including more things, that break the Chinese laws and Apple's own supplier guidelines. It's not only Apple who uses the factory that is not treating their employees right, but other electronic companies too. Apple tends to receive the most attention, because of their high profile, even though the company tends to direct more attention and resources to overseas labor issues than many of its competitors. (Sherman, E. 29.7.2013.)
Ranking & reviews best HR consulting firms
Why you need and HR consultant in your company. For your company to be developed further, by an outside person. They develop the healthcare and benefits. Help the company with a merger and acquisition. Help with general communication and employee behavior issues. They can help to outsource talent.
How to select the HR consultancy firm:
Reputation is key, do your research on different companies. Listen to recommendations. Check the certifications, this is very important. Check publications and ask them for references. (AdvisoryHQ, 2018.)
Managing Human Resources Chapter 1:
Meeting present and emerging strategic human resource challenges
human resource strategy - a way that a company uses human resources to keep an edge against their competitors in the marketplace.
human resource tactic - a certain hr policy or program that helps a company to better their strategic goal.
Environmental challenges - External things that effect the company's performance, but are out of the managements control.
Organizational challenges - Internal problems that concerns the company.
Decentralization - Moving responsibility away from the central office, closer to where the attention is needed.
Downsizing - reducing a company's workforce to better its bottom line.
Organizational culture - Basic assumptions shared by members of a company.
Outsourcing - Using an outside company for workforce specialized in a certain field.
Individual challenges - Problems specific to a certain employee.
Productivity - the value of a specific employee to the company.
Ability - the competence to perform a job.
Quality of work like - The measure of the safety how satisfied an employee feels with their job.
Brain drain - the loss of a very talented employee to the competitors or a start-up.
The challenges of strategic HR planning: maintain a competitive advantage, reinforce overall business strategies, try to not concentrate as much on day to day small problems, cope with the environment, secure managements commitment, put the strategic plan into action. (Gomez-Mejia, L.R., Balkin, D.B. and Cardy, R.L. 2016. pp. 29-64.)
Sources:
AdvisoryHQ, 2018. Ranking & reviews best best HR consulting firms. URL: https://www.advisoryhq.com/articles/hr-consulting-firms/ Accessed: 23.4.2018.
BBC, 24.10.2016. Child refugees in Turkey making clothes for UK shops. URL: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37716463 Accessed: 23.4.2018.
Collins, D. 28.5.2017. 'Heads should roll' British Airways IT failure 'was made worse because inexperienced staff outsourced to India didn't know how to launch back-up system'. The Sun. URL: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3669536/british-airway-it-failure-outsourced-staff/ Accessed: 24.4.2018.
Gomez-Mejia, L.R.,
Balkin, D.B. and Cardy, R.L. 2016. Managing Human Resources. Global Edition
8/E. Pearson, pp. 29-64.
Sherman, E. 29.7.2013. Apple has China labor problems - again. CBS News. URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-has-china-labor-problems-again/ Accessed: 24.4.2018.
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