BusinessWorld
June 4, 2021 | 12:01 am
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âm the human resource (HR) manager of a small factory. Last week, I received separate verbal complaints of sexual harassment against a department manager. The complaints were raised by three female agency clerks who reported at least eight incidents in the recent past. The cases were against their 52-year-old boss who is a key executive in our operations. He has invented a key formula for our products and has kept it close to his chest. After hearing the complainants, I immediately informed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who told me to ignore the complaints and offer settlements to the complainants. The CEO also told me to request the manpower agency handling them to immediately transfer the two clerks to other companies. Personally, and being a woman, I donât like the idea as it runs counter to my convictions. What can I do? â Pearly Shell.
BusinessWorld
May 28, 2021 | 12:01 am
was pirated from a business process outsourcing company (BPO)
to head the human resource (HR) department of a medium-sized factory. During my first two months, I encountered policies and practices that I found unnecessary and unproductive. Top of my list is the perfect attendance award and the 15-minute grace period before the workers are recorded as tardy. May I have your insights on this? Blue Whale.
A parish received a small gift box, which included a card that read: “Enclosed you will find a check for $5,000 to be used as a memorial for….”
The person who sent it forgot to sign the note and to enclose the check. There were no further details except for one clue. The card had a gold tint on the back with the words “Published by the Alzheimer’s Foundation.”
How to find and hire scarce, hot talent BusinessWorld 3 hrs ago A proud grandmother told her neighbors about her five-year-old granddaughter. Noticing something wrong with the way the girl was wearing her shoes, the grandmother told her: “Honey, you have your shoes on the wrong feet.” The child looked down and replied: “But, Grandma. What can I do? These are the only feet I’ve got.”
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e are a small, five-year-old factory that manufactures inexpensive but effective detergents for home and industrial use. Our challenge is how to discover, attract, and hire licensed chemists because our turnover is high. Could you please give us some advice? Orange Juice.
BusinessWorld
May 14, 2021 | 12:01 am
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’m planning to leave my current job for greener pastures. I’ve been in this company for 10 years without any significant adjustment in my pay package. More than the material reward, I’d like to “breathe fresh air” and change my work environment for the better. Should I join the job market now? Stumbling Block.
Two men were sailing on a small boat in the open sea when suddenly big waves began to rock their fragile boat. One of them began to pray:
“O dear Lord, I’ve broken many of your commandments. I drink a lot, I curse, I steal, and I’ve coveted my neighbor’s wife.
BusinessWorld
May 7, 2021 | 12:01 am
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’m an engineer tasked with performing the Human Resources (HR) function for our small company. Obviously, I have no technical background to perform my current assignment. The HR departments of our client-companies are headed by people with psychology, business management, accounting, and law degrees. I’m getting cold feet knowing this, though I try to do my best, except that I can’t understand how psychology can be applied to managing people. Could you please give me some examples? Round Peg.
Psychiatrists say that in the process of thinking, blood is drawn from the feet to the brain, suggesting that this may explain why, when we think very long and hard about something, we get cold feet. Some people like you may quibble about doing something that is not in line with your training. There’s nothing wrong with that.