CALIFORNIA CREDIT LIFE INSURANCE
CASE WAC
Problem Analysis
MOTIVATION OF SOME LEADING TO DEMOTIVATION OF SOME FOLLOWED BY DISCRIMINATION
Through analyzing the California Credit Life Insurance Group it could be seen that the company is facing some serious issues regarding the gender biases within the company. Though the management believes in equal employment opportunity EEO, the executives have faced some issues related to sexual discrimination which is turning into bad reputation for the company.
A case was filed against James Bradford, a sales manager from the southern region by a sales rep from the same region reporting against sexual discrimination. The management took a serious action in resolving this issue that would
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Moreover it can be analyzed from the exhibit that all the men were the highest paid candidates.
Therefore CCLI needs to look after these problems so that they could avoid the negative image of the company and reduce internal discrimination that is leading to ethical issues.
If we look at exhibit 5, we can see that the South region is doing much worse that the total company. If we concentrate on the females in this exhibit, they are not happy with their job as the job satisfaction index is at 45% they are not content with their fellow workers as the index stands at a 49%. They are surely not happy with their supervisor which is Bradford in this case because the index is the lowest in this field and stands at 41%. We can see that the men are pretty much happy and satisfied with promotion and advancement because the index for men stands at 59% while for females it stands at only 48%. In this case all the number speak much louder than the text.
Recommendations
We have discussed the issues above regarding the company, our first recommendation to the company is that the company should take care of equal employment opportunities for every sales rep regardless of their gender. By looking at the case facts we can say that they do have the equal employment opportunity but only for the hiring process and once the women are hired they are not treated or compensated equally. The benefits and
After reviewing the data it is apparent the promotional rate of women in managerial positions when compared to the men is disproportional to the size of the population. This shows disparate treatment, the company hires women, but women do not promote at the same pace as men. This shows strong evidence of discrimination and if not resolved will lead to a violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The employer must conduct an internal investigation by interviewing the parties involved and witnesses. The article also mentions the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Age Discrimination Act of 1967 to explain the root of the guidelines, and gives further analysis using different clarification approaches to clarify the legal concerns involved. In order to describe prevention methods, the article straightforwardly states what a manager prerequisites. Training and informing the employees is the law. The article’s approach and statements mentioned how to deal with legal matters and to make sure that they are valid. Managing harassment and discrimination problems is not only a responsibility, but also makes good business sense. Maintaining a workplace free of discrimination and harassment by doing whatever is necessary to prevent complaints from occurring in the first place, and stopping them before they reach the level of lawsuits are acceptable methods of dealing with legal issues.
According to statistics, there are disparities with pay in the workplace. Men are paid more in wages, comprehensive packages, and benefits than women who performed the same job responsibilities and roles in the workplace. The big question is why are women being unvalued? Since, this is a common practice in the workplace, is this fair to both genders and is this the most favorable outcome for the greatest number affected by this business practice? The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed to eliminate this type of discrimination based on sex with paying wages to employees, in such establishment at a rate less than the rate at which pays, wages to employees of the opposite sex for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Mitsubishi Motors in April of 1996 in regard to claims of widespread sexual harassment at the company’s plan in Normal, Illinois. “The lawsuit contends that as many as 700 women were subjected to groping and sexual remarks, creating a "hostile and abusive work environment" that went unchecked for years at the Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America plant” (“U.S. Charges,” 1996). It is despicable that situation like this was allowed to happen and perhaps even more astonishing is the magnitude at which it took place. While most of the harassment “came from male assembly line workers or low-level managers,” high-level managers at plant knew of the offenses and allowed them to take place without consequences (“U.S. Charges,”
The women in this case felt discomfort when they felt mistreated from their male managers in the form of sexism along with unfair pay and lack of promotions. In this case, a woman was told to doll up and to wear makeup in order to advance which is a perfect example of one’s boundaries being pushed while making them feel uncomfortable. The next conflict event was annoyance. According to the Huffington Post article regarding the case, there was a significant difference between the level of experience between male and female workers along with their opportunity for promotions. The male workers with less experience got promotions compared to the female workers with years of experience and positive performance reviews. Male workers were also paid more compared to their female coworkers. Being passed over for jobs was evident to the women identified in this case which lead to the awareness of gender discrimination, the next conflict event, in a diverse workplace with men and women with their only similarity being that they are Wal-Mart employees. The awareness of gender discrimination faced by thousands of female employees led to conflict, the last conflict event where a class-action lawsuit was filed against Wal-Mart despite them saying that they were a diversity encouraging, fair treatment, and nondiscriminatory company (Shapiro,
Based on the employee surveys, workers feel overworked, undervalued, underpaid, unclear promotional pathway, especially females. The 2001 PeopleSoft employee data release by Walmart, shows that women are represented a disproportionately higher rate than males in positions that pay an hourly rate, while men are represented at the higher salaried management positions (Drogin, 2003).
Companies have never been fair to women while offering jobs as they offer based on the sex which dramatically affected the female’s earnings across the years, however signing the Equla Act has partially resolved this problem but kept fluctuating after that because the equation was not very accurate.
Workplace Discrimination ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lisa Baxter has been encountering sexual harassment issues in the business and she thought she was the only one, until she found out that also other women in the organization are getting sexually harassed and so she decides to speak up
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Discrimination continues to run rampant throughout organizations in both the United States and worldwide. The Supreme Court case, Dukes vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., dealt with 1.5 million current and former female Wal-Mart employees that claim that they had been a victim of gender discrimination. The ensuing pages will discuss the specific issues that the plaintiffs encountered, followed by suggestions from a human resource manager’s stand point in rectifying adverse impact within the Wal-Mart organization.
It is possible for employers to comply with existing legislation, but to continue to make sexist assumptions when appointing or promoting staff. In conclusion, women are being devalued in the workplace. Even if they hold a job that requires equal education and skills, they are being paid less than men. In the world today, issues such as child abuse, the unfair treatment of animals and the environment have been, or are being addressed.
In conclusion it has been proven that inequality still exists within companies. If women want to be paid based off their skills and not their gender, they need to become aware of the fact that this problem is still around and fight to get rid of it. Carol Hymowitz’s article reflects on the need to make a change in businesses around the world to offer diversity and equality. The change has to start with women coming together and taking a stand against discrimination. With constant change and growth within our country, there is no reason
Despite the fact that the Equal Pay Act has been law since 1963, many problems inevitably arise in the administration of equal pay laws (Fisher). It has been estimated that at this current slow rate of progression in closing the gender pay gap it will be 2068 by the time men and women’s wages are equalized. It is clear that the business case, as well as the legislative case, has a significant role to play (Commission Policy Report).
Throughout the years women have made great effort to become equal to men. This effort has led to great advances in the movement, but not all of the problems are solved yet. One of the main problems as of right now is the unequal treatment of men and women in the work place. Women are not equal to men in the workplace because of unequal pay, a lack of women in managerial positions, and sexual harassment in the work place.