In today’s world of business, the role of human resource managers is becoming increasingly important in the context of the strategic direction of organizations. The scope of their functions is expanding to cover multi-disciplinary areas including the field of law. As such, they are responsible for the occupational health and safety of the employees under their authority. This includes having adequate knowledge of the provincial and federal laws that govern the individuals working within the organization. While there is a broad focus on health and safety initiatives as part of a strategic approach to human resource management (Dessler & Chhinzer, 2016, p. 324), there seems to be little attention paid to the effects of breaches of these …show more content…
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In Canada each year, the 28th of April is dedicated to the remembrance of those who lost their lives, suffered injury or illness on the job or due to work-related tragedy (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 2017). Beyond the scope of tragedy and injury, what are the effects of these occurrences? According to Legal Professional Brent D. George (2014), the impact of on-the-job accidents can be categorized into financial costs, physical effects, psychological effects and effect on the employer-employee relationship. Perhaps the most obvious would be the financial costs arising from salary expenditure, medical expenses, compensation benefits and productivity losses. One cannot deny the overall impact that this would have on the economy if organizations have to allocate substantial amounts of their financial resources towards the needs of employees arising from health and safety breaches. This affects business owners’ hiring practices as well as their ability to pay wages and provide benefits (Dessler & Chhinzer, 2016, p. 16) which are key elements that attract and retain talented employees. For those workplace accidents that are not fatal, there are also physical effects to be considered which normally include loss of mobility, retirement due to permanent injury and persistent headaches and pains. For the remaining coworkers, there are psychological effects
The exception is when an employer pays the above costs without reimbursement. Heinrich presents 11 concealed accident cost factors with their respective subparts for consideration during the computation of direct and indirect costs (Manuele, 2011). However, the hidden costs exclude fatalities, major permanent injuries and dismemberments and costs emerging from trivial injuries. Even so, Heinrich’s research does not enjoy validation or support from similar studies. The ratios that Heinrich computes focus more on less serious injuries, which presents this as a research limitation. Furthermore, the analysis took place in 1926, which makes the utilization of Heinrich’s ratios invalid considering the massive changes on compensation schemes, work practices, as well as business and industry practices (Manuele, 2011). Therefore, the use of such ratios in the estimation of total accident cost might be
| Explain how different organisational structures and management roles can impact on the HR Function (AC: 1.3)
A leaked report, obtained by the Labour Party and compiled by the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (Acevo) has claimed that the charity sector is facing local and national government funding cuts of between £1bn and £5.5bn in the current financial year.
The growing interest in health and safety is broadening legislation and codes of practice based on the principles of common law. Common law assumes the employer has greater responsibility for employees than between other citizens in the community. Therefore even if an injured employee has contributed to the accident, or if another employee was totally responsible, the employer may be held liable.
According to the Bureau of Labor, statistics indicate that more than 4.1 million people were hurt or injured on-the-job in 2006 and 5,488 were killed in 2007 (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy, 2010, p. 511). Laws and regulatory requirements are currently in place to standardize and promote workplace safety. Organizations with extensive safety programs have reduced number of accidents, decreased workers’ compensation claims and lawsuits and lesser accident-related expenditures (Gomez-Mejia, et al, 2010, p. 511). This paper discusses the effects of legal, safety and regulatory requirements in
LO3: Understand the role of HR in the managing of contemporary business issues and external contents.
Human resource management “is the organizational function of planning for human resource needs, recruitment, compensation, selection, development, evaluation, and handling of grievances and labor relations” (Singh, 2016, p. 362). The key human resource competencies as outlined by the Healthcare Leadership Alliance (HLA) include: communication and relationship management; leadership; professionalism; knowledge of the healthcare environment and business skills. The healthcare leadership alliance consists of the following organizations: American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE); American College of Physician Executives (ACPE); American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE); Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA); Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS); Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and its educational affiliate, the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE).
The Noke by Thistle tends to adopt a mix of the power / role culture. Each employee has a role within a department with a job description, specifying requirements, responsibilities and boundaries. (Handy, 1993)
As attorneys with a combined experience of over 50 years in the field of employment law, we have seen dramatic changes in the protection the law affords those in the workplace. We all have a sense of the dismal working conditions endemic at the turn of the 20th Century. The American system of mass production required the use of machinery, while the statutory framework did nothing to protect the worker against serious bodily injury or death. Tort law provided little or no recourse for the survivors of dead workers or for injured and disabled employees. Then in response to deadly mine explosions and heavy machinery accidents workers compensation laws were enacted in 1910 to protect against the hazards of an unsafe workplace. But it was not until the 1970’s with the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) that employers were required to provide employees with an environment free
The economic environment in nowadays dynamic, it is fairly important for organisations and managers to recognise the curtail of Human Resource Management. It is clear that Human Resource Management (HRM) has become one of the most recommend management strategy in the modern business (Leopold and Harris, 2009). Human Resource Management is a technique process of managing people in the workplace to enable and enhance organization performance (Leopold and Harris, 2009). This theory involved the responsible to attracting, selecting, training and managing people which make employees become more valuable to the organisations. It invests effect in learning and development at work. Also to communicate with all employees at each level to reward successful employee relations (Wilton, 2011). Human Resource Management plays a very important role in the operation strategy and management concerns in work organisations of all kinds (Leopold and Harris, 2009). In aim to justify this statement by evaluate the benefit and importance of Human Resource Management in contemporary work organisations. This essay will focus on analysis the advantages of use Human Resource Management in business also underline by explain more detail about the different HRM strategy brings benefits and give competitive advantages impact to the organisation success. Then summarise by a general conclusion on the importance of HRM in contemporary work organisations.
No matter what sort of business or organisation you’re involved with there’s always the possibility of an accident or damage to someone’s health. All work exposes people to hazards be they: Dangerous machinery, electricity, manual handling, etc.
Declaring your major can be one of the most pressured decisions when attending college. It is my fourth year in college and although I had decided my major in Human Resources (HR) since I was in high school, I still don’t know what I would be doing with my degree or even know if it’s a popular field to major on. This is a situation most college students go through. Students deprive themselves of a social life and also from spending quality time with family and friends because they dedicate most of their young adulthood working hard for a degree in hopes they will obtain a better lifestyle and will end up working in a field they enjoy working for. But reality hits when graduation day approaches and we finally obtain a degree that will open many doors, a degree that also doesn’t assure a job right away. This is why I decided to research the future of the field in Human Resources, how successful will I be in this field? In this paper I describe the job outlook in Human Resources, what is expected in the field, and various challenges that might affect HR strategic plans in a company. I also focus on obstacles graduate students face in society and how it affects the chances of obtaining a job right away. To complete this research as precise as possible, databases such as Business Source Premier and academic journals that describe the training and development of the HR field were used, as well as recent articles that inform how successful the field in HR will be in the future.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act is an important topic to address because it led the way for occupational safety and health. I choose to research this law in a greater depth because I found it interesting how this law changed how businesses prepare to prevent occupational health and safety hazards. There were minimal efforts to ensure workplace health and safety. When people were injured or died, they were easily replaced. In fact, it was cheaper to replace a worker than to actual implement safety measures. Furthermore, the tort law did not help the survivors of dead workers or injured employees. Over the years, there were minimal improvements. Eventually labor unions formed and public anger about poor workplace safety grew which led to a reduction in employee worker accidents for some time. After World War II, people were concerned about winning
The purpose of this essay is to analyse and explain, using Human resources models, concepts and assumptions, how and why people are of value to organisations and how and why it is assumed that HRM/SHRM can contribute to company success through valuing and managing its employees.
Corporate briefing paper on the health and safety legislation in relation to employee protection for accidents at work.