When the team takes advantage of single employees

Article Abstract:

Readers of Personnel Journal are invited to offer their suggestions on how an HR manager should deal with single employees who feel they are being taken advantage of in work teams. The dilemma concerns an ambitious single employee, who feels that she and an equally goal-oriented, single co-member are being subjected to a subtle form of discrimination. The two of them are expected to work overtime to meet the team's deadline while other members who have families go home to their kids. The problem is exacerbated because the company wants to project itself as being family-friendly. Some respondents recommend that the HR manager should emphasize that flexible policies are not special privileges and that single and married people should devote equal effort and time to the team project. One reader proposes that the issue should be brought up during the next meeting while another reader calls for an investigation first before any action is taken.

Employment, Work groups, Teamwork (Workplace), Ethical aspects, Married people, Single people, Work and family

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Winning ideas prove timeless

Article Abstract:

A number of HR programs that won an Optimas Award have withstood the test of time by maintaining their relevance to the evolving business environment. The initiatives at GE Medical Systems (GEMS), United Parcel Service (UPS) and Lotus Development Corp. are three good examples of HR strategies that have been revised for the marketplace of today. GEMS won the Optimas Award in 1992 in the Global Outlook category for its Global Leadership Program, which has helped create a global network and relationships within the company. UPS was chosen in 1993 as the winner in the Vision category for its Community Internship Program, which has helped it develop closer ties with the community. Lotus Development, on the other hand, was chosen in the Quality of Life category in 1994 for its quality-of-life initiatives. Other companies should follow the examples set by these award-winners.

Achievements and awards, Human resource departments

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Go paperless one sheet at a time

Article Abstract:

Personnel departments should realize that there are many advantages to going paperless. Aside from providing environmental benefits, an office without paper increases storage efficiency, saves time and money, enhances data accuracy, maintains data security, and improves team communication. Removing paper from the department is a gradual task and begins in the recruitment stage. Applicants should be required to electronically mail their resumes to the HR department. If paper applications persist, the personnel manager can convert them into electronic files by having someone encode the resumes or scan them into the computer with an optical scanner. Several opportunities for discarding paper also exist in the maintenance of employee records, transfer of data to vendors and completion of employee performance appraisals.

Technology application, Paperwork (Office practice)

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