L&R (Labor Relations)

LABOR RELATIONS


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(16, October, 2010)
Labor Relations
Part 4A: decision of case 4 and case 11 with a detailed rationale.
In case 4 Miss Louise Drooker who was the first assistant operator of Mr. Joe Basset, filled a complaint that she was called to come and work in Mr. Basset’s position who was absent from work on that day. An action that resulted to the working times to be extended by eight hours. In her working days, she was advocating for the extra time payments. She was bitter as to why she wasn’t called to work in the position of Mr. Basset and reduce the possibility of the other workers working overtime.
In this case Miss Drooker should be paid for the extra time she had worked and the company should also apologize for it increasing working time by eight hours in order for the workers like Miss Drooker to work without getting a pay for there services (Sloane & Witney, 2009). The company should be in a position to inform there employees on the terms and conditions of working at extra time. This will reduce conflicts in the workplace.
In case 11 the company had laid off Mr. Robert Petrie even without informing him that he will be laid off. Later the company decided to give four of there employees overtimes and temporary transfers in attempts aimed at showing the workers that the company isn’t in need of there services that much and this eventually resulted to the laying off of Mr. Petrie and his colleagues.
The decision I would offer in this case would be to reinstate Mr. Petrie in his pervious position in the company. The company should also compensate the laid off employees. This is because the company never informed them that they are likely to be laid off so they should be prepared to be laid off. What made me reach these decisions is the harsh treatment of the company to its employees without considering there emotional reasoning of the individuals who were laid off.
Parts 2 4B
In order for successful work relations of the Auto Products Corporation of Indianapolis plant it has to come to a consensus with its 5000 workers. Through the workers union in a meeting aimed at determining the contracts and the working conditions of the workers who have in the past felt betrayed by the corporation.
In this paper we will conduct a mock negotiation process that will ensure that the dispute or problem that exists between corporation and its workers. Therefore the mock negotiation process will include the discussion between the organizations and the leaders of the unions. As the corporation and the leaders of the union will help the two parties to reach a consensus that will facilitate that smooth operations of the organization with the workers output at the maximum.
The negotiations will highlight on issues like laying off workers, extra time allocation and wages, resolution of workers protests, medical care of the workers and conditions for employing and firing o...