Case 9.2Case 9.2WORK-SHARING WORK-SHARING TWO FOR THE CUBICLETWO FOR THE CUBICLE

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Ahmad MasoomzadehMR - 101158

IntroductionIntroduction

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HRM point of view; work-sharing is method used for reducing operating costs without laying off employees. In work sharing scheme, working hours and wages are cut across the board until the organization’s finances return to normal levels

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/work_sharing/index.shtml

IntroductionIntroduction

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Question #1Question #1

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How does the job sharing arrangement help Sharon and Linda manage their careers?

TRUST

COMMUNICATION

MEETING AND VIRTUAL DISCUSSION

TIME MANAGEMENT

SHARING THE LOAD

COMMITMENT

Question #2Question #2

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How could job sharing be used to develop employees?

Top Management

Clients

Other Employees

Gains from the pooling of experienceGains from the pooling of experience

Different perspectives within the same job can create Different perspectives within the same job can create greater ability to problem solve and improve efficiencygreater ability to problem solve and improve efficiency

Improved performance and productivity by fewer working Improved performance and productivity by fewer working hours & more intense jobhours & more intense job

Maximize employee strengths: it provides opportunity to Maximize employee strengths: it provides opportunity to tap into the complementary strengths and weaknesses of tap into the complementary strengths and weaknesses of the partners by defining their duties so they play to the the partners by defining their duties so they play to the strengths of eachstrengths of each

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Provides a suitable alternative for monotonous work, Provides a suitable alternative for monotonous work, perhaps resulting in lower or delayed turnoverperhaps resulting in lower or delayed turnover

Improve communication skills: The "handoff" Improve communication skills: The "handoff" communication between those sharing the job is communication between those sharing the job is essentialessential

Being highly organized, compatible and willing to share Being highly organized, compatible and willing to share successes and failuressuccesses and failures

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Question #3Question #3

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Job sharing difficulties and advantages for clients, customers & managerExamples of best job that suite for job sharing

MANAGER

Sharing the load

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Difficulties of job sharingDifficulties of job sharing

o Management /companies costManagement /companies cost

Health benefits complicationHealth benefits complication

How to split?How to split?

Difficulties of job sharingDifficulties of job sharing

Supervisor and training costSupervisor and training cost How to train them on something as both must be How to train them on something as both must be

present?present?

Wasting time Wasting time Explain work and checking workExplain work and checking work

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Advantages of job sharingAdvantages of job sharing

o Talent – double talentsTalent – double talents

Retain 2 very effective employeesRetain 2 very effective employees

o Flexi timeFlexi time

Manager can count on employees to cover another Manager can count on employees to cover another

that are sickthat are sick

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Advantages of job sharingAdvantages of job sharing

Share experience and knowledgeShare experience and knowledge

2 minds are better than one. 2 minds are better than one. Less managing cost Less managing cost Increase productivityIncrease productivity

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ExampleExample : :

Type jobs that repeat:Type jobs that repeat: Factory Factory

operate machineries or assemble componentsoperate machineries or assemble components

Data entry Data entry

record informationrecord information

Logistic Logistic

delivery and sending packagedelivery and sending package

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SummarySummary

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Organization / management Organization / management well organized, solid and well organized, solid and effective effective

Employees Employees efficient , two in one cost, sharing load, efficient , two in one cost, sharing load, temporary avoid retrenchment and improved the temporary avoid retrenchment and improved the knowledgeknowledge

Client Client avoid single source avoid single source

Q & AQ & A

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