Case 13: Dilemma of an HR Manager

1. How to attract brilliant engineers to the industry?

Answers:

1) As we have discussed that to meet the growing demands of manpower, in the

started stage company has to recruit the engineers. But now days the engineers

have better and multi opportunities so they prefer to go with their best

opportunities. To overcome this situatation the EAIL has to offer that much salary

which IT industry is providing. They also tried to provide best facilities to them.

But due to this their effort indirectly distracted the other departments.

As per my view the solutions are:

To rise above the company’s first try should be increase the salary in a

similar way for all departments and try to provide the similar services to

other department also. Save the engineer time and energy from having to

go to multiple sources for parts and components. The other things like the

working hours should be fixed for this department and the challenging

tasks should be given to them so them satisfactory ratio should be

increased

Or the another solution is that they should provide the training of

computers and another technology to those people whom have no IT

background but though they have that much interest and capability for

this field. Provide them easy to find technical information which should be

complete and preferable. Provide those peers which are more experienced

and knowledgeable for company.

2. How to keep the engineers motivated on their job?

Answer:

As we know In EAIL the engineers are less motivated and they are also offered

less facilities.

For motivating them we should fulfill their needs. Their needs are Salary

same as IT industry, flexible working hours, social acceptances, growth,

challenging task etc. They are also comparing this industry with other

industries. By changing this type of nature or diverting this with fulfilling

them all requirements we can provide them higher level motivation.

By providing them all resources of information which they require and

also all technological help and equipments they need.

The way is that by arranging meetings and discussions we can know about

them goals and needs. Arrange the activities related them topics and do

debate on that.

All these things can motivate them but Money is more motivating factor

in any industry so by assuming high pay in any company attract the

developers and the second way is the higher accommodations or facilities

can attract and motivate and give satisfactory the employees. So they

neither tried to compare themselves with IT industry.

3. Is it advisable to pay different rates of pay for people in different

departments?

Answer:

This type of arrangement, where 02 types of work with 2 different pay rates can

be permissible. The problem that typically arises is how work pay rate is

calculated.

Where the same duties are performed, employees are entitled to the same

rate of pay. Different rates of pay can only apply if this is based on

different lengths of service which are reflected under different salary

scales, annual increments or other conditions of employment, provided

that such salary scales have a maximum that is achieved within a specified

period of time.

We can pay different rates to employees of different departments.

Though it is not reliable but we have to do that. Because now a days

mentally work is more countable than the physically load.

If there are many employees with different departments but IT

developers have to do more work in a less time while the others have

more burden but the developer can be paid more. These things depend

on their working hours, their work ,degree etc. If the employees do

overtime they should be paid more or another reimbursement so it

makes them happy.

So yes it advisable to pay different rates of pay for people in different

departments.

4. How Everest Auto Industry could overcome the problems with respect to

service conditions? Is it possible for them to introduce a system like, flexible

working hours, etc?

Answer:

For Everest Auto Industry they need computer developers for their work but while

recruiting those IT industries are became competitors of them. Because In IT

industry they are paid more salary than this.

Their works counted on hours and provided various facilities, social

acceptances, growth, challenging task etc. If they are providing all these in

HRM it becomes issue for other departments and it is unsolved until. So to

overcome these flexible working hours is the good system for Everest Auto

Industry.

Flexible scheduling has become a common benefit and it attracts the

employees who want to do part time or overtime jobs. It’s beneficial for

both company and employees. Company will pay as per their working

hours. Employers are concerned that employee relations could be damaged

by having to decide between broader ranges of requests for flexible

working. Yes it is possible for them to make this type of system and they

will get benefits as shown below:

1) Greater staff loyalty and higher return on training investment and a

better match in workloads and staffing.

2) Reduced staff turnover and improved productivity

3) Reduced stress levels and improved morale