DQ Notes
DQ Notes
The issue of compliance may indeed be dicey when it comes to a plurality of employment laws from across different countries. However, it is essential for the company to ensure that it observes all the common laws in respect to discrimination and the general rights of employees. After achieving that objective, a firm is best advised to have its partner company or firms in the country where the workers are outsourced equally complying with the laws in that regime. That way the firm would not in any way be trapped or encumbered in situations of violations of employment rights. The best approach often is to develop policies and principles that are consistent and compliant with all the countries in which the work in one way or another maybe outsourced. This can be done through a comprehensive analysis that gives the firm adequate information concerning the external practices of its partner companies.
Note 2
Indeed the changes in technology and communication have had both anticipated and unanticipated consequences. What has resulted probably is the evolution of the relationship between the employer and the employee with each party being at ease and feeling free to exercise his or her rights. In that context, the dynamics need to be internalized so as to avoid situations where employers or employees misuse the opportunities and loopholes available for their own selfish interests. Of critical concern for instance is the issue of at will policies which allow the employer to terminate the contract at any time without conforming to any agreed timelines. This could possibly be exploited and I indeed concur with the observation that it needs to be fettered so as not to disadvantage one party as against the other. In addition, it is essential for both the employer and the employee to learn from the trend and position himself strategically for the opportunities attendant to the said trends.
Note 3
I equally register my concurrence with the observations concerning the trends as to online working. With the evolving and changing technology, working online would become real and practical. However, most of the current schools of managers still believe in physical presence at the workplace. This can perhaps be explained by the very fact that technology interrupted rather than preceded them. It would take some time for the managers to be faced off and perhaps the incoming crop would be ready to entertain the concept of working away and delivering online. We must appreciate the fact that the law often being the progressive law has gone ahead of its time and already envisages work at home and delivered online. The burden needed placed on the part of the employee is that of performance. Effectiveness and efficacy is indeed possible even if working online. However, we equally must appreciate the value of teamwork and the social cohesion working in a central place devolves.
Reflection
The global trends continue to postulate different impacts and conditions for current and future workers. It is of critical importance that one appreciates these developments and trends. The most significant impact perhaps could be attributed to the internet in the context of globalization. Issues such as outsourcing of work and working off the office have only become possible and practicable with the aid of the internet. What employers and employees must be wary of is the need to achieve all the organizational goals and objectives. In that context allowing the employees any of the desired conveniences must not be effected at the risk of losing sight of the organizational objectives. In the long run, a fine balance need to be met between employee conveniences and organizational needs.
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