Hrm Cases
cases 1 . What are the causes of the compensation gender gap? a) Firstly, male and female are greatly influenced and socialized by the individual family structure and values that males are more important or useful than females in society during their growth. b) Secondly, men and women have different job orientation, skills, and credentials when they enter the job. Men may learn more difficult but practically useful skills and have stronger passion to win causing by tradition to some extent. c) Thirdly, women are much less likely than men to use informal channels in obtaining jobs so that they can gain more compensation.
) Fourthly, companies pay men more than women due to taking men as the breadwinners according to the tradition. 2. What can women do to close the gender gap? What can employers do? Women: a) Firstly, women should change their own ideas that men are breadwinners so they should get more compensation even in the same field. Women should also be persistent in one careers rather than just babysitting babies. b) Secondly, women should try to learn more and choose competitive careers orientation to stabilize their status when they still are little girls instead of being influenced by tradition.
) Thirdly, women should be brave to safeguard their own interests in companies. Employers: a) Firstly, employers should correct the traditional thoughts that men are breadwinners to treat men and women equally. b) Secondly, employers should not discriminate against pregnant women. c) Thirdly, employers can provide policies to encourage women to take more challenging jobs. 3. How does the “mommy drain” affect human resource planning? The “mommy drain” prompts many companies to take innovative steps to stop it.
HR departments may need to cost about $75,000 to recruit and hire a skilled replacement of an employee with a $50,000 annual salary.
And there may be more potential costs from job coverage, absenteeism during maternity leave, and productivity loss. 4. Which of the incentives mentioned in the case would be the most successful in keeping working moms on the job or recruiting them? According to the cases, flextime is the most successful incentive keeping working moms on the jobs. This policy help workers especially new moms balance work and home brings significant returns to the company. Besides this makes them able to set their own hours as long as she completes their work.
5. Should a job hunter who is pregnant tell interviewers that she is expecting a baby? Why or why not? ) If pregnant women are applying for unskilled jobs where workers are essentially interchangeable, if they have no expectation of a long employment relationship, or if they don’t need future job flexibility, they should not reveal their pregnancy. b) If pregnant women are seeking skilled positions, they should reveal their positions to help build a long-term, trusting relationship, finding out whether the employer’s attitude will allow a balance of work and family. On the one hand, it’s best to share the facts once pregnant women are sure of them and to make a strong case for your ability to manage your pregnancy and maternity leave.
On the other hand, withholding the information can cause mistrust 6. What do you think accounts for the increasing number of pregnancy bias cases filed with the EEOC? 1.
Prospective employers may not want to incur the costs of a new employee’s maternity leave and the loss of productivity from her absence. So when employers know the pregnancy, they are unwilling to provide job for them or withdraw the job offer. 2. It is lack of communication between employers and pregnant women employees.
