Gregorio Billikopf
13th March 2006, 12:47 PM
Each of the following scenarios represents a faulty approach to labor management. Yet they come up frequently. Why is it that farm employers often wish to defend these approaches? In order to understand the reason why these may not be good ideas, it is essential to understand why farm employers have adopted them. What arguments could be given against such approaches? I invite you to have a Skype conversation with one or two other participants and present an answer here in vBulletin. I will continue to add questions to this list.
1. A farm employer selects people without the use of a practical test (see the excellent example provided by Shaun regarding the dairy personnel).
2. An hourly pay plus piece rate bonus approach.
3. A farm employer wished to reduce the amount of the piece rate because workers are earning too much, or the piece rate is working against him.
4. A farm employer pays by the piece but does not tell employees how much they will earn per piece that day until the end of each day.
1. A farm employer selects people without the use of a practical test (see the excellent example provided by Shaun regarding the dairy personnel).
2. An hourly pay plus piece rate bonus approach.
3. A farm employer wished to reduce the amount of the piece rate because workers are earning too much, or the piece rate is working against him.
4. A farm employer pays by the piece but does not tell employees how much they will earn per piece that day until the end of each day.