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Exploring Current Issues in Human Resources
Throughout this course, you have explored the various issues currently related to employment and human resources that impact an organization. In this final project, you will explore a specific topic/issue related to human resources within a specific organization. You may select from the general list (see below), but keep in mind that you may also select from more specific topics, such as affirmative action, downsizing, health care coordinated services, negotiation, grievance processes and diversity, and international aspects.
General topics/issues related to human resources:
Labor relations
Unions
Employment laws
Compensation issues
Labor contracts
Labor administration
Grievances and dispute resolution
Employee discipline
Once you have selected your topic, you must then choose the organization where you are currently employed or one with which you are familiar and discuss how that topic/issue has impacted the organization, how the organization has responded to the topic/issue, and recommendations you would offer the organization based on your analysis of its past approaches.
In order to fully develop your discussion, your project must include the following elements:
Organization profile
Historical perspective of topic/issue (Discuss the history of the topic you selected from both a national, as well as your organization’s perspective.)
Topic/issue impact on organization (Discuss how the topic you selected has impacted your organization.)
Organization response to topic/issue (Discuss how your organization currently responds to/deals with the topic you selected.)
Your analysis of organization response to topic/issue (Incorporate course readings and outside sources to support your analysis, and compare and contrast your organization’s response/approach to that of another similar organization.)
Recommendations for organization (Incorporate course readings and outside sources to support your recommendations/solutions.)
Your paper is due at the end of Week 8 and must:
APA Requirements
Be 8 to 10 pages in length (excluding title page and references)
Incorporate at least four academic/scholarly sources. The Library is a good place to find these sources.
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Running Head: LABOUR RELATIONS AT NESTLE GLOBAL
Labor Relations at Nestle Global
Abstract
This paper explores labor relations as an issue related to human resource and its impact to
Nestle Global. It discusses the history of labor relations on a national as well as the organizations
level. Furthermore, the impact of labor relations to the company is put into consideration as well
as how it responded to the bearings of the issue to its activities and image. Also, it offers an
opinion on the way the Nestle has been handling the issue over the years and provides
recommendations on how things could have been done differently.
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Introduction
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Organization profile
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Historical perspective of Labor Relations
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Impact of Labor Relations on Nestle
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Nestle’s response to it Labor Relations
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Positive Reactions
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Analysis of Nestle Approach to Labor Relations
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Child Labor Allegations
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Untimely Dismissal of Employees
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Recommendations
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Conclusion
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References
Running Head: LABOUR RELATIONS AT NESTLE GLOBAL
Labor Relations at Nestle Global
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LABOUR RELATIONS AT NESTLE GLOBAL
Abstract
This paper explores labor relations as an issue related to human resource and its impact to
Nestle Global. It discusses the history of labor relations on a national as well as the organizations
level. Furthermore, the impact of labor relations to the company is put into consideration as well
as how it responded to the bearings of the issue to its activities and image. Also, it offers an
opinion on the way the Nestle has been handling the issue over the years and provides
recommendations on how things could have been done differently.
Introduction
Headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, nestle is a leading nutritional and health-related
products company based in Switzerland ("Nestle Worldwide", 2016). It ranks on Forbes as the
world’s largest company (Nurin, 2016). Its products include coffee, breakfast cereal, dairy
products, pet foods, ice cream, snacks, bottled water, baby food and confectionary. The
organization has a presence in 85 countries with 436 factories, employing over 335000 people all
over the world ("At a glance Nestlé in numbers", 2016). The firm was formed in 1905 following
the merger of Anglo-Swiss Milk Company and Nestle ("The Nestlé company history", 2016). It
expanded it services beyond its initial offerings of infant formula products and condensed milk
during the first and the second world war.
Organization profile
The organizational structure of the Nestle is organized in a matrix structure. It is a
decentralized organization that allows subordinate branches to enjoy a high level of
independence. Major decisions are still made at the headquarter level, but daily operations are
left to the departments to perform. The management of Nestle is divided into three tiers; toplevel, middle-level and low-level management. The top-level control contains the board of
LABOUR RELATIONS AT NESTLE GLOBAL
directors and the chief executive board. This is the final source of authority that manages the
policies and aims of the company. It is mainly involved in planning and coordinating functions.
The middle-level management comprises of branch managers and department managers. They
are responsible for the execution of the organization’s plans according to the directives of the top
management. The lower level of the Directorate comprises of the supervisory level of the
Directorate. Its main function is to assign jobs to various workers in respective positions
("Management", 2016).
Historical perspective of Labor Relations
The labor relations movement arose from the need to protect the interest of employees in
an organization. In the United States, organized trade unions fought for better-working
conditions for employees such as better wages, safe working con...
