DQ

1. Describe the employee benefits at your organization. What changes would you like to see made and why?

I currently work as a temporary worker for the state department of Economy and Opportunity; the State does not provide any benefits for temporary employees. Nonetheless, my last employers offer nice benefits. To me, the benefits were a manner of managing its workforce in a sense of motivating the employees. It is a tool that many human resource (HR) use to manage the organizations.

The company is not the best in its industry; however it is certainly better than most company benefits. The company offers a range of variety of benefits such as medical benefits, vacation, and retirement plan.

The medical benefits that the company offers is better that most other companies. The company outsources its administrative role to ADP total source, which handles employees’ benefits. The employees pay low co-pay at the doctor’s visit. For example, a regular visit to any in network doctor is only 25 dollars for whatever service that is rendered.

Secondly, a trip to an urgent, not emergency room, heal care facility is fifty dollars if the visit is not to an in network doctor.

Third, regular employees like first line employees and first line supervisors get one bulk of hours for the whole year depending on the employee seniority. For instance, an employee get 40 hours of off time, which he or she can use whenever he or she wants for whatever reason. There is not a said amount of hours or day that is set for sick days or vacation pay. Full time staff members get federal holydays pay, but it is vary. If an employee was schedule to a holyday, the employee gets pay for a full 8 hours. If an employee position demands that the employee report to...

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...e productive, and it is true that companies put the pressure on for its employees to be at work. Rightfully so, employees should have days that are set-aside solely for the days that he or she is not feeling well. Despite the pressure for perfect attendance that will translate in better customer service and efficiency, the workers need equitable sick leave programs that will give them time to recover without worrying about getting. By giving them that benefits, it is certain that their performances will stay at float.

Yet, some employees abuse it. I think that it is for that reason that companies are moving from personal days and sick days to one-bulk annual hours off with a year period. There should be consequences for the one abusing the systems rather than eliminating because it will flagrantly affect the company workforce when people start showing to work sick.