The overtime rebellion: Symptom of a bigger problem?
探讨经济复苏期间美国职场强制加班现象,分析其短期成本效益与长期对企业及员工的负面影响,提醒管理者重视员工福祉。
Executive Overview A pressing problem during this period of economic recovery is that of overtime. Workers in an increasing number of industries are being forced to work 50- or 60-hour weeks. More and more workers are going on strike to protest the emerging trend of forced overtime in the American workplace. Are we really managing our human resources well and scheduling overtime prudently? While the practice of forced overtime may seem prudent from a short-term cost perspective, could it be detrimental to the firm in the long run? Employees are the firm's most important resource, and it is important that they not feel treated as prisoners of work.