Week 9 EOC: The Apartment

In the movie, their was many cases of Quid Pro Quo Harassment.  Their was a lot of gestures being said and acted upon the women workers that work there.  “Most HR managers and the organizations for which they work for would agree that they have a moral obligation to ensure that their workplaces are free from unnecessary hazards and that conditions in the workplace are safe for employees' physical and mental health. Regardless of whether they agree about moral responsibility, they all must recognize their legal responsibilities to ensure healthful working conditions.”( Hayes, D. and Ninemeier, J. (2008). Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry Wiley-Pg332).  The elevator girl got slapped in the butt in front of other co-workers by one of the head bosses.  There was a lot of people using personal time during company hours.  Mr. Sheldrick used the Quid Pro Quo Harassment just like the others, just to get sometime with Fran.  “Bullying. Harassment that can occur on the playground, in the workforce, or any other place. Usually, physical and psychological harassing behavior is perpetrated against an individual, by one or more persons.”( Hayes, D. and Ninemeier, J. (2008). Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry" Wiley-Pg339).  There is a lot of bullying within the workplace, people will do close to anything to get what they want out of another person.  Such as, Mr. Sheldrick using threats on his employees to get what he wants.  Even though he is the boss, and he should set the example of how to work with one another.  “In U.S. legal terms, sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. Such environments are unsafe for employees both physically and mentally. In real-life terms, harassing behavior ranges from repeated offensive or belittling jokes to outright physical assault. In the hospitality industry, workers can be subject to extreme forms of harassment by coworkers and customers.”( Hayes, D. and Ninemeier, J. (2008).  In the end, Mr. Sheldrick got what it was coming to him.  His secretary that he fired, because she threatened his mistress.  So, the secretary called his wife to meet up with her and inform her of her husband's infidelities.  Fraternizing with another employee was very common in this company, and they didn't seem too care about the day to day happenings of the business. 

Week 8 EOC: 9 to 5

While watching the movie 9 to 5, it's so astonishing that in those days women were seen as second class.  When one woman is trying to make a living going working at an office, everything is taken into consideration.  From what she wears to her cor-denials.  "Many HR texts describe the operation of an organization's HR department.In the hospitality industry, the on-site manager is that unit's HR department in all except the largest of operations. Thus, it is extremely important that hospitality managers be well versed in HR management, including employee recruitment and selection, training, compensation, performance appraisal, and discipline, safety, and other key areas in which they will be personally called upon to make critical decisions. Therefore, this text asks the reader to assume the role of that decision maker."(Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, 1st Edition. PREFACE). There was a lot of things wrong in the movie at first their was stealing, bribery, and forgery. The boss was as guilty as the women workers at times. One of the many things the boss did wrong was not promoting from within. Many of the employees that work their, deserve to get a promotion. They have seniority and loyalty to the company. Another thing was he was talking bad about the other employees, not defining job responsibilities, and saying digesting juster words to them like "you girls." “From a legal perspective, if harassment is established under the quid pro quo version, the employer automatically is liable and will be held accountable for whether or not steps were taken to correct the situation…an employer's liability in a hostile work environment case must be established by showing not only that the harassment occurred, but also that the employer did not take appropriate action to stop it” (Hayes, David K. Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, 1st Edition. Pg. 351. Wiley, 02/2008. VitalSource Bookshelf Online). Mr. Hart fires a girl for discussing salary. I feel like that should be a freedom of speech, any employee at any given time has the right to say anything about her own struggles that she is going through. As this employee was packing up to leave, a cop is standing behind her watching her so she doesn't take anything. “A commonly used four-step progressive disciplinary includes documented oral warning, written warning, suspension, and dismissal” (Hayes, David K. Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, 1st Edition. Pg. 311. Wiley, 02/2008. VitalSource Bookshelf Online).