Diversity in Organization

Wal-Mart is the largest world retailer which offers opportunities for both personal and professional growth. As a way of making sure that the employees perform their level best Wal-Mart has embarked on a journey to provide benefits for the employee’s partner (Bell, 2012). This has impacted the community positively due to the responsibility taken by Wal-Mart leading to more employees’ innovation. Wal-Mart has competitive pay as their main aim is to build better lives for their employees and the families. Being the largest private employer it has a wide range of benefits not only to a husband and a wife but also to same-sex marriages partner. Partners in Wal-Mart enjoy benefits of health care and other benefits. The employees get bonus opportunities, discounts and have a chance to promotion as the company is committed to their education and training.

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In order for the domestic partners to qualify for the same benefits as married couples, the employee, and their domestic partner regardless of their sexual orientation must have lived together for at least a year and must be engaged in a committed an exclusive relationship. This ensures that there do not live together for the sake of the benefits but there are determined to stay together. They should also not be related by blood in a manner that would bar marriage. However Wal-Mart does not ask the employees to verify it but they should always act in honor of the system (Bell, 2012). The main benefit is the health care plan offered by the retailer as well as discount cards that enable them to shop in the vision stores excluding eyeglasses and exams at discounted prices (Roberts & Berg, 2012).

Similarly, Apple Computer Inc recognizes domestic partners when they are in a committed relationship. They ought to meet other various requirements such as municipal permits that recognize them as domestic partners. There must be staying together and they must have a symbolic recognition of their union despite the gender. The requirements are also similar in that to that of Wal-Mart in that they should not be related in the blood (Bohlander & Snell, 2010). The main benefit includes health insurance as well as shopping benefit. However, there are terms and conditions that the employees are the family member purchasing the electronic products from Apple are for personal use and not resale. The Apple salaries Glassdoor have personalized salary estimates that ensure that each employee is paid competitively for work done mostly on an hourly rate. It also addresses the employee's benefits reviews such as financial and retirement, family and parenting, vacation and time off among others (Bohlander & Snell, 2010).

Wal-Mart has tackled the issue of stick floor that has barred career advancement to its employees. The education program by Wal-Mart is included in the benefits of the employees and that of their partners. The employees studying courses that they are in line with their working responsibility get the fees paid for and that of their partners up to a certain percentage (Roberts & Berg, 2012). Through the education benefit offered by Wal-Mart employees have become more compatible with their line of work.

Wal-Mart is a victim of glass escalator as it has been accused by women of biasedness. The female employees argue that they have been kept out of management jobs due to their sex. Wal-Mart consists of at least 700,000 women employees both former and current (Roberts & Berg, 2012). Due to a large number of employees women feel that they have been locked out of higher ranks despite them making the largest number of employees in Wal-Mart.

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According to the law depending on the state, the dissolution of marriage takes about 90 days before the preceding after filing a petition. With this, no dissolution can be granted before 30 days as it is referred to as a waiting period for both the spouses to receive the official copy of the petition. During this time the company is required to waiting the court preceding and the cause determined in order. The employee is then required to fill in the details of the new spouse that have to wait in order to become eligible (Bohlander & Snell, 2010).

Q3

The terms can be used by other companies as they play a significant role in the company image and reputation. For example, Glassdoor has been used by Apple Inc to pay employees on the hours they work. This makes the employee be willing to work more as they will be paid more. Other companies can embrace it as employees will be paid for work done (Bohlander & Snell, 2010). This will eliminate unproductive employees as they will be determined to work more. Glass escalator can also be used by either of the company to prevent damaging of its reputation as they by giving women higher ranks. This will also prevent huge losses that can be paid as punitive damages if the court rules in favor of women. As a technology company, Apple can adopt the stick floors to ensure that their employees are the best as they will be able to advance in their careers.

 

 

 

Reference

Bell, M. P. (2012). Diversity in organizations. Mason, Ohio: South-Western College.

Bohlander, G. W., & Snell, S. (2010). Managing human resources. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.

Roberts, B. R., & Berg, N. (2012). Walmart: Key insights and practical lessons from the world's largest retailer. London: Kogan Page.