- Canadian Human Resource Management
- Author: Mari – len De Guzman
- Title of article: Regulator vs. employer: How to achieve harmony when two sides collide
- Name of publication: Canadian occupational Safety magazine
- Date of publication: 22 September 2011
- URL: http://www.cos-mag.com/Human-Resources/HR-Stories/regulator-vs-employer-how-to-achieve-harmony-when-two-sides-collide.html
- <Summary>
- - Canadian Society of Safety Engineering’s Professional Development Conference holds a discussion. Occupation health representatives and those of the safety aisle were present during the discussion.
- - An agreement of safety experts that a good relationship between employers and regulators leads to a safe and healthy working place ended in good terms.
- - Interesting perspectives arises during a panel discussion on how to build a healthy working relationship between regulators and employers.
- - The regional director with WorkSafeBC Mr. Johnson was the first to comment a point where he stated that the most important aspect of ideal working relationship is where there is mutual respect between the safety professional and regulator. Johnston was from the regulator side.
- - Tom Abercrombie also from the regulator side stated that honesty between the regulator and employees contributes to success in an organization.
- - Shawn Henn who is a HSE manager from the employer’s side was the first person to agree with the views presented by the regulator side. He stated that communication between the regulators and the employees is the best tool of ending disagreements between the two groups.
- - Sam Chauhan, who is the OHS manager from the City of Surrey in B.C agreed with the views represented in the discussion. He stated that developing a good relationship between the regulators and employees ought to be based on trust in order to achieve outlined strategic goals. He also added that if either the regulators or the employees make mistakes, the concerned need to take the necessary responsibility.
- - Both the regulators came up with a solution that whatever the disagreements that may appear in between them, the bottom-line and the secret to a successful working relationship will always be trust and respect.
- (1)What is the major HR function that this article is affecting?
- -This article outlines how to build a positive relationship between the regulators and the employers. The relationship will result to excellent outcomes in the production of an organization according to this article.
- - The article gives the reason why it is necessary to build the relationship between the regulators and employees.
- (2)How is this article related to the subject matter we are studying?
- Module 8 – Demographic and Employments concerns, culture changes,
- Module 5 – Managing talent or Human capital
- (3)Who will be most affected by this subject?
- -This subject will affect all the employees in Canada. When there will be full implementation of the discussed objectives, the entire Canadian employees will have an advantage of enjoying the benefits of good working relationship with the regulators.
- (4)Why is the news item interesting to HR students and/or professionals?
- -The news in the item is of significant interest to the HR students in the fact that they ought to understand the current changing trends in the business sector in Canada. In addition, the HR students have the obligation of identifying the current issues that relate to the employers and employees.
- -The professionals will use the discussions in relation to their fields of work.
- (5)Interesting Question:
- Should the regulators and employees from all the organizations in Canada come up with more solutions to any disagreements that may appear in future?
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