For a 12-person team, how many extra workers should be hired to meet the labor hours needed without overtime? Labor Information Regular Rate $15.00/hr Overtime Rate $24.50/hr Targeted Labor Cost $12,000/wk Labor Hours Needed 800/wk Any hour worked over 40 hrs/wk must be paid overtime rate 8 20 67 320 1000

3. Job enrichment can come from: a. increasing task identity b. increasing workplace autonomy c. reducing task significance d. all of the above e. a and b only

The managers at Avondale Industries’ production sites have been asked to keep a monthly electronic performance journal for each direct report. The journals are to be used in the six-month performance appraisals. Many of the managers have balked at the request saying that entering data into the journals takes too much time. The HR department feels that training on how to effectively manage the process would be helpful and has assigned the training and development office the task of developing an online training to help the supervisors become more proficient with this task. Which of the following statements best explains why it is important for the supervisors to keep the journals as requested?   An employee is more likely to listen to and respect a supervisor who shows enough interest in them to monitor their performance.   Keeping a journal will help supervisors be more accurate in their recall of employee performance and more effective in giving feedback.   Ensuring supervisors…

Automation normally means: a net increase in jobs. explain?

List three methods to help you perform layoffs.  List a key take away for yourself if you were involved in a layoff.

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Based on the Nova Scotia Labour laws, Imagine you are a supervisor responsible for creating the schedule in your company. It is a busy period in your company. Your company is open every day.    Can you schedule someone to work all seven days next week without a day off? Why or why not?  Some shifts are six (6) hours. If someone is working this shift, do you need to give them a break? If so, how long? How many breaks?  Why?  If the shift is three (3) hours, do you need to give them a break? Why or why not?

In time study, the rating factor is applied to determine a)standard time of a job b)merit rating of the worker c)fixation of incentive rate d)normal time of a worker [Don't use chatgpt otherwise give 20downvotes]

The ISME Department at WSU promotes its industrial engineering program by mailing thousands of individually composed and typed letters to prospective students and their families. A time study has been conducted on teh task of preparing the letters for mailing (see data in the table below). WSU's personal, delay, and fatigue allowance factor is 13% of the shift time. What is the standard time of the overall job studied? Write your answer with one decimal point. Observations in Minutes Job Element (A) Compose and type letter (B) Type envelope address 2 1 2 3 4 5 Performance Rating 7 9 8 1 2 118 1 3 1 100 (C) Stuff, stamp, seal, and sort envelopes 1 4 2 1 111 Correct Answer: 11.46±1

How is fixed labor different from variable labor?