Human Resource Analysis of the Uber Company
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Running Head: Literature Review UBERLiterature Review Uber unfair dismissal case
Literature Review 1Introduction Human resource is the biggest asset for any organization which could help the organization to attain its goals and the objectives. In this assessment, business article on the Uber Company’s unfair dismissal cases will be discussed. Uber is a well-known multinational service providing company involved in providing cab services to its users. Under this article, it was observed that Uber was not treating its cabdrivers in fair manner. The main concern was Uber was treating its drivers as their employees and it was leading to the exploitation of the driver’s interest in the company. In order to determine various objectives regarding this article, Significance, objectives,issues, etc. will be identified in order to gain appropriate knowledge in relevance with the business article. Significance of Study According to Thijssens, Bollen, & Hassink (2015), business article was published on the treatment done by the Uber Company with its employees. They were not treating their cab drivers as their permanent employees and it was leading to various issues. In this literature review, various aspects of this case will be discussed. As per the AFR report, Uber Company was exploiting its employees’ (driver) rights. The benefits which should an employee should get from its employer were not given to the drivers due to this unfair treatment. With regards to this, Rideshare Drivers Association of Australia defended the drivers of Uber and they filed a case against the company so that Uber Company’s drivers could get adequate benefits. With practising this functionality, Uber was exploiting the job security of the drivers. The case filed bythe Association was submitted to the Fair Work Commission with regards to breaching of contracts which were made by the company with the drivers. The contract’s terms and conditions
Literature Review 2clearly describes that drivers are performing functionalities for company as per the requirement. In this scenario, company’s liability towards the drivers was nil if they wants to discontinue with the driver. Issues With the effect of this business article, Collings (2014), reviewed the case and argued that this was leading to enhancement of the job security with the employees (drivers) linked with the company. As per the Human Resource policies published by the Australian government, organization needs to work for employees’ interest which is also a corporate social responsibilityfrom the perceptive of the organization. The major issue which was employees were facing with the organization’s act was leading to the job insecurity to the drivers. As per the rules and the regulations, employees have the right to know regarding the amendments made in the policies of the company. Irrelevance to this fact, Uber Company has overruled this policy and they have developed contracts under which organization does not need to provide any type of prior notice before retrenchment of drivers or breaching of contract. Apart from this, it was also leading to the breaching of the corporate social responsibility in which organization needs to develop and maintain certain criteria for securing its stakeholder’s interest. Uber was practising unethical activities which were leading to the development of negative image in the consumer’s as well as in employees’ mind-sets. Reviewing the functionalities of the organization, Uber was not following any of the ethical policy in their working procedure. In the given scenario, driver’s faces any situation while serving for company; they will not be liable to provide any kind of services or help. This was not only
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