Human Resource in Organization Assignment
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Running Head: HUMAN RESOURCE IN ORGANIZATION 1Human Resource in Organization Institution StudentDate
HUMAN RESOURCE IN ORGANIZATION 2Table of ContentsNews Story Description...................................................................................................................3Human Resource Issues Raised in the Article.................................................................................4Reduced Rights to the employees................................................................................................4Poor insurance compensation policies.........................................................................................5Poor employee safety management..............................................................................................5Improper termination of riders contracts by the company...........................................................5Demotivation of Uber Riders.......................................................................................................6Recommendations and Conclusion..................................................................................................6References........................................................................................................................................8
HUMAN RESOURCE IN ORGANIZATION 3News Story Description Uber is a company in Australia which deals with the transport of customers to different places. This industry links various drivers, ‘driver-partners,' who normally use their vehicles to ferry customers who may require the ride. It was initially started in the USA in 2010 but later copied to Australia in 2012 and has since flourished from then (Mattern, 2017). The drivers are not covered by the employer in whichever case, either insurance or any other work policy covers needed for their survival in the industry.Many organizations in the world do not value their employees as required (Lee, 2017). A good example is the Uber Australia which has more than 60,000 drivers and specifically calls for driver partnerships. It has been reported that the organization is settling unfair dismal claims to its drivers claiming that they should remain contractual, a factor that has made them feel as if they are in exile and being misused for the specific reason. According to the AFR, the company has admitted that the reason why they treat their drivers in such ways is that the latter does not qualify to be employees and thus they should remain to work on the contractual basis (Michael, 2016). Rideshare drivers association filed another case for being mistreated by the Uber Australia too. A spokesperson from Uber Australia was clearly heard claiming that the main purpose of the regulation could not be achieved whenever the drivers purposed to avoid the employment regulations and thus they should remain to work on the contractual basis.Other companies have also evolved to challenge the drivers' mistreatments and assured of fighting for their rights. Rideshare Drivers United pushed forward for an investigative exercise through an ombudsman to research and came up with a clear evidence where the conditions under which drivers are treated really meet the federal industrial relations laws of the Australian government. All these advocacy groups are actually fighting for the drivers’ rights, claiming that
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