Human Resource Management Assignment | Job Dissatisfaction
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Human Resource Management Assignment | Job Dissatisfaction
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Running head: JOB DISSATISFACTION IN AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYEESFundamentals of Human Resource Management[Job Dissatisfaction in Australian Employees]Name of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
1JOB DISSATISFACTION IN AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYEESIntroduction:The role of human resource management is highly felt in making the employees satisfiedand committed to their respective firms. They design the job, which may or may not bemeeting all the needs of employees. This study is aimed at understanding the reasons behindthe dissatisfaction level in Australian employees. An incompetent management, poor jobdesign, and the job insecurity are found a few of the dominating reasons behind the reducinglevel of commitment from Australia employees (Seek.com.au 2018). Bad management hascontributed in approximately around 28% cases when employees have adapted to turn off fromtheir existing job (Seek.com.au 2018). Lack of appreciation, which is one of the kinds of jobdesign, has also caused approximately around 26% of turn-offs (Seek.com.au 2018). The paperseeks the validation of poor job design and job insecurity as significant causes behind thedissatisfaction of Australian employees. Moreover, it also suggests a useful way out to theAustralian organizations when its employees are dissatisfied. Additionally, it also checks whatthe Australian human resource managers can do to address the issue. Definitions: Poor job design can be defined as an ineffective or a less effective job structure, which isnot capable to retain its employees (Parker 2014). The human resource management isresponsible for job design. The HRM may design the jobs according to the demands ofemployees, but they cannot as they are sort of different types of resources. Such resourcesinclude but are not limited to like the financial resource (Lin and Wu 2014).
2JOB DISSATISFACTION IN AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYEESJob insecurity can be defined as a state where employees feel insecure and live in aperception that they can anytime lose their job (Murphyet al. 2013). Such perceptions are not ahealthy sign for employees as well as for the employers. Such employees may lose theirmotivation and become stressed, which is not good for their health and their presence of mind.The fear to lose the job will keep them haunting, which will affect their concentration level(Murphyet al. 2013). Human resource management is like a system that supports the various core functionsof an organization like recruitment & selection, job designing and training & developmentprograms (Alfeset al. 2013). Literature review:Young Australians in specific countenance the job insecurity (Opray 2018). There can bemany reasons for it. Computerization and technology have been the one reason that hascreated such state. It is interesting to understand what difference the advancement incomputerization and technology will bring to the job insecurity. The advancement willautomate a large number of works like accounting/clerks, cashiers/checkout operators,workers of fabrication trades, wood machinists and few others (Opray 2018). Interestingly, 60%of Australian students are getting trained on and are studying the occupations, which areexpected to wash out with the automation in the future ahead (Opray 2018). This will reducethe number of Millennials getting the entry-level job as they are being trained in wrong skills.Part-time workers have also added fuels to the threat that full-time Millennials aresurviving with (ABC News 2018). Healthcare, hospitality, and tourism sector have been biased
3JOB DISSATISFACTION IN AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYEEStowards the concept (ABC News 2018). They have found part-timers more effective for thework. This is indeed good for students as they will have a better chance of getting jobs afterthey complete their job-related course. However, this is not equally good for those who have topay the mortgage loans (ABC News 2018). They will feel the pressure as they will have reducedopportunities in the healthcare, tourism and the hospitality sector. There will be thousands ofpeople who have lost their job and are on the regular hunt to get a good job to support theirneeds. However, they will not be able to get many opportunities due to increased competitionfrom the part-timers. Many workers will be left out due to the highlighted fact (ABC News2018). During the 1980s and 1990s, both women and men were able to earn more by workingmore (ABC News 2018). However, the trend will witness a change. The concept of part-timejobs may cause a serious impact on the trend. Both the partners may not necessarily beworking as full-timers, which mean that a combined take-home amount will be less (ABC News2018). The cost of living keeps arising; however, the expected scenario does not offer them themuch-needed income. They want to live a settled life where they can provide their kids a goodlife; however, they might not be able to do so (ABC News 2018). According to Bakker and Demerouti (2014), employees should get ample opportunitieswhere they could explore their credibility. The authors have taken a conventional mode byselecting the “Jobs Demands-Resources Theory” to understand the existing and the expectedsituation in the Australian workplace. The authors have identified that employees performbetter in a challenging and resourceful environment (Bakker and Demerouti 2014). This means
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