Human Resource Management and Workplace Cooperation in Manufacturing Facility

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Question 1: Level of worker cooperation in manufacturing facility as opposed to healthcare
organization. Reasons mentioning why it might be difficult or easier.
Workplace cooperation is a procedure through which employees or representatives might
participate with the management in either discussion or consultation for resolving issues of basic
concern (Tsarouchi et al. 2017). I think, that similar level of the worker cooperation is achievable
in a manufacturing facility provided there is a mutual effort between the prearranged system and
the employees towards the achievement of a common goal.
This becomes difficult if the manufacturing facility have to rely on the geographically
dispersed employees where dispersed teams works on the interdependent task while sharing the
responsibility for team outcome. In such cases, collaboration usually takes place through virtual
means like online chat, email, phone and video which can at times be challenging.
Question 2: Reasons for the increase in number of age discriminations. Do you think it will
continue to increase as workforce ages? Why or why not.
The rise in the number of baby boomers showing interest of staying in the workforce
have increased which has resulted in the increase of the discrimination claims. The improved
level of health care with regard to overall health and longer span of life have motivated the older
generations to cling to the workforce. This is the reason why the claims on age discrimination is
on the rise as the age increases. Besides, employers are too reluctant in welcoming and retaining
an experienced worker since such workers usually demands higher pay checks and the benefits.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) has thus been implemented to
prohibit discrimination against the workers who are over 40 years older (Sargeant 2016). Illegal