Employee Stress and Health Issues Survey

This assignment involves conducting a survey among employees of Dasin Holdings Ltd to gather information about their work-related stress levels, health issues, and perceptions of the company's HR policies. The goal is to understand the root causes of employee health issues, evaluate the effectiveness of existing HR policies, and assess the motivation level of shipping employees. Additionally, it aims to determine how frequently the company conducts health check-ups and gauge employee satisfaction with the implemented healthcare infrastructure.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................2
1.1 Background............................................................................................................................2
1.2 Justification of the study........................................................................................................4
1.3 Research Objectives...............................................................................................................5
The study is aimed at investigating the following objectives:.....................................................5
1.4 Research Questions................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2: Literature review:...........................................................................................................6
Chapter 3: Methodology................................................................................................................15
3.1 Research Philosophy............................................................................................................15
3.2 Purpose of study...................................................................................................................16
3.3 Type of investigation...........................................................................................................16
3.4 Extent of researcher interference.........................................................................................17
3.5 Unit of Analysis...................................................................................................................17
3.6 Sampling Methods...............................................................................................................18
3.7 Time Horizon..................................................................................................................18
3.8 Study setting.........................................................................................................................19
3.9 Measurement and measures.................................................................................................19
3.10 Data Collection methods....................................................................................................20

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Chapter 4: Data Analysis...............................................................................................................21
Chapter 5: Conclusion and Discussion..........................................................................................49
5.1: Linking with the objectives.................................................................................................49
Reference.......................................................................................................................................52
Appendix........................................................................................................................................56
Tile: To identify the critical factors affecting the effective implementation of HR
management policy of Dasin Holdings Pte. Ltd
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Background
Dasin Holdings Pvt. Ltd. is one of the largest shipping transportation companies, which is
based in Singapore. The firm is mainly famous for their ability to transport larger volume cargo
shopping. The core operational areas of the company include supply and logistics chain. This is
done with the help of large sized cargo vehicles that can be transported for long distances. The
transportation industry has to expand rapidly in order to meet up with the growing demand of the
consumer products within the global market. They also form a major part of the international
trade that is believed to be the backbone for all forms of globalized business. Nearly 55,000

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cargo ships operate within the current shipping and transportation industry. These are
represented across 150 countries with total staff members of about 1.5 million workers. It is also
estimated that nearly 20 million shipping containers are transported all across the oceans every
year (Lun et al. 2015).
As the demand of the shipping and transportation industry is going up, there is sudden
surge in the needs of skilled workers. Nevertheless, the major issues that are encountered in the
given context include that of health issues of the workers. Due to the hectic nature of work style
and long distanced travelling, it is highly challenging for the shipping crew to maintain a healthy
life style. The industry has therefore witnessed high levels of employee leaving the job. This has
therefore raised the issue of low employee retention. The shipping industry and the cargos are
believed to constitute of 90% of all trade movements. Nevertheless, in the context of Singapore
the transportation and logistics industry is believed to encounter major issues due to the
ineffective Human resource policies. Yang and Wong (2016), have mentioned that due to the
diverse nature of the working demand, it is essential to renew the job profile within the shipping
industry. This can help to ensure that environment friendly ways can be implemented within the
operations of the shipping industry. The main purpose of the HR planning is to incorporate the
elements of quality man power and innovativeness. This can be coupled along with the activity
of risk taking and having flexibility at the workplace.
The recruitment structure of the Dasin Holdings is also facing issues due to the complex
nature of staffing and employee configuration. There is lack of training from the management
that does not allow employees to get updated with that of the regular job profile. The human
resource allocation is not done effectively to make best optimized use of the available resources.

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The area of environmental protection is one of the prior importancesfor all types of the
shipping companies as it can help in the matter of business sustainability. This can help to
provide full health protection to all the employees and the crew members. This is considered to
be one of the essential features of the human resource policy that are implemented by the Dasin
Holdings.
1.2 Justification of the study
Few of the essential human resource policies for the shipping companies include the
elements of health and safety of the crew members (Karahalios 2014). In the given context, it is
essential to analyze the existing HR policies that are implemented by the Dasin Holdings.
It is clear that the overall recruitment structure of the shipping industry is quite intricate
due to the complex levels of configuration in the employment. There is also the issue of high
levels of cultural diversity within the work place of Singapore. The research work will therefore
will help to identify the issues that exist in the recent HR policies of the shipping company. The
research work will collect data directly from the employees of the company as it will help
directly identify the loopholes and the existing HR policies.
The result of the project will therefore help to improve the existing HR policies for the
Dasin Holdings by implementing proper recommendations. The study can also help in the
purpose of improving the level of optimization of human resource policies. The study can
therefore help to improve the health related matters of the crew members within the shipping
industry. It will also be possible to improve upon the sustainability of the shipping company.
1.3 Research Objectives

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The study is aimed at investigating the following objectives:
1. To study the effectiveness level of existing HR management policy of Dasin Holdings
Pte Ltd.
2. To identify the critical factors affecting the effective implementation of HR management
policy of Dasin Holdings Pte. Ltd.
3. To put up recommendations to improve the existing HR policies of Dasin Holdings for
health-related matters of crew member.
1.4 Research Questions
 What is the effectiveness level of the existing HR management policy of Dasin Holdings
Pvt. Ltd?
 What the critical factors affecting the effective implementation of HR management
policy of Dasin Holdings Pvt. Ltd?
 What are the recommendations that need to be implemented in the matters of improving
the existing HR policies of Dasin holdings for health related matters of the crew
members?

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Chapter 2: Literature review:
The portion of literature review will focus on critical analysis of the existing scenario of
the shipping and transportation industry. The discussion will be related with that of the issues
that are currently faced by the human resource department of the shipping companies. The
sustainability is one of the primary goals for all types of shipping companies Lee et al. (2014). It
will therefore be possible to deal with the environmental challenges. It is essential for the
changes within the industry will be reflected HR department. It is therefore possible to improve
the levels of productivity of the company.
2.1 Introduction to HR Management system
The purpose of the HR management system is to deal with the software that collects the
details data related to the human resource departments. Advanced form of Technology are
required in order to maximize the data Processing Unit within the Human Resource Department.
According to Bratton and Gold (2017), the human resource management policies are
implemented according to the labor laws of individual Nations. It is therefore possible to process
and implement proper information. This is also required that are needed for the purpose dealing
with the major issues that are often encountered in Human Resource Management. It is important
to store essential data related to every employee that contains the detail of job profile and
payroll. This information can be used for the future purpose in order to make plan for the
Employees.
Para-González, Jiménez-Jiménez and Martínez-Lorente (2016), have mentioned about the
fact that with effective human resource information system it is possible to distribute detailed
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implementing essential decision making process. It can also improve the scope of having better
quality of human resource management and it can help in the process of dealing with the
essential information.
Marchington et al. (2016), have focused on the element of automation payroll system.
This will help to ensure that there is no discrimination within the Human Resource Department.
It will therefore be possible to deal with the issues related to challenge in the payroll system. One
of the major issues that are encountered in the Human Resource Department is due to improper
evaluation of payroll system.
2.2 Definitions of the HR management system
According to Purce (2014), the human resource management system can be defined as
the database system that help to store detailed information related to the every employee history.
Special software is needed to achieve this purpose. On the other hand, the HR management
system is needed to deal with the issues within the organizational change. The change within the
system is also accompanied by the modification in the HR systems that are required for the
purpose of new system of work flow.
Albrecht et al. (2015), have defined the system of HR management system as the process
that has helped to evaluate the overall values of assets and resources of the employees of the
organization. The overall values of the human resource department are highly dependent upon
the skills and the potential of every worker. It can therefore be said that the organizations that are
having highly skilled and experienced workers are suppose to have greater values and potential.
This parameter is highly important in the matters of evaluating the overall values of the
organization and the ways sustainability cane be maintained in the bigger run. The proper
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talent within the employees. This is dependent on the organization’s ability to provide proper
training to the workers. The strategic planning methods are therefore needs to include the
grooming and the training sessions that are needed for long-term future development of the
workers. In terms of the formal systems within the HR department, it is important to make use of
the human resources that are essential in terms of the workload. Effective planning of the HR
management system will help to ensure that there are no forms of wastages of the resources.
Automation of the HR system can help in dealing with the essential issues that are ultimately
aimed to optimize the capability of the same.
The Human Resource Department has a vital role in analyzing the performance of every
worker and therefore distinguishes between the poor and excellent performer the poor and
excellent performer. Major software vendors like Oracle and Ascentis are few of the major
software system that is used in the Human Resource Department. This help to set some
parameters that are required to measure the performance of every employees depending upon
their challenge of job profile.
Rothenberg, Hull and Tang (2017), have highlighted about the importance of time
management and Labor module that are needed to design the advanced level of information
needed for Organizational cost and accounting in Human Resource Department. By direct
Collection of data from the payroll system it is possible to get real-time feedback on the
employees and understand the issues that exist within the workplace of the company.
2.3 Importance of HR Management System
All major Complex activities of Human Resource Management are controlled by the
human resource management system. The complexities of multiple human resource policies are
managed extremely carefully in order to make full use of the information technology. From

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small scale to large scale multinational corporation effective use of Human Resource
Management System are required in every stage of business growth.
Nazari and Naghavi, (2015), have mentioned about organizational effectiveness that can
help to improve upon the relationship between coworkers within an organization. The effective
human resource management system also focuses of on full utilization and motivation of
employees to deal with all type of challenging situations. Once an employee is being selected
within an organization it is the duty of the management to ensure that they are highly satisfied
and motivated within the workplace. The proper duty of employee motivation is to empower the
employee so that they are able to take part in essential decision making process. This can help
them to develop the skills of decision making. In an organization employees have decision
making power and therefore team work is encouraged. HR functions to train employees to
demonstrate team work and engage in decision making process in collaboration with each other.
Occupational safety trainings are also to be provided in order to ensure that they are able to take
proper intervention steps during the time of crisis. Hendry (2012) in this context had highlighted
that occupational fatalities and injuries have devastating impact on the morale of the employees.
The business can also be jeopardized by such unfortunate incidents. Managers of the HR system
are to focus on improvement of occupational safety. This needs trained, reliable, and detail-
oriented people who and provide training.
The management also needs to develop a level of Trust within the employees, which will
help them to participate in essential decision making process. Finally, as mentioned by Kehoe
and Collins (2017), with implementation of proper human resource management system it is
possible to provide effective customer service. This can be achieved by developing up on
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forms of mistakes that are committed by every individual employee. All the employees need to
have their own user account in to the server of the organization, where all the details of the
performance record are will be stored for future reference. This will do not provide opportunity
to any employee to skip all forms of duty or implement unethical practice that can compromise
upon the usable technology.
2.4 General Factors that affecting effective HR Management system
As per mentioned by Guest (2017), one of the major challenge for Human Resource
Department of every organization in the globalised world is due to diverse range of human
culture within the society. This causes high level of communication issues. In effective
implementation of Technology is also considered to be one of the major issues that can directly
affect the productivity level. One of the essential factors that can affect the performance of
human resource management is due to cross cultural adaptations that are present in different type
of workplace. The variation in the style of Management and leadership can also be one of the
major issues (Lu et al. 2015).
It is also important to note that external factors like political and economic environment
of a place have direct impact upon the human resource policies. The business laws that are
implemented in each of the nation can have direct impact on the monitoring systems that are
being implemented within the human resource policies. As the stability of a business is
dependent upon the strength of political parties, most of the political decisions that are
implemented can have direct impact upon the level of employee performance.

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According to Sheehan (2014) legislations have a deep impact on the HR management
system in an organization. It has been widely noted that state and federal legislations have a key
impact as a dictating factor that drives how long the business would retain the HR activities in
terms of personnel records and employee data storage. For example, a number of Acts place
obligations on the employers and HR management system to safeguard the employee
confidentiality and other information. HR professionals are therefore required to stay abreast of
legislations revised in the context and provide adequate training to managers regarding the
responsibilities hey hold. In this regard Purce (2014) had highlighted that one of the most
important external influences on the HR activities of a system is the present economy. Apart
from affecting the talent pool, the ability to hire employees is also influenced to a certain degree.
HR management systems therefore need to prepare against the economic condition by keeping
abreast of the economic conditions of the globe and creating a plan for facing economic
downturn. HR management further needs to combat harsh environment for its optimal
functioning.
The impact of leadership style on HR management system has been addressed by
Jackson, Schuler and Jiang (2014). There is no doubt in the concept that human capital is the
most critical asset in the organization. HR strategies aim at providing motivation to the
employees so as to ensure superior quality of services and optimal job satisfaction. As a general
rule, there is a need of appropriate leadership to hire the appropriate people, provide training to
them for delivering high quality services and retaining the best. Effective leadership, through
inspiring and motivating work environment act as the key driver for decent HR management
practices. In this regard it is also to be mentioned that the culture of the organization influences

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the leadership style and the managerial approach that governs HR activities. A leader is supposed
to encourage commitment of the HR professionals and other employees, and lead to satisfaction.
Lastly, it would be appropriate to highlight the impact of technological advances on HR
management system. As new and advanced technologies are introduced into the HR department,
one needs to consider downsizing and reduction of costs. Technology is under constant
revolution and HR management system is to adapt to the needs of the hour (Cascio 2018).
2.5 Critical factors affecting the effective HR management system
Due to the effect of globalization the competitive environment across the world is getting
highly challenging in due to frequent change of customer demand level. With new business
organization introducing innovative marketing ideas, the competitive environment is also getting
tougher due to lack of sustainability issues. According to Kramar (2014), the critical factors
within is due to lack of skilled employees and demographic unions. Contemporary changes
within the business environment can seriously affect the economy of an organization. It is
therefore possible to provide greater attention to the human resource management department in
order to ensure full working capability. The major strategic Human Resource Department plays a
significant role in deciding up on the future policies.
According to Sheehan (2014), the learning skills and also considered to be one of the
essential parts of critical activities within the Human Resource Department that help to enhance
the existing skills of every employee. Human capital, which is the driving force of an
organization, is considered to be the Central factors that are needed in maintaining the balance
dealing with human resources of an organization. The critical factors that are accepted as a part
of human resource management are to deal with sustainability that can help to improve upon the
productivity and quality of performance within an organization.

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Campbell, Kryscynski and Olson (2017) highlighted that labor supply is responsible for
driving a fair amount of compensation that a business offers for attracting employees. In case the
market is oversaturated, unemployment level is high and the job opportunities are less than the
number of qualified candidates. As the result, the HR is supposed to provide less compensation
as compared to when there is a shortage of employees. The idea is to compete against the other
companies that are interested to recruit the same candidate. The HR management system in such
a case is responsible for evaluating the compensation structure through surveys for ensuring that
the wages are competitive enough that attracts and retains staff members. Further, internal
policies and procedures also impact HR management activities to a considerable extent. For
instance, is the commitment of a company is towards promotion of itself from within, the HR has
to ensure that the employees get suitable training and development that addresses needs of
promotion. Monitoring the number of employees who are eligible for retirement is crucial.
Banfield, Kay and Royles (2018) explained that the extent of competition faced by an
organization in the relevant industry holds much potential to affect the ability of the company to
recruit employees who are skilled and qualified. There is no argument in this regard that
recruitment of employees is the most basic HR management function. Industry giants have noted
that candidate have the predisposition to seek employment in such organizations. Under such
cases, organizations are not required to allocate resources for spending money on advertisements
for recruitment as the candidates have enforced applications. Small organizations however do not
have the same branding power and reputation. This is the reason why they have to actively seek
candidates for appropriate positions. Under such circumstances, the HR department needs to
have the focus on development of recruitment materials and promotion of the company. Further,
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Conceptual Framework
Introduction to HR management system that
are defined with different ideas
The importance of the HR management
system that are derived from different
perspectives of the definitions of the HRM
General factors those are associated
with the HR management system
Critical factors those are
associated with the success of the
HR management system
Critical factors
 Lack of skilled employees and
demographic reunion
 Contemporary changes within
the business environment
 Lack of labor supply to deal with
the fair level of competition.
 Monitoring the performance level
of employees according to their
function
 Regular health checkup of the
employees

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Chapter 3: Methodology
The purpose of this section is to describe the different types of research methods and
investigation policies that can be used for the given project. The research methods section will be
done according to the Sekaran Design Framework. Here there are six aspects of the research
design that are being implemented in each of the cases (Hasan et al. 2018). This will help to
ensure that most of the important. There is particular research design framework that needs to be
followed in the each of the given cases.
According to the Sekaran research methods, the structure of the research needs to have
particular flow to guide the investigators about the whole study practice (Sekaran 2003). The
research design in the given case will provide the guidance that is needed for proper methods of
data collection. There is a particular research design framework for the Sekaran methods that
consists of six types of research aspects that includes the research topic design including the
research topic investigation extent of researcher interference, study setting, unit of analysis and
time horizon of the study as well the data collection methods, sampling design and data analysis.
All the aspects of the research will be chosen according to the research objectives and questions.
3.1 Research Philosophy
The positivism and interpretivism are the two types of research philosophies that are
applied in each of qualitative and quantitative research works. The purpose of the positivism
philosophy is to examine the facts that are directly related with the research problems. The main
purpose is to draw out logical analysis of the collected data and thereby analyze the past research
problem. On the other hand, the given research work will mainly focus upon the interpretivism,

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where the research problems are dealt by collecting the view points of human, who are directly
involved with the research issues (Sekaran and Bougie 2016).
As the current project is related human resource policies within the Dasin Holdings it will
be effective to use the interpretivism. This has helped the investigators to gather data from the
view points of the respective workers within the industry.
3.2 Purpose of study
Based upon the research problems and objectives, the purpose of the study includes
exploratory, explanatory and descriptive. In the Exploratory method, the psychological aspects
are taken into account, which helps to describe the underlying cause of the research problems. In
explanatory method, the date is analyzed without considering the negative and positive aspects of
the same (Flick 2015).
The HR issues of the Dasin Holdings can be dealt with the help of the descriptive
research design. This can help to analyze the positive and negative aspects of each HR policies
that are implemented with the shipping industry. The most important advantage is for the fact it
has helped to deal with root cause of the challenges within the HR department of the shipping
companies.
3.3 Type of investigation
The data will be analyzed using the methods of correlation co-efficient type of
investigation that aims to bring about the relation between the two variables using the statistical
tools. The given set of data for each variable has to arrange for proper analysis. It is also
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There are also the elements of casual relationship that can help to relate the two elements
within the HR related issues within the company.
According to Sekaran (2003), the exploratory form of study is undertaken as the major
type of investigation, where there are no forms of information that are available that can be
directly related to the research problem. Hence, the major objectives of the exploratory forms of
investigation are to ensure that are related to that of the key issues could ultimately be addressed
with the help of proper research objectives. This type of investigation has not been applied
within the current study as the HR related issues in the shipping industry already has several
related information.
The current research work has used the descriptive form of research, where most of the
important characteristics related to that of the subject area or population of the research is used.
This help to identify the existing forms of issues that are encountered by the HRM of the
shipping industries.
3.4 Extent of researcher interference
In the given project work, the investigators tries to deal with the critical factors that are
related to the HR issues that are encountered by the Dasin Holdings. The investigators has
interfered in the following critical factors that are related to the HR issues by establishing
relationship between the same.
3.5 Unit of Analysis

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` The unit of analysis constitute of the entity that needs to be measured within the given
research work. For the given research work, the unit of analysis constitute of the employee issues
and the HR policies implemented by Dasin Holdings.
3.6 Sampling Methods
The random method of sampling has been used in the given case; this will help to ensure
that there is no form of biasness that is being implemented in each of the case. 40 employees
have been chosen from different departments of Dasin Holdings, who are working across work
across the different departments within as maritime crew.
There is also the method of non-probability sampling methods that are applied in case,
where data are gathered from the fixed and pre-determined samples.
There are certain unit of analysis that are used for the chosen population. This will
include the groups that are related with that of the organizations. The group will however be
divided into individuals that will include all types of employees within Dasin Holdings.
3.7 Time Horizon
Main activities
and stages
Week 1 Week 2
to 9
Week 9
to 15
Week 15
to 20
Week
20 23
Week 23
to 25
Week 26
Topic Selection 
Literature
Critique

Planning the
proper layout
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Data and
information
collection in
the form of
primary
research

Development
of research
plan

Selecting
research
technique
  
Data analysis  
Interpretation
of findings

Conclusion 
Project
overdraft

Final
submission

3.8 Study setting

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The setting of the given study is set within the human resource department of Dasin
Holdings, from where primary essential data are collected
3.9 Measurement and measures
As the investigators of the given project are dealing with the human related issues of the
shipping industry, it is essential to deal with the ethical challenges of each case. This may
include protection of the valuable data that are being collected from the respective workers
(Wiek and Lang 2016). As data has been collected through the methods of survey, it is essential
to ensure proper consent has to be taken from the participants. This will help to ensure that the
data collector cannot enforce to provide any form of information through the survey questions.
Proper consent also needs to be taken from the management of Dasin Holdings as
initially they have to take permission to interact with the internal employees and thereby access
the internal information in the due process. The investigators also need to have an ethical
commitment for not leaking any classified information of the company to public domain.
3.10 Data Collection methods
There are two types of data collection that can be applied including the primary and
secondary methods. In case of the primary methods, the data is collected directly from the
sample size. In the given case, the research strategy applied will depend mainly upon surveys
and interviews. There is also the type of secondary data collection methods that mainly focus on
gathering of information gathering from the previous research works of relevant subjects (Choy
2014). In the given case, the strategy that will be focused includes that of exclusion and inclusion
principles. Here particular keywords will be used to get access of the relevant research work
related to the current research projects.

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For the given case, the investigators have collected data using the primary methods,
where survey will be conducted using the survey methods. Proper survey questionnaires have
been designed in order to get the best and optimized form of data related to the HR issues in the
Dasin Holdings.
3.11 Data Analysis
The data is analyzed using the formula of correlation coefficient and the data are
represented in the forms graphs. MS Excel will be used as the software analysis tool.

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Chapter 4: Data Analysis
What is your gender?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Male 19 47.5 47.5 47.5
Female 21 52.5 52.5 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0
Have you ever faced any forms of health issues while working
as crew members?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Yes 18 45.0 45.0 45.0
No 16 40.0 40.0 85.0
Maybe 6 15.0 15.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0

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The above frequency table shows the relationship between the gender of the respondents
and the issues with respect to health that the crew members are facing while being at work. It is
seen that most of the female employees who are working as crew members have stated that they
are facing issues in the work place with respect to health.
Correlations
What is your
gender?
Have you ever
faced any
forms of
health issues
while working
as crew
members?
What is your gender? Pearson Correlation 1 .091
Sig. (2-tailed) .576
N 40 40
Have you ever faced any
forms of health issues
while working as crew
members?
Pearson Correlation .091 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .576
N
40 40
A Pearson product moment correlation was run to determine the relationship between
gender and the issues that the employees are facing with respect to health. There was a strong,

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positive correlation between gender and the health issues faced by the employees when working
as crew members, which was statistically significant (r = .091, n = 40, p = .576). This shows that
the health issues that are present within the work place irrespective of the gender can be a factor
of stress among the employees and can hamper the level of productivity as well.
How long have you been working in the company (in years)?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid 0-1 years 16 40.0 40.0 40.0
2-5 years 12 30.0 30.0 70.0
6-10 years 8 20.0 20.0 90.0
11 and above 4 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0
What do you think is the root cause of all health issues that are generated
during the workplace?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Lack of awareness
among workers
13 32.5 32.5 32.5

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Unhealthy workplace
environment
3 7.5 7.5 40.0
Lack of medical check-
ups
9 22.5 22.5 62.5
High level of stress
among employees
8 20.0 20.0 82.5
Hectic work schedule 7 17.5 17.5 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0

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The above frequency table shows the relationship between the years of experience that
the employees have within the organization and main cause of the issues with respect to health
that were being generated within the work place. It can be seen that the employees between the
experiences of 0-1 years have agreed to the fact that there is lack of awareness among the
employees within the organization regarding the healthy ways one can work within the system.
This has led to the high level of stress among the workers within the employees, which is also
affecting the level of productivity that needs to be present within the organization.
Correlations

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How long
have you been
working in the
company (in
years)?
What do you
think is the
root cause of
all health
issues that are
generated
during the
workplace?
How long have you
been working in the
company (in years)?
Pearson Correlation 1 .050
Sig. (2-tailed) .759
N 40 40
What do you think is the
root cause of all health
issues that are generated
during the workplace?
Pearson Correlation .050 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .759
N
40 40
The correlation test has shown a positive relationship between the variables as
(r = .050, n = 40, p = .759). This shows that the correlation between the years of experience and
the major cause of issue that is affecting the health of the workers within the work place is
statistically significant. Therefore it can be stated that the increase in the years of experience
among the employees will also increase the level of issues with respect to health among the
employees as well.

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What is your educational background?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Graduate 12 30.0 30.0 30.0
Postgraduate 16 40.0 40.0 70.0
Diploma 4 10.0 10.0 80.0
Ph.D 8 20.0 20.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0
How far do you think the existing HR policies are effective to deal with
the existing health issues?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Highly
effective
15 37.5 37.5 37.5
Effective 8 20.0 20.0 57.5
Neutral 7 17.5 17.5 75.0
Ineffective 7 17.5 17.5 92.5
Least effective 3 7.5 7.5 100.0

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Total 40 100.0 100.0

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The above frequency table shows the relationship between the educational background of
the employees and the level of effectiveness regarding the human resources policies that can help
in dealing with the issues of health that are present within the organization in the recent times. It
can be seen that most of the postgraduate employees have stated that the HR policies that are
present within the organization are highly effective in dealing with the health issues that are
present recently within the organization.
Correlations

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What is your
educational
background?
How far do
you think the
existing HR
policies are
effective to
deal with the
existing health
issues?
What is your
educational
background?
Pearson Correlation 1 .278
Sig. (2-tailed) .082
N 40 40
How far do you think
the existing HR policies
are effective to deal with
the existing health
issues?
Pearson Correlation .278 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .082
N
40 40
The correlation test shows that there is a positive link between the educational
background of the employees and the policies of human resources that are present within the
organization that can deal with the health issues present within the organization. It shows that the
(r = .278, n = 40, p = .082), which indicates that there is a statistical association between the
variables. Therefore it can be stated that the higher degree of education that is present within the
employees will help in increasing the knowledge of the employees so that they can use the HR

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policies in an effective manner for solving the issues of health that are present within the
organization.
How long have you been working in the company (in years)?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid 0-1 years 16 40.0 40.0 40.0
2-5 years 12 30.0 30.0 70.0
6-10 years 8 20.0 20.0 90.0
11 and above 4 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0
How often the company does conducts health checkups of the crew
members?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Every week 9 22.5 22.5 22.5
Every month 11 27.5 27.5 50.0
Once a year 20 50.0 50.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0

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The above frequency table shows the relationship between the working experience of the
employees within the organization and the frequency at which the company conducts the health
check-ups foe the employees within the work place. It can be seen that most of the employees

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who have an experience between 0-1 years have stated that the company conducts the health
check-ups for the crew members once in a year, which does not help in providing enough
knowledge regarding the safety issues that needs to be followed within the organization so that
the crew members can work without any stress.
Correlations
How long
have you been
working in the
company (in
years)?
How often the
company does
conducts
health
checkups of
the crew
members?
How long have you
been working in the
company (in years)?
Pearson Correlation 1 -.124
Sig. (2-tailed) .446
N 40 40
How often the company
does conducts health
checkups of the crew
members?
Pearson Correlation -.124 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .446
N
40 40
The correlation test between the work experiences of the employees within the
organization and the frequency at which the health check-ups are conducted on the crew
members are found to be negative in nature. The result of the test has come to (r = -.124, n =

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40, p = .446), which shows that there is no statistical significance between the variables.
Therefore it can be stated that the longer years of experience that the employees will have in the
organization will result in decreasing the level of frequency of the health check-ups that will be
conducted within the organization for them. This will lead to a fall in the level of productivity, as
most of the employees with a number of years experience will be dealing with a high level of
stress.
What is your educational background?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Graduate 12 30.0 30.0 30.0
Postgraduate 16 40.0 40.0 70.0
Diploma 4 10.0 10.0 80.0
Ph.D 8 20.0 20.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0
How much level of stress that you face in the current work
environment?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent

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Valid Extremely
High
11 27.5 27.5 27.5
High 9 22.5 22.5 50.0
Neutral 12 30.0 30.0 80.0
Low 6 15.0 15.0 95.0
Extremely
Low
2 5.0 5.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0

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The above frequency table shows the relationship between the educational background of the
employees and the level of stress that they are facing within the current working environment. It
can be seen that most of the postgraduate employees have stated that they are neutral towards the
stress levels that are being faced by them within the organization. This shows that most of the
employees have become accustomed towards the stress that they are facing within the
organization on a regular basis.
Correlations

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What is your
educational
background?
How much
level of stress
that you face
in the current
work
environment?
What is your
educational
background?
Pearson Correlation 1 .377*
Sig. (2-tailed) .017
N 40 40
How much level of
stress that you face in
the current work
environment?
Pearson Correlation .377* 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .017
N
40 40
*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
The correlation test of Pearson shows that there is a strong and positive relationship
between the educational background of the employees and the level of stress that they are facing
within the current working environment. It can be seen that the result has come to be
(r = .377, n = 40, p = .017), which shows that there is a positive relationship between the
educational background of the employees and the level of stress that they are facing within the
organization. Therefore, it can be stated that more higher the level of education for the
employees, they have to handle more level of stress within the work place, which will eventually
lead to the delay in the level of production.

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How long have you been working in the company (in years)?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Valid 0-1 years 16 40.0 40.0 40.0
2-5 years 12 30.0 30.0 70.0
6-10 years 8 20.0 20.0 90.0
11 and above 4 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0
How far are you satisfied with the existing healthcare infrastructure that
is implemented by the management of Dasin Holdings?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Highly satisfied 9 22.5 22.5 22.5
Satisfied 8 20.0 20.0 42.5
Neutral 9 22.5 22.5 65.0
Dissatisfied 7 17.5 17.5 82.5
Highly
dissatisfied
7 17.5 17.5 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0

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The above frequency table shows the relationship between the work experience of the
employees and the level of satisfaction that they have with respect to the infrastructure of health
care that is implemented within the organization. It can be seen that most of the employees who
have an experience between 0-1 years have stated that they are highly satisfied with the
infrastructure that is present within the organization with respect to the health care facilities that
has been provided by the management.
Correlations

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How long
have you been
working in the
company (in
years)?
How far are
you satisfied
with the
existing
healthcare
infrastructure
that is
implemented
by the
management
of Dasin
Holdings?
How long have you
been working in the
company (in years)?
Pearson Correlation 1 -.036
Sig. (2-tailed) .827
N 40 40
How far are you
satisfied with the
existing healthcare
infrastructure that is
implemented by the
management of Dasin
Holdings?
Pearson Correlation -.036 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .827
N
40 40

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The correlation test that was conducted shows that there is a negative relationship
between the work experience of the employees and the level of satisfaction that is present among
the health care infrastructure, which is implemented by the management of the organization. The
result of the test shows that (r = -.036, n = 40, p = .827), which shows that the relationship is
negative. Therefore it can be stated that the increase in the work experience of the employees
will decrease the level of satisfaction that the employees will have regarding the health care
infrastructure built by the management within the organization.
What is your gender?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Male 19 47.5 47.5 47.5
Female 21 52.5 52.5 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0
How often the company does conducts health checkups of the crew
members?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent

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Valid Every week 9 22.5 22.5 22.5
Every month 11 27.5 27.5 50.0
Once a year 20 50.0 50.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0

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The above frequency table shows the relationship between the gender of the employees and the
frequency at which the company conducts the health check-ups for the crew members. It an be
seen that most of the female employees have agreed to the fact that the organization arranges the
health check-ups once in a year for them so that the issues that they face regarding health can be
addressed in a proper manner.
Correlations

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What is your
gender?
How often the
company does
conducts
health
checkups of
the crew
members?
What is your gender? Pearson Correlation 1 .200
Sig. (2-tailed) .215
N 40 40
How often the company
does conducts health
checkups of the crew
members?
Pearson Correlation .200 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .215
N
40 40
The correlation test between the gender of the employees and the frequency of the
company in conducting the health check-ups of the employees has shown a positive relation. The
result of the test has come to be (r = .200, n = 40, p = .215), which shows that there is a strong
relation between the gender and the frequency of the health check-ups organized by the
company. Therefore it can be stated the employees who are female will be taken care by the
organization by organizing health check-up camps for the crew members.

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What is your gender?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Male 19 47.5 47.5 47.5
Female 21 52.5 52.5 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0
With the existing HR policies, how far do you agree it is possible to
motivate the shipping employees?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Strongly agree 11 27.5 27.5 27.5
Agree 10 25.0 25.0 52.5
Neutral 7 17.5 17.5 70.0
Disagree 6 15.0 15.0 85.0
Strongly disagree 6 15.0 15.0 100.0
Total 40 100.0 100.0

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The above frequency table shows the relationship with the gender of the respondents and
their opinions regarding the policies of HR that are present within the shipping company. It can
be seen that most of the female employees have agreed to the fact that the policies that are
present within the organization helps in providing motivation to them.
Correlations
What is your
gender?
With the
existing HR
policies, how
far do you
agree it is
possible to
motivate the
shipping
employees?
What is your gender? Pearson Correlation 1 .048
Sig. (2-tailed) .768
N 40 40
With the existing HR
policies, how far do you
Pearson Correlation .048 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .768

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agree it is possible to
motivate the shipping
employees?
N
40 40
The result of the correlation test has come to be (r = .048, n = 40, p = .768), which shows
that there is a positive and strong correlation between the gender and the present policies of HR
within the organization. Therefore, it can be stated that the company takes care of the female
employees and the HR policies have been made keeping the female employees in mind so that
proper care can be provided to them.

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Figure: Correlation Relationship among Variables
Source: The Researcher

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Chapter 5: Conclusion and Discussion
As the study has been conducted, it can be said that unhealthy workplace condition
within the cabin crew has been one of the major HR issues that are currently encountered by the
Dasin Holdings.
5.1: Linking with the objectives
Objectives 1: To study the effectiveness level of existing HR management policy of Dasin
Holdings Pte Ltd.
The following objectives of the research work are directly linked with the total number of
workers in the Dasin Holdings, who have faced health related issues. The health issues that are
encountered by the employees that is dependent on their gender. It is also important to mention
that female employees of the company have suffered in the health issues compared to that of the
men employees. From this fact, it can be concluded that the HR policies of the Dasin holdings is
not implemented for the comfort of the women. Hence, from this, it can be concluded that more
the number of workers, more will be the issues the health issues that are encountered.
From the section of literature review, it is clear that most of the human resource
management policy within the shipping industries is meant to deal with gaining competitive
advantage of the same. In order to provide lower cost of transportation service, the operational
expenditure of the shipping companies are also reduced. There is little spending that the
company has invested into the matters of health related matters. This has overall lowered the
effectiveness of the HR policies within the company.

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Objective 2: To identify the critical factors affecting the effective implementation of HR
management policy of Dasin Holdings Pte. Ltd.
From the section of data analysis, it is clear that most workers within the organization are
of young age category. This is due to the hectic nature of job profile; most of the senior
employees within the organization are not able to continue the job for longer periods. The lack of
awareness among the employees is believed to be the primary issues that have resulted in the
poor health records of the employees within the ship. This factor is directly linked with the total
number of inexperienced workers. Hence, it can be concluded that as the level of experience
within the employees are less, their awareness level about the health related matters are also less.
This is also responsible for lower levels of productivity within the organization.
Lack of medical checkup is also considered to be one of the major causes of health issues
that are faced by both new and experienced employees. From the section of literature review it is
clear that there are various critical factors that control the HR management system.
Communication issue due to cultural gap is one of the major drawbacks that are necessary to deal
with the health problems that arise within the employees of Dasin Holdings. Most of the business
organization ignored the business laws that are related to the health related. It is therefore
important to consider the external influences that are necessary to modify the human resource
policy within an organization. Nevertheless, it is also the duty of every employee to be fully
aware about the legal and ethical protocol is related to human resource policies.
There is also the factor of total frequency in health checkups that are being conducted
within the company in every week. From the finding section it is clear that the health checkups
are mostly being conducted within the inexperienced employees as the company feel that they do
not have the physical stamina to carry out the hectic lifestyle of crew member.

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It is also been saying that the level of stress handling capacity of an employee is directly
proportional to their educational level and the duration of experience. From this fact it can be
concluded that as employees became more habituated with the lifestyle of crew member, it is
possible for them to deal with the high level of stress of hectic lifestyle of crew members. It
better level of education it is also possible to deal with critical factors of HR management system
that has been highlighted in the literature review section.
It can also be said from the section of literature review that lack of labor and working
skill of the employees are one major critical factors and concern for the shipping industries. The
skills of the employees are also subject to changes due to the alteration in the requirements of the
shipping industry. From the summary of the critical factors, it can be concluded that better skills
and flexibility with the workforce of the shipping industry is required to maintain sustainability
within the same.
Objective 3: To put up recommendations to improve the existing HR policies of Dasin
Holdings for health-related matters of crew member.
From the section of findings it is clear that the more experienced workers are not satisfied
with the level of Healthcare infrastructure implemented by the management of Dasin Holdings.
This is mainly due to the fact that the Healthcare checkup facilities are mainly setup for the
inexperienced workers. Here also, the critical factor related to Health Care Management System
plays a significant part. Most of the business organization do not strictly follow the protocol that
are needed to provide proper physical Healthcare infrastructure to the experienced employees,
who mostly have the risk of facing high levels of physical illness.

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