Brick's Moving Company: Bona Fide Occupational Requirements Analysis

This report analyzes Brick's Moving Company, a movers and packers company with 350 employees and 100 trucks. It addresses issues related to employee compliance, particularly the physical demands of the job and how these demands affect potential employees with medical conditions. The report discusses Bona Fide Occupational Requirements, evaluating the candidate's suitability based on interviews, skills tests, and medical considerations. The conclusion provides recommendations, including considering flexible working hours, communicating health-related compliances, and clarifying Bona Fide Requirements to ensure effective operations and fair employment practices. The report highlights the importance of balancing operational needs with employee well-being and legal compliance.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................

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Background of the company............................................................................................................
Discussion........................................................................................................................................
Bona Fide Occupational Requirements.......................................................................................
Evaluation....................................................................................................................................
Conclusion and Recommendation...................................................................................................

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Introduction
Brick’s Moving is a company that is operating in the movers and shifters who is
operating in the movers and packers industry. The company is competent with the help of
approximately 350 employees and 100 truck. It has been found that there are various issues
that employees have to comply with in order to comply with the requirement of the company.
Furthermore, the job profile of the employees of the organization are deemed to be
challenging in nature as it involves a high degree of physical compliances. It has been found
that an individual wishes to be employed in the organization, however, the latter has some
medical condition that is keeping the individual from being employed in the organization.
The paper would deal with the compliances that the individual would need to comply with in
order to comply with the organizational requirements and finally provide recommendation
that would help the latter ensure the effectiveness in operations.
Background of the company
Brick’s Loaders and movers is a company as who are employed in the industry with
the help of which they provide their services to people who lie in furnished homes. The
company provides favorable remuneration to the employees and employs about 350
employees and has around 100 moving trucks. Thus, the aim of the company is to offer
services such as moving furniture and various household components. Thus, the nature of
employees that are employed in the organization are mainly blue collar workers, however,
there are various clerical jobs in the company. Furthermore, there are roles of drivers in who
have to possess Class 1 licenses. Hence, it can be said that regardless of the fact that the
employment quotient in the organization is deemed to be favorable in nature. The loading
jobs generally take about 6 to 8 hours as reported and there are generally no brakes. The
nature of operations of the company of the company can be deemed to be grueling and

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demanding in nature as a result of which the employee coming into the company will need to
comply with the demanding requirements.
Discussion
It has been found out in the above section that there are various issues regarding
which the employees would need to comply with in order to ensure that they are subject to
favorable nature of outcomes while they operate in organization. Furthermore, it has been
found out that there is an individual who is willing to seek employment in the organization.
However, the individual seeking the employment opportunity has a medical condition which
does not allow him to work for long hours. Apart from the medical condition and the
incomplete class 1 driver’s license the individual is deemed to be suitable for the
organization. There are certain requirement that the employees and the organization needs to
comply with in order to satiate the need associated to the development of the factors that help
in satiation of the needs associated to the operations of the company. Hence, this is an issue
that hinders the scope of employment of the employee to be employed in the organization.
Bona Fide Occupational Requirements
There are certain standards against which the competencies of an employee is
determined by the employer of an organization. This is a step that has to be taken in order to
ensure that the employees who are being recruited into an organization will be able to satiate
the needs of the organization. Thus, there are certain factors that need to be complied with
and assessed in order to ensure the employees being recruited into the organization are
suitable for the organization (Adams 2016). Compliances such as the minimum age required
to be employed in the organization, the qualifications of the employees and the requisite
skills with the help of which the requirement for a specific role would be satiated (Levin

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2018). Thus, there are issue with the help of which the needs of the organizations can be
sustained and fulfilled.
Evaluation
According to the candidate, there are various factors that makes the employee suitable
for the organization. Thus, it is a key factor that needs to be looked into. The personal
effectiveness of the candidate can be adjudged by interviews and skills test. Thus, the aim of
the company would be to satiate the needs of the employee in a personal level. Assessment of
the skills of an employee is an approach with the help of which the needs of an employee can
be satiated (Cimatti 2016). Assessment of the skills on an employee is an aspect that can be
ensured with the help of various tools and procedures. Driving, material handling and nation
of the employees in terms of complying and adhering by organizational principles can help in
gaining the effectiveness in operations.
Apart from the skills that are possessed by the employee, it can be said that the
medical condition of the employee is something that is to be analyzed. In jobs that are
deemed to be physically grueling, the physical requirements are factors that have to be
complied with in order to ensure effective working capability and the ability to be able to stay
fit while they are operating in the organization. The presence of the latter in the said
candidate could pose certain disadvantages to the operations of the company and hence, the
rarity of the same must be communicated.
Conclusion and Recommendation
In conclusion, it can be said that there are various factors that companies must look
into in order to ensure that the employees being selected in the organization are suitable for
the organization. It has been identified that there is an employee who has all the requirements
for a said job, however, certain medical compliances is keeping the employee from being

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selected in the organization as a result of a highlighted medical condition. Hence, it can be
said that there are certain factors that must be complied with in order to ensure that the
candidate is communicated regarding the nature of outcomes that they would be subject to in
order to sustain themselves in the company. Thus, following are the recommendation that are
to be passed on to the owner of Brick’s Moving;
 Consider Flexibility in working hours: Long working hours is the factor that is creating
hindrances for the employees. Thus, this is a factor that must be communicated the
owners that they do not lose the opportunity to capitalize on an effective employee.
 Consider communicating the health related compliance: There are certain health related
compliances that employees have to adhere to. Thus, the company should present the
same to the candidate.
 Communicating the Bona Fide Requirements: The Bona Fide Requirement are factors
that the organization needs to abide by. Hence, the same needs to be communicated in
order to ensure that they comply with the said requirements.

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