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| Title | Labor Management in Agriculture: Cultivating Personnel Productivity - (2nd Ed, 2004) - Chapter 17 |
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| File Information | Policies help guide decisions. While individual supervisorial style should not be stifled, inconsistency in approach in some areas may have negative effects on worker morale. Policies can be a fine tool in reducing perceptions of arbitrary treatment of employees. To obtain maximum value, policies need to be understood by both supervisors and workers. Policies can be shared with employees during the orientation period, through meetings, and through handbooks. To be effective, policies need to be adjusted to meet the changing needs of the organization. Policies constructed without sufficient deliberation may be regretted later. Sick leave is one policy area discussed in this chapter to provide an example of the numerous alternatives that can affect employees and the organization. Sick leave policies can be designed to protect workers from losing income when sick while also rewarding individuals who do not misuse the privilege. Carefully crafted policies, then, can help farmers act based on a concern for both production and personnel. |
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Billikopf, Gregorio
Area Farm Advisor emeritus
Labor management in agriculture: employee productivity (employee selection and testing, piece-rate pay design, incentive pay, internal wage structure and quality control); interpersonal mediation (co-worker mediation, supervisor-subordinate mediation, communication, interpersonal negotiation skills, effective listening); and supervisor training (employee discipline, praise, performance appraisal). |
| Publication Date | Jan 2, 2004 |
| Date Added | May 1, 2009 |
| Description | Policies help guide decisions. Policies can be a fine tool in reducing perceptions of arbitrary treatment of employees. |
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