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What is the best subdiscipline in civil engineering?
Transportation, structural, surveying, construction management, environmental, water resources, land development, or geotechnical? Which has the best long term job prospects and pay?
Structural design using finite element analysis.
It is used in some many different industries and as the need for more efficient designs increases the need for better anyalysis is going to increase.
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From a fairly prolonged period of casual affluence, where work was plentiful and income could be pretty much taken for granted, many firms have been pitched into a situation where work has abruptly diminished and they simply cannot afford to retain the same staff levels.
In many workplaces, there is a fairly tight knit social group, and it is particularly hard to be the person who has to take the ultimate responsibility for making decisions that will mean the loss of a job, or jobs, within that group. Even where the type of work being undertaken makes the choice fairly obvious, the people who will lose their jobs are known, including their personal circumstances. Dealing with the process will become more difficult because of the ability to project onto the situation a vivid image of the consequences to those individuals.
So what are the emotional effects on the person making the redundancies, and how can you recognize and handle these? Much has been written about the person being made redundant, but the process can also be extremely stressful for the manager, who may be reluctant to admit this, in the face of the problems being faced by their (ex) colleagues.
This article will look at the process of redundancy from the manager’s point of view, and offer suggestions for ways in which you can recognize and reduce the stress on yourself, and at the same time make your management of the redundancy situation more effective. This will entail examining some of the emotional assumptions and discussing ways in which you might change your responses.
The first tip is never to delay the decision process. If the financial health of your organisation is threatened, then action is indicated. Because taking action implies hurting other people, there is a tendency to delay.
In the UK, we have developed a way of thinking about jobs, which is now enshrined in employment law. This is basically the concept that people somehow own their job, and it is supported by a raft of protective rights, such as maternity leave and unfair dismissal legislation. However, until the early 1970s, this was not the case. A person would be un-employed quite casually, in a similar fashion to the way in which a decision to employ them in the first place would be made. In other countries, the decision to dismiss is still taken fairly casually and seen as a simple fact of commercial life.
Which it is. Really, a redundancy situation is the opposite of a vacancy. A vacancy is the need to employ someone to complete a number of tasks, supported by the financial means to do so. Making someone redundant is the opposite – there is no longer a need for the tasks and therefore no financial support for them. Emotionally, moving away from the cultural concept that people have a right to a job can ease the initial difficulty in dealing with a potential redundancy situation. The basic employment relationship is one of exchange, labour for money, and when the labour is no longer required, the purpose of the relationship has ceased. Whilst work was there, it was good that you could offer it to that individual, but there is no obligation to continue indefinitely to do so once work ceases. Try to focus on that good thing – that work was provided, and the period of working together was good. Circumstances have changed, and that is not an emotional matter, but a business fact.
So don’t delay. If things are looking financially unsustainable, then you need to move into a period of consultation. This is also a time when you start to make decisions about how to select people for redundancy, and to analyse their comparative value to the firm. Making the first approach to staff is difficult, so be kind to yourself. Do the preparation first, so that you know the financial imperatives that are driving the potential redundancies. Have a clear idea of what you need to save and what criteria you will be applying in deciding which jobs should go in order to achieve those savings. By focusing on facts, not feelings, you will be well prepared for any questions, plus you will know absolutely that you have no choice other than to make savings. This will remove any defensiveness on your part, and give you confidence, rather than guilt: there is no choice if the firm is to survive.
The other reason not to delay is linked to the purpose of consultation, which is compulsory, and which exists to allow the opportunity to explore alternatives to redundancy. Until staff are aware of the situation, they cannot share their thoughts with you. In many cases, the warning that they are under threat of redundancy does not come as a surprise, and they may have already given the matter some thought. The consultation period will allow alternatives to be explored, and it may be that options such as short time working or unpaid leave can be introduced to avoid a redundancy situation altogether.
However, if redundancy is the only option, notice has to be given, and with it a range of decisions, including whether the person should work their notice. This can be a difficult situation, as pay in lieu of notice (PILON) is often a tax free lump sum, so employees appreciate receiving it. However, as a struggling employer, you may wish the person to provide work during their notice period. A compromise is negotiable, but your main role is to act for the organisation, and not to give money away because you feel guilty and would like to help the other person out as much as possible. Be aware of this emotion, as such awareness will enable you to take it into account and make a decision which is balanced. It is also, of course, essential that employees are treated equably in terms of any enhanced redundancy payments.
It is easy to empathize with the person who is being made redundant. However, whilst sympathy is inevitable, it is not always an emotion that people like to be on the receiving end of! During all meetings, make sure that you retain a calm, helpful and professional demeanour – this can often be best achieved by reminding yourself that you are simply playing the role of manager. Visualize how a good manager would handle a meeting, make sure you are dressed and seated accordingly, and play it out! This does not mean being cold, but it does mean being a little removed emotionally so that you can respond to the situation in an appropriate manner.
Part of the good manager role is, of course, preparation, and if the other person becomes very upset, it is possible to shift the focus of the meeting to factual matters by referring to prepared papers (e.g. payment calculations), for example. This gives them time to recover and takes their focus from inside (their feelings) to outside (the facts on the papers) which is remarkably calming!
It is also a good idea to be physically prepared to deal with the other person’s emotions: have tissues and a glass of water to hand! Once again, planning will enable you to respond in the best possible manner, and minimize embarrassment and discomfort to both parties.
Once a meeting has been held and the person is under notice of redundancy, you may feel relieved because you have done the difficult part. However, do not overlook possible problems. If you have had to select someone from a group to be made redundant, there may be resentments that they and not someone else has been chosen. You will have had criteria, but that does not change the fact that most employees consider their performance to be average or above average, so being selected will almost certainly be a shock. Since selection for redundancy is a cause to complain to an employment tribunal, do make sure that the criteria are clear, understood and unequivocal.
There may also be other problems, such as diminishing effort during the notice period and any problems need to be dealt with by adopting the good manager role again: visualize what is required, and do it! Don’t be tempted to ignore issues simply because the person is under notice, as the affect on other staff and clients can be serious. Also, changes in performance may be indicators of other issues, such as depression and your help may be valued. Remain alert.
Also remain alert to any opportunities to mitigate the situation during the notice period, as business matters can change in two or three months. Do not under-estimate the anxiety that someone can feel when under notice in the present economic climate, however normal or even cheerful they may appear.
Finally, be kind to yourself. This is part of being in charge of a firm. You have made the correct response to a set of financial circumstances. You have not let anyone down by responding to the situation promptly as this has safeguarded other jobs and livelihoods. Use relaxation techniques, and allow yourself some small luxury or treat after you have successfully dealt with anything which you dreaded. This will pass!
Bridget Osicki MCIPD BSC(Hons) DipEdHE is a full Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has over 28 years of experience as a Human Resource Manager and a Senior Lecturer in Management and Manpower. She has worked in engineering, IT, contract catering and local government, and has had personal experience of handling redundancies.
As a university lecturer, she worked with hundreds of undergraduates preparing them to deal with staff issues when they entered the workplace. She also leads short courses for practicing managers to advise and train them on a range of HR matters including how to handle redundancies.
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I am a city employee, and I believe all city employees are being misled. We’ve been informed that the closing of a local correctional institution is affecting city budgets. To my knowledge the only city services provided are water and sanitation. I do not understand how this could affect a budget by 25% My department is probably going to be hit the hardest.
I know the city survived prior to the existence of this facility. And believe poor management by department heads is the direct problem. We’ve been under budget every year. The numbers don’t add up.
What are the available resources and actions a city employee can make without jeopardizing their job?
The city budget is public information. City managers may not like the idea of you snooping around in their budgets so doing it with the city facing budget cuts may not be in your best interest.
My guess is that the city received state or federal money because the institution was located nearby which they will lose. It likely included law enforcement backup and other assistance besides water and sanitation.
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