So Clarkson said that the protesters should be shot who cares. All those smart arses saying that oh what about the people who were treating Hammond? Where they even in the protests? Not everyone who didn't turn up for work went on a strike line.
The bigger questions really are. Why on earth does anyone care about Clarkson's "Top Gear" Persona rants? Do you really take it seriously given that its only 21000 complaints I think he's had that many from people with caravans, and why should we give in to the bullying Minority. A Bully isn't the majority of people it is just one person who always wants to be at odds with everyone else and we shouldn't be pandering to them. Freedom of speech is important and Clarkson is an idiot so an idiot half the time. No one should really be shot but what people should be doing is looking at the real reason they're striking.
A Strike causes a lot of hidden costs all of which are paid by the employer secondly you lose wages for the days you are on strike. Lastly does it really do anything.
The unions don't seem to be smart enough to prepare for this prior to it happening. Why do I say this. Well in the rest of socialist europe they have stronger labour laws so we are always going to be first on the chopping blocks when it comes to international companies. This then has a follow on effect on income to the government. The Government does not generate income indefinitely what i mean by that is that the private sector employed have to generate enough wealth for the public sector to function no private sector no public sector.
Our nation seems to be loosing too much money to middlemen and hangers on. Consultants, Agencies, contractors and outsourcing should be minimised from any perspective.
If you're working as a contractor for a company though its worse, all your rights are taken away and you do not have much choice in some areas i,e engineering. Its nigh on impossible to get a permanent position unless you can bullshit your way through the selection process which applies to external people too. So even if you've been in a position for over more than a year there is no preferential treatment even if you know the job inside and out. They could just as easily replace you one day with a permanent worker they just hired who has no clue.....
Where is the incentive in that? As for agencies in general why would you care about them all they do is leach from you. All they do is hurt the economy. You have no pension no sick pay no holiday pay and get easily fired and the government doesn't even want to stick up for you. All the EU rules on the issue are sensible not mental which the Government would have you believe and you end up wondering who is fighting in your corner. The UK Government is run by lobbyists they have no interest for the normal person.
Companies are getting more and more inefficient and corrupt by lack of culture and work ethic.
Cutting costs senselessly hurts more than it can possibly gain. In the long run you end up weakening the company into a position that does not work at all. The people who end up making the most out of it are bureaucrats and politicians who in no way add value to a product. Producing paper and shouting at people do nothing to getting a product out. Working out easier ways to get things done for the person actually doing the work is much more valuable then getting another watchdog or oversight committee or whatever nonsense. KISS Keep it simple stupid will always be number 1 overcomplicating to the point where you need a specialist job to run said over complication will always be the more idiotic way of doing things but unfortunately it seems most companies strive for that stupidity. Outsourcing being the number one stupidity in the world. There is no way that outsourcing will give you what you want for cheaper or better in the long run. You are always compromised and if you don't properly protect yourself there may never be a way out.
Examples: You have a company canteen. Why do you need to outsource it. The workers only work at your site and no where else and only use produce delivered there, they have supervisors and managers. So what difference does it make outsourcing it? They end up taking a profit. You could save money right there just doing it yourself and for once why not look at doing good food instead of a variety of slop. Smaller menus please with better food = better working environment and healthier staff.
Outsourcing Maintenance and cleaning. How do you make sure the maintenance is done properly and the cleaning is the best it could be. Preventative Maintenance is so important that it could save a lot of businesses. It is not something you should cut back as it will just weaken everything in the long run.
Efficiency. Do you know what you are looking at when you look at those damned matrices that you are so fond off? Whatever you put in is what you'll get out of it if you have no taken the time to go down onto the shop floor / factory floor and look at what is going on how can you know what is going on in your business?
Layers of management = layers of fluff and waffle. The more the more likely everything is going to hell and you've lost control of the situation. How can you know that you have everything working properly.
Also Empowerment (dumbest word in the world) Giving people responsibility on any level is one way to start ensuring that the people you hire are who you need is another making sure that they stay that way and continue to be productive is your responsibility. Keeping them happy not wasting their time not wasting your time either. Also why keep disruptive staff or people unable to do the job. If they cannot be retrained maybe it is time to let them go rather than let them rot the company. Developing a sense of responsibility and that it is everyone's company rather than some investors is the main aim.
Companies have responsibility to look after employees look after the environment and look after the community. Making sure they don't bleed the life out of things. Being profitable to stay in business is equally important but being profitable and reinvesting will benefit everyone rather than paying out huge dividends. Add Value as Warren Buffet says rather than taking out money from the business which tends to happen all to often.
Running a cash reserve is not what anyone does these days everything is done on the back of borrowing which becomes a balancing act. Why should it be so : Reinvesting profits would surely be the least risky option (especially when the inevitable downturn occurs). Avoiding overcapacity goes with this too, I could go on.
Basically read Toyota Way related books which should stand you in good stead. Though they have had their own problems you can always improve on something (just don't aim to save money the old fashioned way as ignorant cost cutting weakens the business and causes resentment amongst employees.)
No comments:
Post a Comment