Ethics Code and Hiring Strategy
Working within a field with such ever-evolving technologies can cause daunting problems for new start-up companies. As such, it is extremely important for new business owners to develop strong and efficient strategies to deal with the hiring and maintenance of employees to best ensure that operations run smoothly. With Ken Burton needing to focus on fulfilling orders for two companies, he must put together a proper plan to hire the right people and get the ball moving on operations and productions.
As a new business owner, it is crucial for Burton to ensure that all his new employees are handled responsibly in order to promote the best business practices and thus the most efficient production force. In order to care for employees, a strong code of ethics needs to be developed before the hiring process can actually take place. Such a code must "encourage high standards of ethical conduct dealing with employees" (American...
Equal opportunity practices are a must, leading Burton to ensure a sense of diversity within his staff. Thus, when hiring for both production and administration services, it is important to work for a more diverse work environment. Moreover, hiring employees needs to be on a full time basis. Many companies try to exploit part time labor in order to save expenses on employee benefits associated with full time employees. Burton should offer competitive benefits and pay along with the insurance of full time positions. To deal with suppliers, strong contracts need to be drafted before production begins that provide mutual benefits to both parties. Moreover, there needs to be insurance for customers that all products will come with manufacture warranties.
Within the next year, Burton needs to fill his staff to 150 employees. As stated, 80% of that staff must be production in order to fulfill the increasing production demands…
