Anglais Save the Bay

Gestionnaire Ressources Humaines

Anglais

Devoir n° 36

1. Right or wrong ?

1. The document is an extract from a book.

Wrong. “a process for analyzing requests”

1. Robin Erickson is a woman.

Right. « Robin Erickson, (…) that reflect her organization’s thinking on these issues. »

1. Companies can easily lose employees because of working arrangements.

Right. “Working from home and other alternative work arrangements are desirable for several reasons”

1. Save The Bay has few employees.

Right. « At Save The Bay, with a modest office workforce of 26 »

1. This questionnaire must be filled by the employee.

Wrong. “Supervisors complete the following questionnaire when they receive a request from an employee”

1. An employee can ask to work 4 days a week.

Right. “Description of request (for example(…) to work four ten-hour days per week (…))”

1. Telecommuting is an obvious alternative to a 40-hour-week work.

Wrong. « if the employee indicates that working 40 hrs a week is too much then a request for telecommuting isn’t going to solve the problem. »

1. Robin Erickson is in charge of approving the above questionnaire

Wrong. “as the Director of Finance and Admnistration, I review the questionnaire and present my recommendation (…) to our Executive Director, who makes the final decision on all employment agreements”

1. Translate

Ensuite, en tant que Directrice Administrative et Financière, j’examine le questionnaire et présente ma recommandation, accompagnée de celle du supérieur hiérarchique, à notre Directeur Général, qui prend la décision finale pour tous les contrats de travail. Si la demande est acceptée, nous notifions que la modification sera accordé pour une période d’essai de 3 mois, à l’issue de laquelle le supérieur hiérarchique et l’employé évalueront si c’est une modification productive qui mérite d’être prolongée. Cette étape, ainsi que tous les entretiens annuels de nos employés, comprend des évaluations confidentielles par des collaborateurs de même catégorie pour juger l'expérience de leurs collègues.

Si la demande accordée implique du télétravail, l’employé signe un document supplémentaire.

1. Sum up

Robin Erickson, Director of Finance and Administration, explains how she tries to integrate telecommuting and flexible work arrangements in the environmental organization she’s working for. Aware of the employees interests and concerned about their well-being, she created a questionnaire to be completed by the supervisors following any employee request.

This document helps both the company and the employee to find an alternative work arrangemement without negative impact either on the employee’s work or within the organization.

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