The human resource manager at Helping Hands Inc. has just calculated that the employee absenteeism rate for 2016 is 15 percent higher than it was in 2015, and the turnover rate increased 18 percent over the same time period. Which of the following is NOT an option she should consider for improving the situation?
A. Wait until 2017 and see what the turnover rate is at the end of that year.
B. Deal with employees' possible work overloads.
C. Identify causes of job dissatisfaction.
D. Address and adjust job design.
E. Identify possible employee role conflicts.
A. Wait until 2017 and see what the turnover rate is at the end of that year.
Job dissatisfaction as expressed through high absenteeism and turnover can be a major signal of the need for change. Organizations may respond by addressing job design, reducing employees' role conflicts, and dealing with work overload, to mention a few.
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