You are a new HR Manager in a medium sized company, Caster Construction. The organization builds commercial buildings such as office complexes, schools, etc. Your workforce consists of managers, engineers and other professionals, administrative employees, and semi and unskilled construction workers.
You have been reviewing policies and practices company wide. Since the company operates many job sites over a wide geographical area, you are finding that recruiting and hiring practices are not uniform.
Recently, you were speaking to a female employee at one of the job sites and discussed that females working in the construction trade was not the norm. Her supervisor indicated that she was an outstanding employee. You asked if she had applied for or considered higher level jobs within the organization. She stated that she was interested in some but discovered the jobs were considered “Men’s” jobs due to the lifting requirements, knowledge required, or danger.
Write clearly. Write concisely. Write with organization and structure. Communicate the problem, the realistic consequences, the options, the chosen proposed solution, the benefits and the dangers. Finally, clearly communicate the actions required to reach resolution. That’s your challenge!
