Employee motivation and Effect on Productivity

mahussain3

Son of Aa'ishah(R.A)
Assalaamu Alaykum (Peace be upon you)! Employee motivation and productivity is essential for any business to run smoothly.Do you have unmotivated staff or a household member? Well, if that's the case, what kind of rewards are they getting at the end of a pay period or their regular work? What are their incentives? Do they need coaching on dressing, smiling, confidence, responsibility, feeling good about themselves? What kind of training programmes are there for these people you employ? Do you ever spend time with them on the floor?Do you make them feel supported by commending their efforts or you are quick to reprimand them on poor performance, or rather, do you know what feeds the poor performance? Hmm? Have you ever organised an outing for the staff or a household member? Advantages of Maintaining Good Employee Relations

.Reduced absenteism
.Improved morale, motivation,
.Lesser Attrition(reduction in staff ) - reduced cost on training, less cost of retention
.Attract good talent
.Harmony
.Increased loyalty - avoid wasteage of company resources
.Open to feedback (positive and negative)
.Responsible for increase in productivity
.Responsible for bringing chances of new business
.Open to organizational / hierarchical changes
.Reduces turnover, means savings in recruitment/ selection cost.
.Greater commitment means quality output / reduce rejections.
.More open communication , means better understanding.
.The level of industrial conflict low means productivity up.
.Provides numerical flexibility , means easy workforce adjusstments.
.Easy introduction of new practices, means better output.
.Increased job satisfaction level, means smooth workflow.
.SHARED GOALS- better understanding of business.
.SHARED VALUES - agreed values binding the employees.
.SHARED LEARNING -- continuous improvements.
.SHARED EFFORT --better teamwork.
.SHARED COMMUNICATION--effective communication

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...s/stories/080208dntexprayerrooms.4437647.html

Texas Firms Meet Muslim Needs




'Employers are realizing that if their employees are happy, they work better,' Mahmud(C)said. (Dallas Morning News photo)

CAIRO — Accommodating the religious needs of their Muslim employees, a growing number of companies in the US state of Texas are building prayer rooms for employees to perform prayers and verbalize their faith, reported The Dallas Morning News on Saturday, August 2. 'They want Muslims to work for their companies,' said Dr. Khurshid Qureshi, president of the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers.
'The prayer rooms aren't mandatory, but they are fringe benefits.'
Meditation spots still aren't commonplace. DiversityInc, a magazine that puts out an annual report on the Top 50 Companies for Diversity, found that 16 percent last year had special religious accommodations
North Texas companies are now providing prayer rooms for Muslims employees to perform prayers.
Recently, the Dallas' Texas Instruments has provided a small room for its Muslim employees to perform prayers.
Dallas-based American Airlines has a multipurpose room visited up to four times a day by its Muslim employees who previously prayed in the stairwells.
Nortel's Dallas campus has also dedicated several scattered quiet rooms for the same purpose.
Electronic Data Systems in Plano also opened last fall a prayer room for its Muslim staff.
The umbrella Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) estimates that less than half of companies in North Texas have prayer rooms.
'If we had requests from Muslim employees or nursing mothers as well as any prayer room for employees, we would accommodate their requests,' said Brian Mershon, a spokesman for Irving-based construction company Fluor Corp.
North Texas is home to 180,000 Muslims, the second largest population in Texas and the seventh largest Muslim community in the US.
Relieved
Many Muslim Texans now feel relieved the new trend.
'Employers are realizing that if their employees are happy, they work better,' said engineer Manzur Mahmud.
In the past, Mahmoud used to duck down in his cubicle at Dallas' Texas Instruments or scramble to a friend's office to perform prayers.
Now, he walks down the corridor and enters the prayer room to perform his ritual.
'People have started coming forward and identifying themselves as Muslims,' he said.
Last year, near 2,900 discrimination complaints were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
In response, the EEOC has issued a comprehensive manual on religious discrimination for workers.
'(Employees are) much more open about their religion and make it part of their overall life,' said EEOC legal counsel Dianna Johnston.
Ms. Johnston said the increasing demands of the workplace heighten the likelihood of conflict since prayer times can coincide with work hours. The most prevalent religious discrimination charges include time off for religious activities and wearing religious garb like a headscarf, she said.
Islamic prayer, which involves a specified cleansing and prayer routine, also causes confusion for those unfamiliar with the practice. Islam mandates five daily prayers in the direction of Mecca. Two of these prayers, early and late afternoon, often fall during work hours.

In Texas, many Muslims are working in information technology and engineering jobs and are now assuming management positions.
'Today you even have leadership and management training workshops associated with Muslims,' said Mohamed Elibiary, president of the Freedom and Justice Foundation, based in Plano.
'They are trying to climb the corporation into management whereas in the 1990s they were just happy to have a stable job.'
GUIDELINES TO AVOID RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
Some of the diversity guidelines provided by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:

•Employers should make efforts to accommodate an employee's desire to wear a yarmulke, hijab or other religious garb. If the employee is required to wear a uniform, consider allowing modifications to include religious garb.
•Managers and employees should be trained not to stereotype based on religious dress and grooming practices.
•Employers should be sensitive to the risk of unintentionally pressuring or coercing employees to attend social gatherings after the employees have indicated a religious objection to attending.
 
'They are trying to climb the corporation into management whereas in the 1990s they were just happy to have a stable job.'

I agree. From my work experience, I believe Muslims are better managers and make better management decisions.

GUIDELINES TO AVOID RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
Some of the diversity guidelines provided by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:

•Employers should make efforts to accommodate an employee's desire to wear a yarmulke, hijab or other religious garb. If the employee is required to wear a uniform, consider allowing modifications to include religious garb.
•Managers and employees should be trained not to stereotype based on religious dress and grooming practices.
•Employers should be sensitive to the risk of unintentionally pressuring or coercing employees to attend social gatherings after the employees have indicated a religious objection to attending.

I hope these "guidelines" turn into law!

Jazakallah khair for the article. It's good to see positive changes occurring in the U.S.
 

gangstaat

Allah Hu Akbar
yeah nice article.
studied this stuff in HRD (human resoure department) of business studies

guess everything islam teaches us is the best way of life!
 
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