Seeking Fairness at Work

Cracking the New Code of Greater Employee Engagement, Retention & Satisfaction

Non-Fiction - Business/Finance
224 Pages
Reviewed on 08/08/2024
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Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite

Over recent years, there has been a growing spotlight on workplace-related harassment and other misbehavior incidents, and rightfully so. Employees deserve fair treatment to flourish and make valuable contributions to the organization they are working for. In Seeking Fairness At Work, business strategist and attorney Hanna Hasl-Kelchner suggests that whenever an organization hires a new employee, an implied social contract arises based on trust and fairness. Fairness involves acting in good faith, providing employees with honest compensation packages, and encouraging safe work competition. Employers must be attentive to reasonable workforce expectations. Five common categories for dispiriting employee engagement are unapproachability, lack of recognition, bias, poor conflict management, and poor workload management. Lack of recognition can be seen in the case of wages, credit stealing, no feedback, microaggressions, and bullying behavior.

With Seeking Fairness At Work, you will gain an understanding of the pivotal role of power in the social contract and learn about practicing awareness and empathy and exercising power respectfully, equitably, and responsibly. According to Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, good faith and fair dealing are synonymous with genuine accountability, reconciling, and improving upon conflicting communication styles. The book also delves into keeping workplace communications professional, cultural safety nets, and structural safety nets that involve negotiating mutually acceptable solutions, using reliable background screening tools during the hiring process, motivating employees with personal and professional development, treating employees as valuable assets, and much more. This workplace guide is a must-read for business owners, managers, executives, and employees and workers alike. Hasl-Kelchner provides in-depth explanations of the topics in a clear-cut, easily understandable manner. Overall, an informative and motivational book that I highly recommend.