Answer to Question #213321 in Management for Nablis

Question

e. Give an overview of compensation and incentives at the Heineken Breweries company. This does not mean to give numbers which are confidential. It does mean to describe whether employees are compensated by the hour, piecework, commission, knowledge, or salary and whether there is an incentive plan such as profit sharing or gain sharing. Does the compensation/incentive plan motivate the employees? Critique the plan.

f. What does the Heineken Breweries company do to fit the job to the worker (ergonomics)?

g. Describe the Heineken Breweries company’s safety program.

h. Discuss working conditions at the Heineken Breweries company.

i. Does the Heineken Breweries company use visual signals/aids for communication as described in the visual workplace section? If so, describe.

Answer 1

e. The company compensates its employees using salaries. Permanent employees get their benefits after three months and have paid vacation after 6 months. The incentive motivates employees but their salaries are very low. The amount of money you pay someone should be equivalent to their work. Therefore Heineken Breweries company should try to increase their employee's salaries.

f. Practice Good Posture

Make your Computer Work for You

Look after your Eyes

g. zero fatalities, and ‘Safety First’ is the number one company behaviour. The 12 HEINEKEN Life Saving Rules help the company to achieve it. They have started three big risk reduction programs: Road safety and driving, Contractor safety, and Safety leadership. 

h. Guarantee the health and safety of employees with the aim of a zero accident rate

Encourage good safety practice

Make employees aware of what is dangerous behaviour

I. Yes, danger signs at all-electric and manufacturing sites.