Answer to Question #218131 in Management for siya

Question

In 2020, Zandi started working as a lecturer at UFH in the management and commerce faculty and earns R20 000 a month. She enjoys her job and was happy with her salary until she spoke to her friend who works in the Science faculty in Alice and found out that her friend earns R25 000! She also looked online and saw that she could get a similar job at UCT and earn R30 000 a month, although she would have to teach more classes. 

Now she is very angry and upset. It is affecting how she feels about her job, as she thinks her colleagues are abusing her and that they don't value her.

Read up on the concepts of internal, external and individual equity and explain to Zandi why these differences might occur. What should HR do in this instance?

Answer 1

When employees are underpaid, requiring them to do additional job tasks exacerbates the issue. Examine each job description to ensure that workers are only performing the tasks for which they were employed. Department heads might take on more responsibilities, or you may need to hire more people.

HR should do a detailed assessment of the issue. Despite having only a few letters in common in spelling, assess and suppose are two completely distinct terms.

Please don't put it off. The ideal moment to deal with the problem was yesterday.

The importance of privacy cannot be overstated.

The best disposition is a calm one.

It takes some time.

Keep track of everything.

So the HR should call her in private to explain and assess the situation.