Assignment:
Subject: Improving Workplace Accommodation
Enclosed is the report you requested following my earlier proposal memo on accommodation of employees with special health conditions.
This report explores ways in which Horizons Inc. can accommodate employees with special health conditions. Additionally, different accommodation methods are analyzed and suggestions made to improve the accommodation of employees with special health conditions. In preparing the report, secondary research was carried out on the issue. The secondary research carried out covered the importance and barriers of accommodating employees with special health conditions. Based on the findings of the secondary research, recommendations are made on ways of improving the accommodation of employees with special needs.
Thank you for reading this report. I hope the findings and suggestions in the report prove useful for your decisions in the future.
Executive Summary
Purpose and method of this report
Horizon's management is concerned with the health of its employees. A recent trend has seen an increasing number of employees being diagnosed with special health conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. Attempts to solve the problem have not been successful. The company has also not developed ways of accommodating these employees. As a result, the company has continued to witness reduced productivity, low job satisfaction, and reduced quality of life. The purpose of this report is to:
• Determine the barriers to workplace accommodation for employees with special health conditions
• Recommend ways in which workplace accommodation for employees with special needs can be improved.
Secondary research was used in this report. The secondary research focused on the importance and barriers of workplace accommodation.
The research was also conducted on ways of improving workplace accommodation.
Findings and conclusion
The results of the research indicate that workplace accommodation is beneficial to the company and its employees. For the company, the benefits of accommodating employees with special health conditions include improved retention of qualified employees, increased productivity, and reduction in the cost of hiring and training new employees. For employees, the benefits of accommodating employees with special needs include improved interactions, increased morale, and increased productivity. Based on the results of the research, it was concluded that Horizon Inc. should look for ways of improving its accommodation of employees with special health conditions.
Recommendation
To improve the accommodation of employees with special health conditions, the following solutions are recommended:
• Schedule adjustment: work schedules should be adjusted to fit into the needs of individuals with special needs.
• Supportive organizational policies: current policies need to be reviewed to make them accommodative to employees with special health conditions.
• Job restructuring: individuals with special health conditions need to be assigned duties that they can handle.
Introduction
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to determine how the company can accommodate employees with special health conditions. The literature review process led to the identification of ways to improve the accommodation of employees with special health conditions: schedule adjustments, supportive organizational policies, and job restructuring.
Overview of Methodology
The following methods were used to analyze the accommodation methods:
• Secondary research involving a review of scholarly work on the topic was conducted.
• The literature review focused on the importance and barriers of accommodating employees with special health conditions.
• The literature review also examined the methods of accommodating employees with special health conditions.
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