An Employee Refusal to Work Overtime - Case Study Example

Case Analysis Case Analysis An Employee Refusal to Work Overtime Case Summary In this case a company has increased the number of working hours of an employee named Gryzmisk to six hours and he has refused to accept the increase in hours and in turn the supervisor has sanctioned him to a 1 day suspension. The acceptance and rejection of the offer of increase in hours of work is dependent on mutual agreement between the employer and the employee. The employee has obtained assistance from the union and the union is backing him up in this case.

During the negotiations between the union and the company the company has said that the increase in number of hours cannot be changed because it is for a specific period of time. Response As an arbitrator I would have provided a solution that is best in the interest of the company as well as the employee. First I would have negotiated with the employee that the extra hours are essential for the growth of the company and in turn it would even benefit the employee in the long run as these extra hours would add to the productivity of the organization and would help in the growth of the organization which will eventually help the employee.

On the other hand I would have negotiated with the employers for additional benefits in the short run and in the long run for the employee. In the short run I would have asked the employers to not only pay the per hour rate to the employee, I would have asked the employer to increase the per hour rate for each extra hour worked by the employee (OECD, 1995, p.206). Secondly, I would have asked the employers to provide him certain bonus or promotion after the requirement of working extra hours would have been met.

References Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (1995). Flexible working time: Collective bargaining and government intervention. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.