STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
MODULE 2: WORK, JOB, AND JOB ANALYSIS
UNIT 2: Jobs and Work Scheduling (Additional Notes)
Moon Lighting
- Moonlighting refers to the practice of working a second job outside normal business hours.
- Thus, an employee may work a normal 9 - to - 5 job as a primary source of income but work
nights at a different job in order to earn extra money.
- Employees who work for private businesses may be subject to any policies the company has
in place regarding moonlighting.
- Certain organizations may not want employees to work additional jobs while others will not
care.
- Employees for public organizations may need to check with any agency regulations or federal
laws concerning having two jobs.
- One example would be the fact that employees of federal government agencies are prohibited
from receiving two sources of income that both come from the federal government.
Flexible Work Hours
Basic Components
o Bandwidth
- Is the total number of potential hours available for work each day.
o Core hours
- Are those that everyone must work; consist if the hours during which an
organization is busiest with its outside contacts.
o Flexible hours
- Are those that remain in the bandwidth and in which the employee has a choice
of working.
o Gliding time
- There are no core hours.
- Employee can choose her own hours without advance notice or scheduling.
o Flexitour or modified flexitour
- The employee must submit a schedule on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis,
depending on the organization.
Peal Time Pay
- Employees are encouraged to work only part time but are paid at a higher hourly rate.
, Offices: Temperature and Humidity - what are the rules? (https://www.ohsrep.org.au/)
- Generally, the temperature in offices should vary according to the outside temperature and
should be changed month by month.
- Mostly, it should be about 21 or 22 degrees, and it is suggested that this would be a good place
to start.
- Adjustments should then be made from that point, checking that the air conditioning reaches
all areas in the office, and that windows receiving substantial quantities of sunlight are not
causing problems.
- Recent research undertaken in the Netherlands (on building efficiency) found however, that
women generally are more comfortable if the temperature is closer to 25 degrees C about 3
degrees warmer than men. This too should be considered.
- Often the problem is that the air conditioning units need servicing, or that the rate and direction
of air flow are unsatisfactory.
- The guidance booklet Officewise is now used by all jurisdiction and is available from
WorkSafe for free.
o Officewise recommends the following to improve thermal comfort:
- Regulate air conditioning for temperature and humidity
- Avoid locating work stations directly in front of or below air conditioning outlets
- Install deflectors on air vents to direct airflow away from people. These measures
will prevent staff being annoyed by draughts
- Control direct sunlight (radiant heat) with blinds, louvres and the like
- Minimize draughts and thermal differences between the head and the feet (thermal
gradients)
- Ensure adequate air flow. Feelings of stuffiness can result when air flow is low, and
draughts result when air flow is high. An airflow rate of between 0.1 and 0.2 meters
per second is desirable.
Humidity
- If humidity is too high this will cause discomfort (excessive perspiration, exacerbation of the
effects of high temperature, feelings of ‘closeness’, etc.)
- If it’s too low it can cause respiratory problems.
- Optimum humidity levels are between 40% and 60% - but in case, they should be kept between
30% and 70%.
- Humidity levels below 40% will begin to cause problems for workers with conditions such as
sinusitis.
- (Advice: from the CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z412-00 (R2005) - "Office Ergonomics" which
gives acceptable ranges of temperature and relative humidity for offices in Canada.
MODULE 2: WORK, JOB, AND JOB ANALYSIS
UNIT 2: Jobs and Work Scheduling (Additional Notes)
Moon Lighting
- Moonlighting refers to the practice of working a second job outside normal business hours.
- Thus, an employee may work a normal 9 - to - 5 job as a primary source of income but work
nights at a different job in order to earn extra money.
- Employees who work for private businesses may be subject to any policies the company has
in place regarding moonlighting.
- Certain organizations may not want employees to work additional jobs while others will not
care.
- Employees for public organizations may need to check with any agency regulations or federal
laws concerning having two jobs.
- One example would be the fact that employees of federal government agencies are prohibited
from receiving two sources of income that both come from the federal government.
Flexible Work Hours
Basic Components
o Bandwidth
- Is the total number of potential hours available for work each day.
o Core hours
- Are those that everyone must work; consist if the hours during which an
organization is busiest with its outside contacts.
o Flexible hours
- Are those that remain in the bandwidth and in which the employee has a choice
of working.
o Gliding time
- There are no core hours.
- Employee can choose her own hours without advance notice or scheduling.
o Flexitour or modified flexitour
- The employee must submit a schedule on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis,
depending on the organization.
Peal Time Pay
- Employees are encouraged to work only part time but are paid at a higher hourly rate.
, Offices: Temperature and Humidity - what are the rules? (https://www.ohsrep.org.au/)
- Generally, the temperature in offices should vary according to the outside temperature and
should be changed month by month.
- Mostly, it should be about 21 or 22 degrees, and it is suggested that this would be a good place
to start.
- Adjustments should then be made from that point, checking that the air conditioning reaches
all areas in the office, and that windows receiving substantial quantities of sunlight are not
causing problems.
- Recent research undertaken in the Netherlands (on building efficiency) found however, that
women generally are more comfortable if the temperature is closer to 25 degrees C about 3
degrees warmer than men. This too should be considered.
- Often the problem is that the air conditioning units need servicing, or that the rate and direction
of air flow are unsatisfactory.
- The guidance booklet Officewise is now used by all jurisdiction and is available from
WorkSafe for free.
o Officewise recommends the following to improve thermal comfort:
- Regulate air conditioning for temperature and humidity
- Avoid locating work stations directly in front of or below air conditioning outlets
- Install deflectors on air vents to direct airflow away from people. These measures
will prevent staff being annoyed by draughts
- Control direct sunlight (radiant heat) with blinds, louvres and the like
- Minimize draughts and thermal differences between the head and the feet (thermal
gradients)
- Ensure adequate air flow. Feelings of stuffiness can result when air flow is low, and
draughts result when air flow is high. An airflow rate of between 0.1 and 0.2 meters
per second is desirable.
Humidity
- If humidity is too high this will cause discomfort (excessive perspiration, exacerbation of the
effects of high temperature, feelings of ‘closeness’, etc.)
- If it’s too low it can cause respiratory problems.
- Optimum humidity levels are between 40% and 60% - but in case, they should be kept between
30% and 70%.
- Humidity levels below 40% will begin to cause problems for workers with conditions such as
sinusitis.
- (Advice: from the CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z412-00 (R2005) - "Office Ergonomics" which
gives acceptable ranges of temperature and relative humidity for offices in Canada.
