Lastspring,employeesoftheHartvilleCorporationorganizedaweeklongstriketoprotestpoorworkingconditionsandunreasonablecompanypolicies.Acommitteewasorganizedtoinvestigatecircumstancesthatledtothestrike.Hereispartofthereport.
●Hartville'sovertimepayiswellbelowthenationallevel,andovertimeisobligedatleastonceaweek.
●Employeesworkinginthemanufacturingdepartmenthaveanalarminglyhighrateofrepetitive(重复的)stressinjury.Theequipmenttheyareworkingwithisextremelyoldanddangerousanddoesnotmeetcurrenthealthandsafetystandards.Thecommitteerecommendedthatequipmentbeevaluatedandbroughtup-to-dateimmediately.
●Sickandpersonaldaypoliciesareunclear.Employeesreportconflictingand/orconfusingpoliciesrelatingtosickandpersonaldays,whichhaveresultedinnumerousmisunderstandingsaboutproceduresandallowancesaswellasunfairpunishmentaction.
●Inthepastfouryears,fivepregnantwomenwithcleanworkrecordsweredismissedsoonaftertheirpregnancieswerepublic.Inallfivecases,thereasonsforfiringwerenotspecificallyclear,althoughoneoftheemployeeswastoldbyherimmediatesupervisorthatnewmothersmakeveryunreliableemployees.
●Hartville'suppermanagementislargelyunawareofthedissatisfactionofemployees.Evidenceshowsthatmiddlemanagementdelaysvitalinformationleadingtouppermanagement'sunderestimationoftheseriousnessofemployeedissatisfaction.
65.Why do Hartville employees have a high rate of repetitive stress injury?___
A.Because the management policy is out of date.
B.Because their pays are extremely low.
C.Because Hartville's equipment is below standard.
D.Because sick and personal day policies are not clear.
66.One reason that the Hartville"s upper management is unresponsive is that___.
A.they are more concerned with saving money than protecting employees
B.they are unaware of the degree of dissatisfaction among their employees
C.the company authority restricts its management function
D.they hav