ASSIGNMENT

NICMAR / SODE OFFICE

1. Course No. - PGPM 12

2. Course Title - Human Resource Management

3. Assignment No. - Two

4. Date of Dispatch -

5. Last date of receipt -

of Assignment at SODE office

Assignment Submitted By:

MODHA KISHAN SURESHCHANDRA

Reg. No. 217 – 07 – 31 – 50973 – 2191

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 LIST OF CONTENT

1 Introduction of main problem……………………………………. 03

2 Reasons of various problems….…………………………………. 04
2.1 Main Problems…………………………………………………… 04
2.2 Reasons of Problems……………………………………………... 05
3 Needs & their fulfilment on site………………………………….. 06
3.1 Lack of manpower management (or) planning…………………... 06
3.2 Lack of medication………………………………………………. 08
3.3 Lack of healthy food……………………………………………... 08
3.4 Lack of discipline at site…………………………………………. 09
3.5 Availability of alcohol…………………………………………… 09
3.6 Lack of social gathering for creating good environment among
staff and workers…………………………………………………. 09
4 Suggested methods for hygiene factors………………………….. 11
5 Suggested methods for motivational factors……………………... 12
5.1 Motivation of employees in construction project…………………….. 12
5.2 Motivation of labours in construction project………………………… 12
6 Recommendation to management…………... ………………………... 13
7 Bibliography/Readings ………………………………………….. 14

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1. INTRODUCTION OF MAIN PROBLEM

You are a Project Manager on site where work for 3 K.m. Long Tunnel has

been undertaken. The site is remote and takes about 2 days travel to nearest

town. Supervisors, Technicians & Skilled Workers are engaged in dangerous

/ hazardous work. Absenteeism due to sickness, quarrels, drinking is adding

to less output of work and chances of accidents on site are increasing.

Management has urged to do something so that time targets can be achieved.

Discuss how will you tackle the problem and increase the output of the work.

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2. REASONS OF VARIOUS PROBLEMS

There are various problems faced at construction site located in remote

regions. Both workforce and management slowly become tired with a life of

work and no source of entertainment, social gathering etc. It leads to

frustration among people working in remote areas. But the case presented

here has worsened, possibly due to lack of basic infrastructure i.e. proper

housing and healthcare facilities and easy availability of liquor. Also it is

evident that a safety officer is not present at the work site and work force is

not kept motivated by the leadership. As a result the project is losing both

quality and time.

2.1 Main Problems

 Absenteeism Due To Sickness: Lack of Medication, Bad housekeeping

and good food facility at site, Unviability of basic infrastructure like

toilets, Hunt, drainage, bad transportation facilities etc.

 Absenteeism Due To Quarrels: Lack of Motivation and creating team

sprits among staff.

 Drinking of alcohol: Lack of Discipline at site, Easy Availability of

alcohol.

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 Accidents at site: improper training of staff desired work, Lack of Safety

Officer to create awareness among staff to follow required level of safety

during work e.g. Safety shoes, Helmet, Hand Glows, reflective jackets,

Safety belt etc.

 Motivational problems: to create awareness in staff that different from

other staff that’s why only they got opportunity to work under those

circumstances isolated area with high level of challenges.

2.2 Reasons of problems

 Lack of Manpower Management (or) Planning

 Un-Hygienic surroundings & Temporary Accommodation

 Lack of Medication

 Lack of healthy food

 Lack of religious places

 Lack of discipline on site

 Availability of alcohol

 Lack of Safety officer and awareness among staff for following safety

norms during work

 Lack of good accommodation for worker and staff

 Lack of basic facility like toilet, shops etc.

 Lack of social gathering for creating good environment among staff and

worker.

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3. NEEDS & THEIR FULFILLMENT ON SITE

3.1 Lack of Manpower Management (or) Planning

 Prepare a proper schedule of the Project and Assign Resources to each

Task i.e. each Activity, Assigning Resources means Identify manpower

required for each Task and what is the availability of manpower and how

much work has been done till date and how much work is to be done.

Identify Type of manpower required i.e. Skilled (or) unskilled.

 If manpower is in adequate try to get more manpower or Try to use the

available manpower Fully so that maximum amount of work to complete

and try to complete the Urgent woks such that it does not affect our

project duration, reschedule the project and updated schedule to head

office and inform them weekly work progress so that they can help you to

overcome the manpower problem.

 Try to motivate the available manpower by giving extra benefits if they

complete the project in time.

 If manpower is very less than required then immediately inform head

office so that they can send some more manpower so that the project can

run smoothly.

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 Understand the project in all respects and get all details of the

projects i.e.

o Site conditions,

o Contract conditions,

o Technical Specifications,

o Construction techniques,

o Time frame

 Working out the labour component in various parameters of the project

.by using constants to workout labour requirement Classifying and

categorizing labour requirement and various jobs by level of skill,

responsibility, nature of work etc. Determine the duration of each job or

task at every stage of project. Estimate the number of manpower required

in view of the anticipated of absenteeism and labour turnover and the

stability factor.

 After understanding the factors stated above, following principles

should be applied

o Care and skill should be exercised in the selection of employees.

o Introduction to the job should be friendly, skilful and adequate.

o Each employee should be made to feel that his efforts are really

appreciated.

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 Administrative setup

 Based on the construction programme and various other norms, the

administrative set up is worked out for completion of project.

 Un-Hygienic surroundings & Temporary Accommodation

 Before Starting of the project Management has to well plan because this

project is long duration so manpower involved will be more it is the one

of the preliminary need for the employees & workers.

3.2 Lack of Medication

 Management should send a medical team to site and they should stay

there till completion of project. They should be supplied necessary

equipments and medical kits so that they can manage any hazardous

situation i.e. any sudden accidents they can handle the situation, any

epidemic occurred they can overcome that situation. By this work will be

smoothly progressed and number of workers absenteeism will be reduced.

Worker who is sick will be taken care by medical team he will be

recovered quickly and he can start doing the work so that manpower

problem is solved.

3.3 Lack of Healthy Food

 Place is completely isolated from town so management should take step

forward by giving healthy food to staff and worker with low cost.

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3.4 Lack of Discipline at site

 Management should setup some rules and regulation regarding work such

as:

(a) Presenting at work site in good manner.

(b) Drinking of alcohol or eating of unhealthy material at site during work is

Prohibited.

(c) Discussion on any sensitive issue like religion etc. is not allowed in

Group.

3.5 Availability of Alcohol

 Good security system should be adopted to find out places where selling

of alcoholic product is being done and with the approval of management

strong action shall be taken to stop such activity.

3.6 Lack of social gathering for creating good environment

among staff and worker

 Absenteeism and Turnover: The Department of Energy study indicated

that the absenteeism and turnover are a relatively minor concern to

workmen. Still, they can have a major impact on total project

productivity. High rates of absenteeism are a concern, however, to

individuals who had to carry extra workloads to compensate for missing

crewmembers. The low job satisfaction resulted in high absence from

work and high turnover. Thus absenteeism and turnover can be viewed as

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effects of motivational Activities or demotivation concerns. The cost of

motivational programs is often justified by the reduced absenteeism and

turnover.

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4. SUGGESTED METHODS FOR HYGIENE
FACTORS

 Management has to well plan for the temporary shelters in such a way

that number of workers will be involved in the project and how many

shelters are required and for different category of employees will be

working at site and different types of shelters should be constructed with

different facility what all materials required for construction any how

much time required to construct it so that all those thing should be

completed before starting of project, Management should built temporary

shelters for the workers who will be working at site because the site is at

remote area workers cannot be able to say at their home and come for

work it is the preliminary requirement for the workers so management

has to take extra precautions, A site office also be built with all necessary

requirements, drinking water should be good because most of diseases are

spread by water so it is important step to taken care by management.

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5. SUGGESTED METHODS FOR MOTIVATIONAL
FACTORS

5.1 Motivation of Employees in Construction Project

 Motivation is the driving force within individuals that drive them

physiologically and psychologically to pursue one or more goals to fulfil

their needs or expectations. Motivators may be intrinsic or extrinsic. An

example of an intrinsic motivator is the self-fulfilment of a worker as a

result of performing a task well.

5.2 Motivation of labour in Construction Project

 Construction labour can be motivated. This is important because

dwindling productivity is a major problem confronting construction

today. Productivity has decreased every year for the past decade, in part

because of increasing design complexity, more rigorous federal and state

regulations and socio-economic changes affecting the work force. Our

findings indicate that a highly motivated workforce enhances productivity

and project effectiveness. In construction, the work itself— that is, the

building of a structure for all to behold is a key motivator for all levels of

management and the work force.

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6. RECOMMENDATION TO MANAGEMENT

 Management always do cost cutting by not providing basic needs to staff

and worker, saving money with less safety equipment, not providing good

facility of transportation and accommodation.

 Project manager shall relies to Management due to above points staff are

leaving job or not doing their work with willingness and more time and

money are getting involved in interview of new people and their training

and before we make good system of work its getting brock up due to

issues which is very small in compared to companies goal and target.

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7. BIBLIOGRAPHY / READINGS

1. (Chapters on Motivation Leadership) Management - Koontz and Odoneal, Mc grow

Hill publications, International Edition

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