Why should a company improve its employees’ working conditions? Inquiry on Bouygues construction

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

8 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/15/2009

Category :

Business & market

Sub category :

Human resources

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Summary :

Introduction.
Legal framework.
1. What is the legal framework in France about security?
2. Home rules.
From words to actions.
1. Human resources: Interview of Valerie Ferrand.
2. On a builders yard: Interview of Jonathan Angotti.
Ethics or profit?
1. Francis Bouygues' history.
2. Marketing: Are better working conditions a kind of marketing? If yes, who is targeted?
3. Economic interest.
Conclusion.

Abstract

How can business improve people's lives? That is the issue of this inaugural seminar, and we decided to study a sector where there are real risks for employees, such as the building trade. On this way we chose bouygues construction, because we were sure that such a worldwide company would provide us with a lot of information thanks to a large scale of jobs and international building sites. When you go on the bouygues construction website , you can immediately feel how working conditions seem to be important for this firm. That's why we wondered why a company should improve its employees' working conditions. We first thought that such a Human Resources policy was nothing but superficial, so we wanted to check if bouygues was only doing what was required by the law or paying a real attention to this policy. The law clearly says who is liable for the security of a building site. In fact, there is a double liability. The employees must take care of their own health and security at work. An example is the "droit de retrait": if an employee believes he is taking a big risk while working, he is allowed by law not to go to work for a few days. Of course, this right must be used carefully.