Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd. Case Study 13 – Safety at the Workplace Submitted by November – 9/2010 Submitted to Central Problem The central Problem is that the Snack Bar’s employee‚ Sam Johnson‚ is infected with the AIDS virus‚ because of that his co-worker‚ Catherine Reading‚ does not want to work with him. Background Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd. Is a medium sized manufacturer of leather and vinyl shoes with its main manufacturing facility and head office in Wilmington Ontario
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Problem Statement The problem seems to be in this case is with the absenteeism policy at Maple Leaf Shoe. Ltd as the employee taking advantage of sick leave as mentioned of Ms. Glenda Feltham grievance‚ which needs to address. There should be improvement in the policy related to the absenteeism in the firm. •Internal and External Factors- Internal factors adding to this issue includes absence of proper rules or act for nonattendance in the organisation as they are not been refreshed from
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Over the course of the company’s lifetime‚ there have been numerous changes within Maple Leaf Shoes and its environment that demand a change in the strategy the company employs. Some of these issues are from the ever-evolving economic environment‚ particularly with the help of globalization‚ other issues are a direct result of the corporate atmosphere that has been created since the takeover. Maple Leaf Shoes found its niche in being a low-cost provider‚ but production costs have been steadily rising
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restructure to become globally competitive? Key Issues External Key Issues (Opportunities & Threats) Limited Growth Opportunities Maple Leaf’s strategy is focused on manufacturing that is globally competitive. For Maple Leaf global competitiveness means being cost competitive through a combination of scale and use of technology and management systems. It also means having industry leading levels of food safety and quality to support strong brands. One part of the strategy is to create Centres of excellence where plants
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CASE: MAPLE LEAF SHOES LTD.‚ LEGAL CHALLENGES The _Ontario Human Rights Code_ states that sexual harassment occurs in situations when one individual is bothering the other by saying or doing unwanted or unwelcome things of a sexual or gender-related nature. This could be characterize in terms of inappropriate touching‚ offensive remarks about individual‚ sexual suggestions‚ unsuitable comments about body parts‚ exposure to sexually offensive pictures‚ verbal abuse due to the gender‚ etc. It is also
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Paragraph 1 Maple Leaf Foods Inc.‚ headquarters is in Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada‚ and operates through 3 segments‚ Meat Products Group‚ Agribusiness Group‚ and Bakery Products Group. Making the company that of a diversified one. The Meat Products group offers processed packaged meats‚ which sells the products to its retail‚ foodservice‚ industrial and convenience channels‚ under the brand name of Maple Leaf Foods‚ or Schneiders. The Agribusiness Group engages in the animal by-products recycling
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Case Study Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd. “Selection of a Human Resources Manager” Discussion question 1: The problem with Maples Leaf Shoes Ltd. was that the company did not have an experienced‚ qualified‚ skilled and knowledgeable manager to deal with the company’s day-to-day human resource activities like union negotiation and recruitment. A human resource manager plans strategies and handles the short and long-term challenges facing the company’s increasing global completion‚ increasing labor and
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a food safety problem swept Canada : Ready-to-eat meat products from Maple Leaf were found to be contaminated by a virulent strain of listeria with an unusual high rate‚ leading to s oaring death reports. It was s aid that two thirds of Maple Leaf meat samples collected from Toronto hospitals and nursing homes tested positive for the pathogen (Cribb‚ 2008). The underlying ethical issues behind the whole thing a roused controvers ies broadly. Maple Leaf‚ the active agent in this case‚ used an
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Case study: Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd. BBA Student name: Teacher name: Date: Contents What’s The Case Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd. was established in 1969 in Mario Mancini. It is one of the key manufacturers of leather and vinyl shoes in Wilmington Ontario. Currently‚ it hires more than 400 employees in its Ontario plant and 380 employees in offices and warehouses all over the world. Robert Clark is the president and chief shareholder
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2008 there was a widespread outbreak of listeriosis linked to deli meats produced in a Maple Leaf Foods‚ Inc. (Maple Leaf) plant in Toronto‚ Canada. The outbreak claimed over 20 lives and sickened hundreds. This reaction paper will take a deeper look at the crisis‚ analyze the company’s response‚ and address ethical issues related to the case such as responsibility‚ honesty‚ and transparency. Similar cases involving recalls made by Menu Foods‚ Tylenol and Mattel will be discussed as a contrast
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