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Case 1: Bata Indias HR Problems: Staff Can and Also The Alternative
Case 1: Bata Indias HR Problems: Staff Can and Also The Alternative
Case 1: Bata Indias HR Problems: Staff Can and Also The Alternative
Just as with all relationships, the employer and employee relationship is one that must
develop over time. In the case of BATA, bridges started to burn when they replaced the Indian
members of the top management with foreigners. Keeping them would have helped in conveying
good-will and having them around might help in making decisions that are appropriate for the
Indian employees/workers. They could have also paid attention to the trade unions when they
opposed for the selling of the headquarters and shifting almost all the major operations to
Batanagar. The second of the hardest blows are asking 250 managers and juniors to quit, while
having the others fill the gaps created by vacancies and retirements. This action taken by Weston
may be practical in his judgement, but it does not help in creating a picture that BATA is still a