Surface Issues

Surface issues. Helen works as a travel agent for World Points Travel Agency. She works part time because she likes a flexible schedule since she has a young daughter. This job gives her a chance to get out of the house, and it pays for the school’s expenses for her daughter. From the beginning, everything went well at the travel agency, and she was asked to join the employee’s association even though she only works part time. This association consults with management in making policies for the agency and employees. Everything was working out for Helen until the association decided to make some improvements to their image. The group recommended that the company’s image should be updated to a more European image, so they suggested changing the names of the vacation packages and updating the office decor to this image.
The trouble arose when the group …show more content…
He should stand up for Helen and work for a solution. She is a good employee that excels at her job. After Frank offered the other position at the same pay and Helen declined, he should fight to remove the weight restriction. He should address this issue with the association, human resources manager, and the executive team. Weight discrimination might create costly issues and negative publicity if the media shares this information with the public. They could lose customers and revenue so they should remove the weight restriction.
The organization should include weight and appearance items in their diversity training sessions. This should be part of their accepting and inclusive education. The travel agency might want to consider revising their policies and to include weight discrimination so there are procedures “for preventing and handling cases of obesity harassment. Corporate diversity training programs can include a segment on obese persons and persons with other types of appearance issues” (Carr-Ruffino,