Human Resource

1. Human resource problems evident in Denver Mint Include:

i. Lack of equal employment opportunities: most of the posts in Denver are held by male employees. In this organization, the ratio of women to men is 31:107. Also, most of the highest ranked posts are held by male employees. This is evidenced by the fact that the highest ranking woman holds the position of administrative services chief.

ii. Retaliation: The employees of Denver Mint are not given freedom to air their grievances. Some of the employees who tried to file charges were retaliated against. For example, one woman who filed a charge was retaliated by having most of her job duties reassigned and was then required to work at home.

iii. Delayed response to issues requiring immediate solutions: This is sluggish response to claims filed by the female employees. For example, a female employee filed a case in 2000 which was heard in 2003 (about sexual harassment). This may result to erosion of material facts relating to the case

iv. Sexual harassment: Women in Denver Mint have had issues of being sexually harassed by their male colleagues. Issues relating to harassment are also not addressed well by the organization. For example, we have a case pending up for three years before hearing and after hearing, the judge ruled out in favour of the Mint.

v. Violation of personal ethics: behavior of some of the employees (at the workplace) is contrary to what is expected as per professional ethics. For example, a female employee came across 40 or 50 sex magazines when inspecting male’s rooms for cleanliness. Another male worker offered to pay female worker for sex while another propositioned a woman after she returned after a short bereavement leave.

vi. Injustice: women in Denver Mint, in most cases, are not able to obtain justice whenever they filed a case against male workers or the company. For instance, nothing was done after a female employee reported of having found pornographic...