No argument here. I do see that respect for people may also be to let them know some of the reasons for a move. I know they may not belive them but the communication also shows a level of respect you do not see in a majority of businesses.

I understand you can not tell the average hourly and some of the salaried employees everything but what level of openness could be determined as respectfull? Where is the cutoff for being to much openness that it destroys the compettive edge?

What is the end point for respect? Where will company presevation begin?

Not easy questions. However in this subject they are realavent.

Sorry for the spelling but it is labor day and my anniversary so I’m not being to careful here.

Enjoy

Help to relocate in a global market is normal to most of us in senior positions. For those with normal direct jobs moving is hard however we have moved all over the globe following fame anf fortune or just to feed our families. So really no change at all.

I would comment – I am not aware of the ethnic background of the staff in CA however the philosophy is being applied by Americans and other Europeans and none Japanese cultures world wide! The essence of being respectful has so many edges (not just two) and if we thought about the effect to everyone we would soon go quite mad. TPS is bound to be “contaminated” (for want of a better word) with 100′s of years of traditional values from within the business culture it is transplanted too. Helping staff to come to terms with a business decision is good practice for western business, it appears to have been looked at differently within Toyota in that Toyota repects what it does and how it impacts those that work for Toyota.

So I feel its not TPS that has become the harbinger of a none respectful ideology but the application of “normal” practice seeping into the Californian business and any business for that matter due to the people within the business having historical baggage and business practices.

Every inducement stated are all really the same thing – appeasement of the soul for doing the wrong thing. The cost to transplant can surely be applied to the existing facility unless there are socioeconomic pressures to move a plant to regenerate an area and its possibly government interference that is the driver (little bit of politics there)

Some food for thought there. Just as the ideas popped into my head to drive some really interesting debate

Matt

Sometimes business climates change beyond the control of the business; factors such as new legislation or soaring employment costs. Isn’t it only reasonable to expect a company to weigh all of those factors in addition to the employees?

In my opinion, providing relocation opportunities or employment assistance when required is the mark of a great company.