Counselling - company wants to start night shifts - majority of people working here are married females

Can someone help me with counseling I want the general questions to be asked and secondly my company wants to start night shifts how do we go about informing the employees about the same because the majority of people working here are married females from a conservative background? Please help
Thanking you in Advance
Nisha

Hi Nisha,
What kind of counselling questions are you looking for? Is it career counselling/ employee counselling or counselling for this new change of work hours?
We'll try to find some resources regarding the night shift issue in some time & let you know if we find anything. Or maybe some other member can share their experience or give some advice.
CiteHR Team

Hi all
well it is a combination of all employee counselling, work hour change notification grievances handlings etc. I am planning to take it in 4/5 sessions. But if i get a list of questions as to what to spk abt it'll be really great...

Hi Nisha, After reading through your queries, thought I would suggest u take professional help from Counsellors. We have Professionally trained and acclaimed psychologists on board in Ma FOI who may be of help.
Arvind

Hi Nisha,

This is difinitely a concern to be addressed with utmost care, balance of cultural values & the need of the business at this hour. This is the time wherein the management has to -

move closer the employees,

share with them the business opportunities they have in hand,

explain how renowned are the clients that gave you the project &

the outcome of the deliverables,

the tangible & intangible benefits the employees will be drawing from the business,

the care that the company has taken to face the change &

the comfort/facilities the company would be providing to the employees etc.

A series of interactions/meetings (team & individual) would be helpful in creating an environment among the employee community to empathize with the need of the company & the necessity for them to extend their services during the night shifts......of course I do understand there will be some apprehensions before the employees take a call on the shift.

But an open management, continuous interactions, meetings & sharing the information with them & the few criticalities of business will definitely sow the seed that would make the employees to ACCEPT TO THE CHANGE. Of course, the emphasis can be continued with the series of counseling sessions.

Shankar Anappindi

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HR Executive

KARVY Group