Quebecor asked its employees to work more hours, for the same amount of pay, and expect cuts to their holiday time. The employees were threatened that either they accept the proposal, or their jobs would be outsourced.
1. Analyze this proposal in terms of motivation concepts.
2. As an employee, how would you respond if you received this proposal?
3. If you were the executive vice-president of the company and a number of your non-unionized employees asked you for a holiday cash gift, would you have responded differently? Why or why not?