Leadership Training:

What You Say and

Do Matters

November 24, 2020

Class-action lawsuit alleges Cargill failed to take
COVID-19 precautions

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 The Ethic role of a Multinational Company
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• Cargill’s beef plant near High River, south of Calgary,
employs about 2,200 people. It shut down for two weeks in
April because of an outbreak. A total of 1,560 cases have
been linked to the plant, provincial health officials say, with
949 employees testing positive and two deaths.
• "The union asked for help, The workplace was declared safe
... and a worker died.
• Alberta's OHS Act, which requires investigations to be
conducted with the participation of the joint work site health
and safety committee was not done properly.
(Graveland, 2020).
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• The lawsuit, seeks damages for the harm done to family
members, friends and other people who were in close contact
with Cargill employees who contracted the novel
coronavirus.
• The High River plant went back at full operation and
processes about 4,500 head of cattle a day — one-third of
Canada’s beef-packing capacity.
• Cargill Ltd. is a subsidiary of U.S.-based Cargill Inc., one of
the largest privately owned corporations in the United States
by revenue
(Graveland, 2020).
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SAFETY ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED AFTER CARGILL’S PLANT CLOSED FOR A WEEK
OHS INVESTIGATION
Alberta OHS has addressed
the deficiencies of Cargill’s
safety measures
Wilson, 2020
NURSE ON SITE AND DAILY CLEAN BARRIERS / WORK
COVID-19 TEST EQUIPMENT SPACE
Check temperature of each In-person and virtual tours for Additional barriers in the
employee and do the test safety inspectors bathrooms and spaced-out
lockers
Reduced use of carpooling Extensive sanitation processes
Busses retrofitted with
protective barriers between
seats
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 • Rapport makes your team members more
engaged

• Rapport makes others more receptive to your

feedback
• Rapport helps build loyalty
• Rapport helps build a more positive,
enjoyable environment for everyone
Lighthouse, 2020

• Vs Unionized Setting where

Is it possible to build trust and • “Work now, grieve later” rule as a
rapport after dealing with an guide.
ethical situation? • “Get it done, and file a grievance later
Yes; but … if you want to.”
MC Cown, 2018
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Case Scenario
Fatumata is a refugee from Ethiopia working at
Cargill High River in the packaging area.
She came to Canada in 2012 and she was very
happy to be working at Cargill High River
Meat Processing Plant, because without any
higher education and basic English she was
earning $19.00 per hour and $1 more for extra
hours.
She and her husband are the only income for
their parents back in their country.
The complete area got sick, but they continue
working because they were pushed to work
and the main reason, as part of the union
agreement, workers just have 3 days leave for
sickness.
How you convinced Fatumata to prevent to get
sick again and stop spreading COVID-19
between her co- workers?
D’Aurea, G & De Smet, A. (2020).
Employee engagement, well-being, and effectiveness are driven by a set of
employee experience factors

Emmet et al., 2020

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 Solutions for the
ethical dilemma of
workforce in Meat
Processing Plants
“[Automation is] expensive
equipment. Despite good returns,
it's a big change. There has been a
lack of awareness of the skills and
technical people needed for this
change. Companies see
[automation] as a risk.”

Process Expo, 2016

Recommendations to following actions to avoid COVID-19 outbreaks
and mitigate impacts if arise with attendant set of ethical strategies.

2. Off-site Prevention
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1. On-site Prevention 3. Treatment and

Remediation 4. Community
Adoption of a culture, Engagement
everyone is capable of Paid sick leave ensures
identify and mitigate financial security Help workers by
risk. providing
accommodations and
food services

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References
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insights/covid-19-and-the-employee-experience-how-leaders-can-seize-the-moment

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ace.html
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rapport/
• McCown, K (2018). Ten Simple Rules for Managing in a Unionized Setting. Staffing Management. Workforce.com.
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https://www.myprocessexpo.com/blog/industry-perspectives/new-technologies-automation-and-robotics-come-to-meat-
processing/
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