Placement Report

Introduction

Company Pro

N .V . Elmar (Naamloze Vennootschap Electriciteit-Maatschappij Aruba ) is in charge of providing electricity in Aruba . Formerly , the company 's name is N .V . ELECTRA founded by Mr . John G . Eman in 1950 . After his death , his wife Mrs . F . van der Biest-Eman took over his place and continued the company 's operation . In November 9 , 1950 , N .V . ELECTRA discusses with Parliament the dealings of providing electricity in Aruba at the public 's interest . Under this discourse , the company had experienced several issues . ELECTRA then becomes a government

property after the approving the proposal . Within the proposal , the company specifies itself to be under the control of OGEM N .V . located at the city of Rotterdam , Holland . Its first operation in November 15 , 1950 N .V . Elmar has the capacity of 3000 KW with three diesel engines and eventually increased in 1958 buying a power station with a capacity of 15 ,000 KW . However , in 1982 , OGEM experienced bankruptcy and decided to sell its shares of N .V . Elmar to Utilities Aruba N .V . owned by the government . Now , the company proudly states of its financial stability and management under the limits of concession (elmar .aw , 2004 . Now Elmar has a number of 163 employees and approximately 33 ,000 consumers on the island of Aruba

Island of Aruba

Serviced by the N .V . Elmar , Aruba is a Carribean island 24 km west coast of Venezuela . Of the three Dutch Islands , Aruba is the smallest having an area of 194 km2 with eight regions , namely , Noord / Tanki Leendert , Oranjestad (West , Oranjestad (East , Paradera , Santa Cruz Savaneta , Sint Nicolas (North ) and Sint Nicolas (South . The official language used is Dutch , particularly in education , mass media and civil service . Another language , is Papiamento , second to English as the main language in the island . The population also speaks of Spanish , a prevalent language in upper grades of primary schools (Elmar , 2006

Role in the Company

Because I hold a position in the Human Resources Department , most of my concerns are on employee benefits , recruitment and other employee related issue . Six months in N .V . Elmar has undoubtedly reached my capacity as an employee in the Human Resources Department . Two of their projects for employees , health and wellness program and monetary rewards will be discussed as the main concept of this report

Methodology

Research Design

Elmar , like any other company , has major concerns on their employees To address , this , the company initiated a corporate Health and Wellness program . In this program , the awareness of employees on health related issues and quality of life are substantially relayed . The company has outlined the procedures by giving employees education and promotion on health programs , and orientation and coordination of health assistance Primarily , it is important to know what the general health status in the island is . Some of the researches made convey of obesity as the primary contributor to life-limiting illnesses in Aruba . The reasons for a high rate in the island are the decreased...