If you have ever had employees grumbling about the fairness of work assignments, distribution of work, vacation approvals, or amount of shift work then you are not alone. Unfortunately for middle managers, this is not an exhaustive list of complaints that can lead to the perception of unfairness.
An employee’s perception on what is fair is all that matters, not your attempt as a manager to make things equitable. Human brains are wired to perceive the fairness of how financial rewards are distributed. It’s not much of a stretch to apply this brain function to decisions that occur around them in the workplace.
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