Example Two employees work doing the same job as part of a small team. When a new manager arrives one of the employees is given the more difficult work, while the other is given the more routine repetitive tasks.
The employee with the challenging work begins to work longer hours in order to get his work completed on time. After a few weeks he is frequently off sick due to the pressure of work.
The other employee does the routine work easily and has time left with nothing to do. She soon feels bored and starts to make mistakes and not complete tasks due to lack of motivation.
The manager holds a meeting with the employees to discuss the problems. The manager agrees to look at the job design and reorganise work duties. Training is arranged so that both employees can undertake some of the more challenging work and the routine work is distributed
more fairly.