Discuss diversity issues as you have experienced them in the workplace or in the classroom. Be sure to answer the following questions:

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Discuss diversity issues as you have experienced them in the workplace or in the classroom. Be sure to answer the following questions: In your view, what can be done to promote greater acceptance of diversity in both settings? If a protected group were underrepresented in any area within the organization, how would you develop goals and timetables to achieve parity with the external labor market? What specific programs and/or activities would you implement to achieve your goals? What type of internal auditing and reporting system would you develop for these programs and activities? How would you develop support for affirmative action, both inside and outside the company? Summarize your findings in a 2-3 page paper. Please use APA style throughout your paper. You are required to provide a title page, body of the paper, and outside scholarly references. Please provide 2 references.Imagine yourself as an HRD professional working in a mid-size engineering firm. Of the 3,000 employees in the organization, 2,500 are licensed professional engineers with a continuing education requirement—some with multi-state requirements. What type of continuing education programs would you offer these employees? How would you monitor their professional status? How would you link this training to their performance? How important is continuing education to individuals who hold licenses to practice? Summarize your findings in a 2-3 page paper. Please use APA style throughout your paper. You are required to provide a title page, body of the paper, and outside scholarly references. Please provide 2 references. Only one may be from the Internet.

What about your privacy as it ties to employment decisions for behaviors off the job (Ex. Pepsi executive fired for being seen drinking a coke in a restaurant on the weekend), especially in light of the audio discussion. What limits should there be in this area?

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Human Resources Assignment- Due tomorrow

Human Resources Discussion (6 sentences per question). Outside sources are not required !!! Max 3 references

Question 1- The Americans with Disabilities Act, though benefitting many justifiably, has not be without its controversies and detractors either. Though it is not intended to provide an occupational/access preference, some perceive it as providing one, such as the case of allowing PGA tour player Casey Martin to use a golf cart, which may come with increased costs for businesses. What are your thoughts on the ADA? Is the current definition of disabled appropriate? Too flexible? Too restrictive? What about the recent amendments that now require that we don’t consider mitigating measures in the determination of disability? As mentioned in the audio, I have seen instances where doctor’s have stretched their diagnosis to provide greater benefits to some than likely needed. Discuss the issues presented in a more substantive manner than what you have done in previous posts this semester.

Question 2- reasonable accommodation is different than with religion in Title VII. From a cost perspective, it places a higher burden on employers than Title VII does. Should it be this way? Is it fair that the standard is not fixed and can vary by company size and resources? Discuss substantively.

Question 3- (2 parts)

Two issues to consider here:

How much privacy should you have in the workplace? Discuss the limitations you feel are reasonable.

What about your privacy as it ties to employment decisions for behaviors off the job (Ex. Pepsi executive fired for being seen drinking a coke in a restaurant on the weekend), especially in light of the audio discussion. What limits should there be in this area?

Develop an employee compensation and benefits package for this new position. Support your ideas for the compensation/benefits package.

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Section 1: Narrative

Write a one (1)  page paper in which you:

  1. Choose the type of organization for which you are designing the package.
  2. Develop an employee compensation and benefits package for this new position. Support your ideas for the compensation/benefits package.
  3. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Section 1 of your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Section 2: Presentation

Create a thirty (30) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

4. Provide an overview of the employee compensation and benefits package that you developed in the narrative portion of this assignment.

5. Determine if the employee will be exempt or nonexempt and discuss how overtime will be handled.

6. Suggest other benefits that might be considered within the next few months to enhance employee performance and provide job motivation.

7. Provide information on how government regulations will influence the compensation.

8. Examine data from two (2) organizations listed in the BLS Website with packages similar to yours, focusing on salary, compensation, and benefits in order to convince upper management that your package should be accepted and implemented.

9. Describe how the competitive compensation and benefits package will align with the HRM strategy.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Design training and development systems to improve employee performance.
  • Develop competitive compensation and benefits packages that align with HRM strategy.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
  • Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics

What are the relative merits of internal versus external recruitment? For this case, does the advantage of bringing new ideas and methods into the department overcome the disadvantage of resentment among current employees who might have wanted the job?

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Overview

After reading the case, follow the instructions below in order to complete the assignment.  Note that the case study workbook you downloaded includes two sections: Case A and Case B.  Both sections are related to the same overall scenario, and you must read both in order to complete this assignment.  Students should utilize a minimum of three scholarly sources in order to research and answer the discussion questions for this case.

Requirements

Your report for the case study must include the following sections:

  • Cover page
  • Overview — Briefly summarize the case scenario (one or two paragraphs)
  • Discussion questions — Answer the discussion questions listed below
    1. What are the relative merits of internal versus external recruitment? For this case, does the advantage of bringing new ideas and methods into the department overcome the disadvantage of resentment among current employees who might have wanted the job?
    2. A large share of HR professionals have rated online recruiting as their best source of new talent, yet Conroy only utilized the local newspaper. What do you think about her strategy? What are some advantages and disadvantages of online recruiting she should have considered?
    3. The case makes it clear that Henderson needs more training and development. Examine the four approaches to employee development in your textbook (see Figure 8.1 in Chapter 8). Which approaches do you think would best help Henderson? Explain your reasoning.
    4. Conroy has a tough decision to make regarding Henderson’s future at Big Time Computers. Her options include (1) providing additional training in the hopes that his work improves, (2) moving him into a different job, or (3) terminating his employment. If you were the HR Director at the company, how would you recommend Conroy proceed? Explain why you would recommend that course of action, and one potential downside to that approach.
    5. There is no indication that the human resource department was involved during Henderson’s hiring process, or later on when Conroy realized he had some job performance issues. How could an effective HR department have helped Conroy (1) during the recruitment and selection process, and (2) in dealing with Henderson’s performance management issues? Provide specific examples.
  • Debriefing — Reflecting your thoughts and opinions based on the case
  • Reference page

Research

In addition to the case study itself, students should utilize a minimum of three scholarly sources, which can include the textbook, in order to complete this assignment.  These sources must be credible and scholarly (i.e., no blog posts or use of Wikipedia).  Industry organizations such as SHRM, as well as publications such as the Harvard Business Review and other peer-reviewed journals, are all good examples of credible sources. Remember to use parenthetical in-text citations in APA format throughout your paper to indicate the source of your information.

Format

All papers must be completed in APA format.  This assignment should be between 3-5 pages in length (the cover page and reference page do not count towards this minimum), and must be typed using Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, and with one-inch margins. Papers should also be spell-checked and grammar-checked.

An abstract is not required, and will not count towards the 3-5 page length requirement if included.  It is preferred that students not copy and paste the discussion questions into their papers; if the questions are included, they will not count towards the page requirement minimum.