Category: Human Resource Management

Part 2: Write a 1,000 word blog on any one of the following topics. Blogs should be written as ‘academic think pieces’ and therefore more journalistic in tone than academic articles, but still in formal English, whilst including references. References are NOT included in the word.
Q.To what extent has the Covid-19 pandemic fundamentally altered employment relations?

Choose an organization in which you are interested, and from which you can obtain the information required in this assignment below. You may want to choose a past or current employer, or you may choose any other organization that interests you. You may choose the same or a different organization from the previous unit. Research the organization through the company website as well as related articles available in the library, and answer the following questions in a 2–3-page paper:
Checklist:
-Describe your interest in this organization. Explain why you chose that particular organization.
-Contrast at least two methods for developing a total compensation strategy, including objectives, internal alignment, external competitiveness, and management (see examples in Exhibit 2.1)
-Choose one of the compensation strategies above and summarize the key points of your organization’s strategy.
-Explain how collaboration with other like-minded companies might benefit this organization in terms of developing a total compensation plan.
-Explain the value that you believe this organization may gain from possible compensation plans.
-Discuss how compensation could be a source of competitive advantage for this organization in the global context regarding (1) hiring, and (2) financial success.
-To successfully complete the paper, the following are the minimum requirements:
-Review the grading rubric before beginning this assignment.
-Compose a 2–3-page paper in APA format – 12-point font, double-spaced, indented paragraphs, citations, reference list, etc.
-For additional help with writing an informative essay and APA formatting, please visit the Writing Center accessed through the Academic Success Center within the Academic Tools area of the course (or see Unit 1 Reading area for APA assistance).
-Include introductory and summary paragraphs.
-Limit the use of direct quotations – instead, paraphrase and cite the author’s work. For a refresher on paraphrasing, view this short Guide to Paraphrasing video and explore the additional resources prior to starting your assignment. You can access tutorials, how-to videos, tutoring services, and more by visiting the Academic Success Center.
-Demonstrate your understanding of the weekly objective(s) through your response.
-Reinforce your personal opinions with at least two credible or scholarly research articles (not to exceed 20% of content). Peer-reviewed academic articles, articles published in journals, textbooks, and library resources found in the Purdue Global Library are examples of high-quality resources. Note that Wikipedia, Investopedia, etc. are not considered as reliable resources for this research.
-Be sure to include the criteria located in the rubric within your paper.

eBook:
Walsh, D. J. (2019). Employment law for human resource practice (6th edition). Cengage Learning.
Our readings this week will focus on the legal limits to incursions upon privacy in the workplace. This includes all record-keeping and information gathering activities.
• Chapter 15: Privacy on the Job
Articles, Websites, and Videos:
The author discusses tips and recommendations for conducting interviews during internal investigations in the workplace. (8 pages)
• Glaser, D. M. (2020). Tips for conducting interviews during internal investigations. Journal of Health Care Compliance, 22(2), 5–12.
This article provides a review of the wealth of research findings of surveillance in the workplace and the issues surrounding it. It establishes a number of points when considering the issue of workplace surveillance, before reviewing some of the more critical issues. (12 pages)
• Ball, K. (2010). Workplace surveillance: an overview. Labor History, 51(1), 87–106.
This video provides an overview of laws and regulations that govern privacy; specifically highlighting employee rights vs an employer’s need to monitor employees.
Watch Video
Privacy in the workplace presentation.
Duration: 9:55
User: Jorge Blanco – Added: 6/24/17

“Employee Records and Privacy Rights”, This video highlights how a company’s policies must accurately and completely identify all data being collected so that users are aware of how their personal information is being handled.
Watch Video
Employee Records and Privacy Rights
Duration: 3:40
User: Gregg Learning – Added: 10/3/18

Supplemental Resources:
This article examines various ineffective U.S. data privacy frameworks involving lawmaking and the preferred method of self-regulation. It mentions constitutional requirements for the right to privacy.
• Shubert, A. (2020). Not all those who wander are lost: The pathway towards American data privacy law. Hofstra Law Review, 48(3), 835–872.
Overview: This week’s assignment forum examines how invasion of privacy and intrusion could impact the monitoring and surveillance of employees. This is the seventh assignment forum related to your course project.
Your unit 7 assignment forum is based on the Koeppel v. Speirs case study found in Chapter 15 of your textbook. The case involved a private-sector employer’s installation of a concealed video surveillance camera that was challenged in an intrusion upon seclusion privacy tort claim. At issue was the legality of whether surveillance equipment secretly installed in a bathroom can support a claim for invasion of privacy when the equipment could not be operated after it was discovered to produce identifiable images. The court ultimately concluded that an intrusion upon seclusion claim does not require evidence that the offending party actually succeeded in viewing or otherwise intruding on the plaintiff. You will explore the facts leading up to a decision in this case and evaluate the importance of this ruling to human resources practice and your role as a human resources practitioner.
Instructions:
As the Human Resource Manager at GreenTech Ltd., you are ready to prepare your next report. You will review, assess, and analyze a topic, event, or case, and based on your findings, you will share a written report with your supervisor, the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Your report will summarize the topic, event, or case and will include a recommendation for improving HR practice at your company.
Unit 7 Topic:
Read the Koeppel v. Speirs case study found in Chapter 15 of your textbook readings this week.

eBook:
Walsh, D. J. (2019). Employment law for human resource practice (6th edition). Cengage Learning.
Our readings this week will focus on the legal limits to incursions upon privacy in the workplace. This includes all record-keeping and information gathering activities.
• Chapter 15: Privacy on the Job
Articles, Websites, and Videos:
The author discusses tips and recommendations for conducting interviews during internal investigations in the workplace. (8 pages)
• Glaser, D. M. (2020). Tips for conducting interviews during internal investigations. Journal of Health Care Compliance, 22(2), 5–12.
This article provides a review of the wealth of research findings of surveillance in the workplace and the issues surrounding it. It establishes a number of points when considering the issue of workplace surveillance, before reviewing some of the more critical issues. (12 pages)
• Ball, K. (2010). Workplace surveillance: an overview. Labor History, 51(1), 87–106.
This video provides an overview of laws and regulations that govern privacy; specifically highlighting employee rights vs an employer’s need to monitor employees.
Watch Video
Privacy in the workplace presentation.
Duration: 9:55
User: Jorge Blanco – Added: 6/24/17

“Employee Records and Privacy Rights”, This video highlights how a company’s policies must accurately and completely identify all data being collected so that users are aware of how their personal information is being handled.
Watch Video
Employee Records and Privacy Rights
Duration: 3:40
User: Gregg Learning – Added: 10/3/18

Supplemental Resources:
This article examines various ineffective U.S. data privacy frameworks involving lawmaking and the preferred method of self-regulation. It mentions constitutional requirements for the right to privacy.
• Shubert, A. (2020). Not all those who wander are lost: The pathway towards American data privacy law. Hofstra Law Review, 48(3), 835–872.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
The Estrada v. Wal-Mart Stores case study illustrates that if interrogations are not conducted carefully, they can lead to many legal problems. In this case, the court must decide whether Wal-Mart management improperly interviewed and interrogated an employee accused or suspected of wrongdoing. After reading this case study found in Chapter 15 of your textbook, address the following:
1. Based on the evidence presented, how would you have ruled in this case? What specific evidence presented in the case study influences your ruling? In crafting your response, consider the application of proper investigative procedures to this ruling.
2. Turning to the courts’ ruling, what is the legal significance of this case as it relates to investigations and your HR practice?
Evidence is an integral part of academic writing and critical thinking. When crafting your responses, please be sure to use the textbook and resources, as well as any outside research you might conduct, to support your statements.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) administers and enforces over 180 federal laws. The
Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is the division of the DOL in charge of conducting
investigations related to wages and hours. Their main role is to enforce and assure that
employers are complying with the law.
For this assignment, research the Wage and Hour Division Fact Sheets to answer the
following questions:
1. What employers are covered by the FLSA?
2. What is the federal minimum wage? What is the minimum wage for tipped
employees?
3. What is the difference between a non-exempt and an exempt employee?
4. How is overtime paid?
5. What are the allowed exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime pay
requirements?
6. What provisions are specific for Child Labor?
7. What Recordkeeping records are required to be kept by employers?
8. What are some ways to compute overtime pay?

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate knowledge of management practices that increase efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace through behavior and to create your own management strategies. Using your readings and research, you will be asked to demonstrate how knowledge management, strategic thinking, and learning organizations impact organizational effectiveness.
Step 1: Read all the instructions.
Step 2: Comprise a presentation using PowerPoint, Prezi, or other presentation software that includes 16-20 (do not exceed 20), include audio and, ALL of the following points:
Examine how key managers act to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in an organization.
Examine management of human capital and how it supports strategic thinking (ST) and the learning organization (LO).
Analyze the impact structure and culture have on the creation and maintenance of ST/LO organizations
Formulate an inclusion and relationship-building strategy for managers within the organization.
Design your own management plan to meet current and future needs. Taking into consideration what you have learned this term (Organizational Structure, Culture, Behavior, etc.) provide at least three strategies that would help the organization move toward the future. For example explain how a manager can predict future challenges (internal & external factors, culture, structure influences, etc.) and what actions they can take to overcome these.
Include a reference cited page. This assignment requires the use of, at minimum, 7 scholarly references/sources.
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PREPARE THE SUBMISSION:
Read the grading rubric for the assignment!
This assignment requires the use of, at minimum, 7 scholarly references/sources
Follow APA style guidelines to ensure that your final submission includes a Title Page/slide, In-Text Citations, and a Reference List.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In-text citations should be included in the slides and notes, as appropriate, to support your key points and takeaways. ALL in-text citations MUST be included in the reference list
Limit quotes; Paraphrase to show greater understanding of the topics. When using quotes, provide the page and explain the significance of using the quote. Provide the page or paragraph number. Note that a reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.
The presentation must be professional in appearance and include visuals such as tables, graphs, and clipart
The slides should flow and transition in an organized manner with one idea/concept leading to the next
The presentation should begin with an introductory slide that clearly and succinctly explains what you intend to cover in the body of the presentation.
The presentation should end with a conclusion/summary slide that clearly and succinctly explains what you covered in the body of the presentation.
Include audio in your presentation that presents all the required material.
You can use one of the options or another that you are familiar with.
How to add and record audio in PowerPoint video
Vimeo Presentation option
Prezi Presentation option
Third-person writing is required. Third-person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first-person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second-person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person .
Contractions are not used in business writing, so the expectation is that students do NOT use contractions in the assignment.
Check the instructions to make sure all elements of the assignment have been covered.
Submit the final project into the appropriate assignment submission folder.

Look at screenshots 1422-1423 for the instructions and 1424-1425 for the rubric. The questions are on HR – WA – A Company that Needs Help – Student Version Word document and for the paper use headings, for instance, Question 1, Question 2, Question 3, Question 4, Question 5, and Question 6, when answering the questions as this paper only needs you to answer the questions. The only source you’ll need is from the Every Good Endeavor. pdf chapters 9 through 12, and please in text cite the name of the author, which chapter you got it from, and the page number (name of the author, chapter, page number). The template for the in-text citations is this (Keller & Alsdorf, Chapter 9, p. 136). The font is 12pt times new Roman double-spaced. If you need to write more than 3 pages that’s alright.

Case Background:
You are the HR Director of XYZ Company, a start-up organization with 30 employees. Your company currently does not offer a flexible benefits plan, and the management team has tasked you with developing a plan to attract and retain top talent, improve employee morale and satisfaction, and maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace.
In a 5–7-minute recorded Kaltura PowerPoint presentation, present the following:
Research: Conduct research on industry trends and best practices related to flexible benefits plans. Consider the types of benefits offered by other companies, their impact on employee satisfaction and retention, and the cost implications.
Identify Employee Needs: How will you determine the employee needs and preferences for benefits? Why are you recommending this course of action?
Next Steps: What are the recommended next steps for designing and implementing a flexible benefits plan for the organization?
Make sure that your presentation has a reference slide that includes at least three scholarly sources not utilized in the class materials.
Resources:
WilmU Lib Guide on Presentation Tools, Tips, and Techniques
How to Make a Good PowerPoint Presentation (TIPS)
Designing an Effective PowerPoint Presentation: Quick Guide
Narrating a PowerPoint with Kaltura Capture
How to Record a Kaltura Using Both Inputs
Recording Yourself

Instructions and references for use are attached.
Please review the grading rubric before sending the notification of completion.

8-10 pages. Conform to APA7 guidelines. Include 3 credible sources with reference section.
Some important aspects to think about while creating this strategic plan:
Staffing (industry data):
-Internal/ External Recruitment
-Needs of specific KSAs
-Recruitment and Selection Process
-Hard to fill positions.
Training and Development (cost-benefit analysis):
-Organizational Needs
Health and Safety (direct-indirect costs from past, present, future):
-How is the organization doing?
-How to improve?
Present a brief desсrіption of your organization, including the industry, mission, vision, and goals.
Environmental Scan
-Identify opportunities and threats that could influence future decisions (ex: Events, Trends, Issues, Expectations)
Internal Analysis
-Identify strengths and weaknesses(ex: Areas of opportunities)
Strategic Direction/Implementation Plan:
-Determine the vision for your strategic plan.
-Identify the mission of your strategic plan.
-Create the goals for your strategic plan.
-Develop the strategy for your strategic plan.
-Select metrics to measure performance related to the goals of your strategic plan.
-Set timelines for achieving the goals of your strategic plan.