Category: Human Resource Manegement

Physical retail chain organization merged

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Scenario:
You are an HR professional in your private-sector organization.
When your physical retail chain organization merged two years ago with a firm that specializes in online apparel retailing, your company had to hire 150 employees to keep up with growth. This brought your employee count to 250.
Up until the merger, your company paid top market rate, but once the merger took place the company adopted the merging company’s plan where pay was based 20% below market value. The base pay plan now in place is ineffective for the type of company yours has become, where 65-70% of your sales are online.
What role should job evaluation, market pricing, and pay survey data play in your efforts to develop a new base pay plan for your workforce? Your boss has asked you to come up with at least six sources useful for the top managers in your organization to learn about these processes.
In this assignment you will incorporate the most effective sources of information possible, giving special attention to the quality of sources utilized for the purpose intended. Find at least two valid sources of information for each of the three topics listed below.
Analyze both references for each category and select the one from each category that you think is the most appropriate reference for this assignment. In the end you will have three references to create this presentation for. The three categories are:
1. Job Evaluation: A formal, systematic means to identify the relative worth of jobs within your firm.
2. Market Pricing: Using market data to identify the relative value of jobs based on what other employers pay for similar jobs.
3. Pay Surveys: Collection of data on compensation rates for workers performing similar jobs in other organizations.
Create a PowerPoint presentation of at least 13 slides (representing the topics a, b, c, and d below and a cover slide) for each of the three sources you identified above. Discuss:
a. How the term specifically relates to the concept of total rewards,
b. The criteria you applied to determine that each source was appropriate to educate your company managers.
c. Why each source was chosen (relevance of the info), and
d. Any ethical or legal issues that should be considered.

 

 

 

BASE PAY

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To prepare for this SLP assignment, review the following videos and textbook chapter about total rewards, base, and variable pay:
Videos
Gregg Learning. (2018, September 4). Base and variable pay [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/82yppMbcIqI Standard YouTube license.
Gregg Learning. (2018, November 23). Understanding variable pay [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/zyXJwG56eUU Standard YouTube license.
WorldatWorkTV. (2019, July 24). What is total rewards? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/la22XP0TAqE
The Module 1 SLP assignment is a two-part written assignment. Both parts will be submitted as one 2- to 3-page document.
For this assignment, you have been asked by the HRM Vice President to write a memo to the upper management team that recommends the company transition to one of the five types of job evaluation systems discussed on the Background page. In addition, you must also explain the various types of compensation currently offered by the company, such as variable pay, incentive pay, and a bonus plan.
Part 1: Select one job evaluation system and discuss its benefits to your organization. Explain your rationale for selecting that particular job evaluation system over a second option.
Part 2: Not all employees currently receive a bonus or any type of incentive pay. Explain what impact such rewards might have on the organization.

 

 

BASE PAY

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To prepare for this SLP assignment, review the following videos and textbook chapter about total rewards, base, and variable pay:
Videos
Gregg Learning. (2018, September 4). Base and variable pay [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/82yppMbcIqI Standard YouTube license.
Gregg Learning. (2018, November 23). Understanding variable pay [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/zyXJwG56eUU Standard YouTube license.
WorldatWorkTV. (2019, July 24). What is total rewards? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/la22XP0TAqE
The Module 1 SLP assignment is a two-part written assignment. Both parts will be submitted as one 2- to 3-page document.
For this assignment, you have been asked by the HRM Vice President to write a memo to the upper management team that recommends the company transition to one of the five types of job evaluation systems discussed on the Background page. In addition, you must also explain the various types of compensation currently offered by the company, such as variable pay, incentive pay, and a bonus plan.
Part 1: Select one job evaluation system and discuss its benefits to your organization. Explain your rationale for selecting that particular job evaluation system over a second option.
Part 2: Not all employees currently receive a bonus or any type of incentive pay. Explain what impact such rewards might have on the organization.

 

 

The Building an Inclusive Workforce

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Discuss with your colleagues how the trends discussed in the Building an Inclusive Workforce as well as in other sources you have come across relate to your current workplace and/or workplaces you have experienced in your past.

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy. (2017). Building an inclusive workforce: A four-step reference guide to recruiting, hiring and retaining employees with disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/20100727.pdf

The Building an Inclusive Workforce

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Discuss with your colleagues how the trends discussed in the Building an Inclusive Workforce as well as in other sources you have come across relate to your current workplace and/or workplaces you have experienced in your past.

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy. (2017). Building an inclusive workforce: A four-step reference guide to recruiting, hiring and retaining employees with disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/20100727.pdf

Talent During The Great Resignation

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Much has been made of the number of people resigning their positions in 2021. Some are calling this the Great Resignation and have linked this to the COVID-19 pandemic. As discussed in this module, turnover is one of the main HR metrics that drives decisions on talent strategy.
For this assignment, Assume that you are an HR director for a multi-state grocery operation. Staff turnover has been in line with other competitors, but is still high compared to past years. You know that staff are stressed and working overtime, but leadership is focused on profit margins. Margins are currently high because labor costs are down due to short staffing. For reference, the average wage for front-line workers is $14/hour. There are 340 front-line employees currently, with need for 400. Each month, you hire an average of 25 front-line employees, but lose an average of 30.
For this assignment:
Give a current snapshot of internal and external labor considerations (i.e. stressed staff, market forces, etc.) and express concerns with the current staffing
levels.
Develop at least 2 recommendations to retain current staff.
Develop at least 2 recommendations to attract new staff.
Provide a cost analysis showing the benefits of implementing recommendations.
Provide a timeline for implementing recommendations.
Provide metrics that will be tracked to show progress of the recommendations.

Staffing

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Reflect on the job you currently have or jobs you have held in the past. Based on what you have learned, what strategies did the organization use during the selection and hiring process? What do you think was successful and what do you think could have been improved to make the process better for you as the prospective employee and for the organization itself?

 

 

Interviewing an HR manager

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Interview an HR manager (pretend) and address the following questions

What are the organization’s external assessment goals? How are these goals used and evaluated?
What methods does the organization use for assessing external candidates?
What are the organization’s internal assessment goals? How are these goals used and evaluated?
What methods does the organization use for assessing internal candidates? How are performance reviews conducted and used?
Does the organization have a succession management and career development plans in place? If so, how is this implemented in the organization, and why is it important?
When choosing and hiring candidates, who makes the final hiring decision? How are the hiring decisions determined?
What legal factors must the organization consider when making hiring decisions?
When a job offer is made to an external candidate, is the offer based on certain contingencies? If so, what are the contingencies?
When job offers are made, are candidates able to negotiate the salary offer?
How does the organization make job offers? Are rejection notifications sent to candidates that are not selected for the position?
Summarize what you learned in your interview. You do not have to list the questions but make each question clearly identifiable. Include a brief introductory section that gives a short overview of the company. You do not have to specifically name the organization but include a few details to give the reader some context. In addition, you should include a recommendations section; based on information received during this interview, what are some changes you would recommend for improving the processes in place at this organization?

Staffing Evaluation at Hallmark

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Analyze the case “Staffing Evaluation at Hallmark”. answer the following questions.

Critically evaluate Hallmark’s staffing index. What are its pros and cons?
How can Hallmark use technology for tracking applicants and onboarding its new hires to include improving efficiency and effectiveness of staffing functions?
How can Hallmark use the system to track:
company turnover,
downsizing, and
retention?

 

 

 

Ethical/CSR Ombudsman (Job D

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Discuss. How do the activities of the company compare with the corporate social responsibility model to make a profit, be legal, be ethical, be philanthropic? Analyze each level. Discuss any gaps you have observed. (For example, what legal/ethical issues impacting the organization currently or in the future. You may also share any current event information related to the case study.

Review Southwest Airlines Company.

https://www.southwest.com/assets/pdfs/corporate-commitments/southwestcares.pdfLinks to an external site.

Upon review of this company, proceed with the assigned job role using information you researched or observed in the link provided.