Module 4 – Case LABOR LAW AND UNIONIZATION

Module 4 – SLPLABOR LAW AND UNIONIZATION

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Just Cause Termination?

In this SLP assignment, you will prepare an essay based on a true-to-life scenario.

Imagine that you are working in an HRM department of a unionized facility. This is your second job in HRM and your first in a union environment. There was a newly filed grievance in your mailbox. It concerned yesterday’s discharge of employee George Klay.

As you get coffee from the empty break room you see a document titled “Using the Seven Tests” laying on the table. Someone left it there. You pick it up, stick it in your binder, and return to your office to look at the grievance form, the labor contract, and the “Using the Seven Tests” article.

The labor contract indicates that employees may not be discharged unless there is just cause. It will fall to the company to demonstrate that there was “just cause” to discharge Klay.

The paper you found on the break room table was “Using the Seven Tests,” from http://www.ueunion.org/stwd_jstcause.html (Dietrich, 2017).

Klay’s situation was documented as follows by his supervisor:

Klay operated a machine in Building A. He usually was an average worker but working the past 4 weeks on that machine in Building A he had made lots of mistakes on which products to accept and put in the box and which to reject. The Plant Superintendent came into work in the middle of the night because the supervisor called him. The supervisor checked Klay’s boxes and 6 out of 8 had faulty parts inside. The Superintendent terminated Klay’s employment and walked him out the door.

• In your paper, discuss the seven tests and how they relate to this situation. What further information will you need to gather?
• What immediate actions will you need to take concerning this situation? Discuss.
• Would you be concerned about the “Seven Tests” if you were working in a union-free environment? Why?
• Are the “Seven Tests” a viable gauge for employers to follow in their employee relations efforts when dealing with employee discipline and terminations? Explain.

Utilizing background materials, library research, and/or other research will help strengthen your response. Bring in at least two valid and reliable high-quality peer-reviewed sources found in the Trident Online Library. These two high-quality sources are in addition to your provided course materials. (Be sure to cite sources within the text of your paper as well as list each in the Reference section.)

Turn in this paper by the module due date. Paper length: 2-3 pages, not counting the cover and reference pages.

 

Module 2 – CaseHIRING PRACTICES AND LEGAL COMPLIANCECase Assignment

For this module’s Case Assignment, review the background materials on pre-employment background screening.

Prepare an outline of important points for a presentation to an employer about key issues in pre-employment screening for a particular job opening where you are employed. This outline will be submitted at the same time your video or presentation is submitted. If there is no opening where you work, select a job opening found on LinkedIn, Monster, or Indeed.

Prepare a video (about 6 minutes) or a slide presentation with voice-over (10-12 slides). In your presentation, be sure to address the following:

• Discuss any specific laws that regulate screening pre-hires.
• Your recommendations about what the employer should consider in deciding whether or not to conduct investigations or other pre-employment inquiries of employees.
• The potential negative consequences of not conducting background screening, including a discussion of what “negligent hiring” means and how it could arise.
• The legal risks the business faces in conducting background checks.
• The type of testing to conduct on applicants who apply for the open position and why it is appropriate at this time.

Bring in at least two valid and reliable high-quality peer-reviewed sources found in the Trident Online Library. These two high-quality sources are in addition to your provided course materials. (Be sure to cite sources within the text of your paper as well as list each in the Reference section.)

Here is a link to a video file that will walk you through creating a video and inserting it into a PowerPoint slide: https://youtu.be/tzJ1dZBGpUg

Please have a coworker, friend, or family member use their computer to test that the video link works before submitting your assignment for grading.

 

 

1. What is the legal basis for the EEOC to hold that JBS-SWIFT had violated the employees’ civil rights?
2. Contrast the solutions to the Tyson situation and the JBS-SWIFT situation. Which is likely to have the greatest positive impact on the company and why?  6 points

3. Complete the Sexual harassment quiz below Explain why each question is or is not sexual harassment. (4 points)

Identify if the activity is sexual harassment or not. Explain your answers

Employees post cartoons on bulletin boards containing sexually related material

A male employee says to a female employee that she has beautiful eyes

A male manager calls all female employees “sweetie”

A manager fails to promote a female(male) employee for not granting sexual favors

A supervisor gives a  female (male) subordinate a gift for her(his) birthday.

A sales representative from a supplier makes suggestive sexual remarks to the receptionist.

4. Using the format on p 156 and the information on p 155 write a job description for the position you desire to have. (10 points)

Instructions

1. Read Ch 7 and 8 (42 Points) 2. Watch the youtube video “Worst Job Interview “(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifj9GPfz4DU). Critique this interview from the employer’s perspective. Identify the good points and the areas that need improvement. Include discussion of interview preparation, interview questions, interview environment. (10 points) Note: there is a reason this is called the worst job interview.3. You are hiring a customer service representative. A. Describe the recruiting steps you would use in hiring this position. Be specific and complete. B. Describe the selection process you would use (You must use more than an interview.) Justify why you picked this method(s). C. List 5 behavioral interview questions you would ask. D. Describe the background checks you would conduct on this new hire. Explain why you selected these checks. E. Describe how you will ensure no discrimination takes place in your hiring practice. (22 points) 4. Select a current performance issue in your organization or workplace. Create a needs assessment plan that describes all 3 aspects of the assessment process. What methods will you use to collect the necessary needs assessment data? (10 points)

Required Materials Textbook

Robert Mathis and John Jackson. Human Resource Management, 15th Edition, 2016 Thompson ISBN: 978-1-1305500709

Module 2 – SLPHIRING PRACTICES AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE

Another important aspect to finding the best person to hire is pre-hire assessments. Read the following:Employers can better leverage candidate screening tools. (2020, March 2). PR Newswire. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Now imagine you are an HR Professional for a large warehouse company. You have been asked to prepare a 2- to 3-page memo for your company’s hiring managers, explaining to them the employment law issues to consider in preparing pre-employment physical tests or assessments. Many of the warehouse jobs require physical skills of varying kinds, so pre-hiring physical tests are appropriate.

In your memo, you should address the key legal concepts hiring managers should keep in mind when working with medical consultants to design pre-employment physical tests. Be sure to discuss disparate treatment, disparate impact and how the EEOC might assess the test, among any other relevant issues. You should do your own additional research to make sure you are confident about the contents of your memo.

Bring in at least two valid and reliable high-quality peer-reviewed sources found in the Trident Online Library. These two high-quality sources are in addition to your provided course materials. (Be sure to cite sources within the text of your paper as well as list each in the Reference section.)

Turn in this memo by the module due date. Paper length: 2-3 pages, not counting the cover and reference pages.

SLP Assignment Expectations