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Human Resources Management
Is it important for this company to have such a policy in place? If so, how can the employment(labour) standards act in your province/territory help in drafting a policy on appropriate computer
Do you agree with how Laura handled this situation?If so, why? If not, what would you have done differently?Laura, a recent graduate from a human resources diploma program from a local community
A supervisor has just approached you to indicate a concern she has with an einployee. The supervisor indicates that the employee is often surfing the Internet while at work and fears that not only is
.An employee who has been off for two months with a stress-related ailn1ent has just contacted you indicating that she would like to return to work next week but won't be able to work full time for
You are an HR manager at a moving company.The owner of your company has just informed you that there are certain jobs, namely the movers, for which he feels minimum strength requirements are BFORs.
The organization you are working for is relatively nevv and growing and has no HR department.They have asked you to prepare a briefing about what can and cannot be asked during an employment
Working with a small group of classmates, search the web for a co1npany in your community that has an anti-discriminatory employment program.Contact the company's HR manager and request more
Prepare a report outlining legally acceptable questions that may be asked at a selection interview with a young female engineer applying for the job of engineering project manager at an oil field in
Go to your provincial or territorial employment(labour) standards website and detern1ine the following:• minimum legal age to work in this jurisdiction• minimun1 hourly wages• maximum number of
What is the role of privacy legislation in Canada?Describe the act that protects en1ployees'pn.vacy.
What is the test to define if a bona fide occupational requirement exists? What are the three elements of this test?
Define the concepts of occupational segregation, underemployment, and the glass ceiling.
Define "sexual harassment" and describe five types of behaviour that could constitute such harassn1ent.
Explain the purpose of employ1nen.t standards legisla tion, and the concept of "the greater good"when assessing these minimums.
Provide five examples of prohibited grounds for discrimination in en1ployment in Canadian jurisdictions.
Differentiate an1ong the following types of discrimination and provide one example of each:direct, differential treatn1ent, indirect, because of association, and systemic.
Describe the impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedon1s on HRM.
Explain how the legal syste1n in Canada is different than the legal system in the United States.
Should Pierre and Jennifer put a "respectful workplace policy" in place? If so, develop a draft of this type of policy using the web resottrces listed throughout this chapter.One of the problems that
Is the Em.ployn1ent Standards Act appLicable to this employer, as they are situated in Ontario?As LearnlnMotion's management consultant, what areas of the act do you feel .Jennifer and Pi erre need
DISCUSS HR 's role in ensuring comp lia nce with employment legislatio n in Canada .
DESCRIBE the role of minimums established in employment standards legislation and the enforcement pro cess.
EXPLAIN the employers' responsibil it ies re ga rdin g harassme nt.
DESCRIBE behaviour that could constitute haras sment.
DISCUSS at least five prohibited gro und s for discri minat ion under human rights legislation, and DESCRIBE th e requirements for reasonable accommodation.
EXPLAIN how employment-related iss ues are governed i n Canad a.
What specific functions should an HR unit carry out? What HR functions would then be carried out by supervisors and other line managers?What role should the Internet play in the new HR
Do you think setting up an HR unit in the main office would help?As a new member of the board of directors for a local bank, Jack Nelson was being introduced to all the employees in the home office.
What do you think is causing some of the problems in the bank's branches?As a new member of the board of directors for a local bank, Jack Nelson was being introduced to all the employees in the home
What environmental influences will affect the role that human resources management could play within this organization?The main theme of this book is that HRM-activities like recruiting, selecting,
What is human resources management and does it have a role to play in this organization? If so, in what ways specifically?The main theme of this book is that HRM-activities like recruiting,
Using the san1ple balanced scorecard template provided by your professor, in pairs develop a balanced scorecard measure for a hypothetical com.pany in the retail urban clothing sector. This company
According to a 2011 study of the world's n1ost attractive firms (re leased by Universum), the top 10 employers for career seekers with a business background were (in priority order): Google, KPMG,
Review job ads for five executive roles (such as CEO, vice-president, or president) on job posting \.vebsites or corporate \.vebsites. Identify comn1on con1petencies required for those roles as per
Review job ads for five senior HR roles on job posting websites or corporate websites. Identify common competencies required for those roles as per the ads. Contrast these required competencies(both
Working alone or with a sn1all group of classmates, interview an HR manager and prepare a short essay regarding his or her role in strategy formulation and implementation.
Choose a non-HR role you have had in your previous jobs. Identify how you used the core competencies of HR professionals in that role and how it affected your job performance.
A firm has requested your assistance in ensuring that its multigenerational workforce functions effectively as a tean1. What strategies or programs would you recommend? Why?
Explain how changing economic and competitive pressures have had an impact on the organization in which you are working or one in which you have worked. How has your business responded to these
Explain how demographics and workforce diversity have had an impact on the organization in which you are working or one in which you have worked. What policies or practices did managers or HR in the
Expla in how HR has become professionalized and describe the value of this professionalization.
Discuss the six core com.petencies required of HR professionals. Identify how these con1petencies are a lso en1bedded in the roles of line managers, senior managers, and C-level executives in an
Describe the 111ult iple juri sdictions related to en1ployment legislation affecting HRM in Canada.
Describe the role of HR in stra tegy formulation and stra tegy imple.mentation.
Describe the transformation that HR underwent over the years. Discuss how changes in internal and external factors contributed to the evolution in I-IR.
EXPLAIN how HRM has changed over recent years to include a higher-level advisory role.
DESCRIBE the three stages in the evolution of HRM.
DISCUSS the internal and external environmental factors affecting human resources management policies and practices and EXPLAIN their impact.
DESCRIBE the two categories of activities req uired of HR managers and DISCUSS examples of each.
DEFINE human resources management and ANALYZE the strategic significance of human resources management.
What are some global employee and labor relations problems?
Should the HR department help Mrs. Thomson find a job in Singapore? Discuss.“Good morning, Mr. Thomson!”“Good morning, Lee! Please, call me John. Mr. Thomson is my father. Where are you off to
John Thomson was not given a generous housing allowance.What might be some reasons for this? Discuss the factors to consider when deciding on a compensation package for global employees.“Good
What were John Thomson’s personal character traits that made him suitable to be a global employee? What other traits should be considered?“Good morning, Mr. Thomson!”“Good morning, Lee!
Do you believe the situation that Pat confronted is typical of an American going to a foreign assignment? Discuss.In college, Pat Marek majored in industrial management and was considered by his
How could the company have assisted Pat to reduce the difficulties that he confronted?In college, Pat Marek majored in industrial management and was considered by his teachers and peers to be a good
What problems had Pat not anticipated when he took the assignment?In college, Pat Marek majored in industrial management and was considered by his teachers and peers to be a good all-around student.
What are some problems and opportunities related to small and medium-sized businesses in the global environment?
Why should employees and their families living abroad be aware of security issues?
What has been the status of expatriate compensation in recent years?
What are the deterrents to the implementation of any global e-learning program?
Why is repatriation orientation and training needed?
Why is pre-move orientation and training of expatriates so important?
What is the general process for selecting expatriates?
What are some global issues confronting women?
Define the following terms:(a) ethnocentric staffing(b) polycentric staffing(c) regiocentric staffing(d) geocentric staffing(e) repatriation
How does going global affect companies?
What obstacles might have to be overcome to open a global organization in the following regions of the world?a. Asiab. Europec. Middle East
We’ve studied HR practices primarily in the U.S. context throughout this book. What are some of the challenges that HR professionals face when designing the following HR practices outside the U.S.
Safety programs may accomplish their purposes in two primary ways: one focusing on unsafe employee actions and the other on unsafe working conditions. Which areas of Wanda’s proposal was she
Is there a necessary trade-off between Landon’s need for low expenses and the workers’ need for safe working conditions?Explain.Wanda Zackery was extremely excited a year ago when she joined
Discuss Ms. Lincoln’s level of commitment to occupational safety.Wanda Zackery was extremely excited a year ago when she joined Landon Electronics as its first safety engineer. She had graduated
How might use of an employee assistance program help in this situation?“Just leave me alone and let me do my job,” said Manuel Gomez.Dumbfounded, Bill Brown, Manuel’s supervisor, decided to
Might a substance-free workplace be appropriate for Bill Brown’s company? If so, what would be the steps in establishing such a workplace?“Just leave me alone and let me do my job,” said Manuel
What do you think is likely to be Manuel’s problem? Discuss.“Just leave me alone and let me do my job,” said Manuel Gomez.Dumbfounded, Bill Brown, Manuel’s supervisor, decided to count to 10
What is an employee assistance program?
Give some examples of how safety and health laws and regulations vary from country to country.
Why are firms adopting social networking to strengthen the success of their wellness programs?
Define stress. Why should a firm attempt to identify stressful jobs?
Instead of trying to screen out violent people, some firms are trying the alternative approach of detecting violent employees. Explain this approach.
Define workplace bullying. What are the basic forms of workplace bullying?
How can employers help in preventing their employees from developing carpal tunnel syndrome?
What are the key components of a successful job hazard analysis (JHA) program?
What relationship does OSHA have with small businesses?
Some of the reasons for top management’s support of a safety program are lost productivity and the possibility of fines or imprisonment. Explain why.
Define safety and health.
How stressful do you consider the following jobs?Explain your answer.a. commercial real estate agentb. loan officerc. interpreterd. public relations officer
Calculate the OSHA injury frequency rate, using the following data:Total Working Hours: 1,500,000; three injured
What are the challenges to employers that are associated with the just cause standard?
What might be some problems associated with conducting disciplinary action in the global environment?
What do you believe was the cause of the turnover problem?Isabelle Anderson is the North Carolina plant manager for Hall Manufacturing Company, a company that produces a line of relatively
Do you believe that the exit interviews were accurate? Explain your answer.Isabelle Anderson is the North Carolina plant manager for Hall Manufacturing Company, a company that produces a line of
Interpret a turnover rate of 200 percent. What does it mean?Isabelle Anderson is the North Carolina plant manager for Hall Manufacturing Company, a company that produces a line of relatively
What message, if any, is Boom-Box’s higher management sending to the rest of the team managers by letting Jason remain a team manager after the incident?Jason, Tom, and Jerry work at Boom-Box, a
Do you agree with the severity of punishment meted out to Tom and Jerry? Discuss.Jason, Tom, and Jerry work at Boom-Box, a call center. Jason is a team manager, and Tom is his assistant manager. They
What are the major weaknesses in the use of the postexit questionnaire?
Define offboarding. Why is it important?
Briefly describe the techniques available to determine the real reasons that an individual decides to leave the organization.
Briefly describe the purposes of the lateral movement of a worker within an organization.
Define ombudsperson and alternative dispute resolution(ADR). Why might a firm want to use an ombudsperson or alternative dispute resolution?
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