We will be spending a great deal of time discussing the importance of pay equity. defining competitiveness and obtaining and using salary survey data.  Review both of the SHRM articles posted on the Moodle page and write a comprehensive three page summary of the articles’ contents.  Simply restating content will not earn you full credit.  You must summarize in your own words. Included in your […]

 A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool that organizations utilize to identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) that may exist in a specific situation. Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read SWOT Analysis: Discover New Opportunities, Manage and Eliminate Threats (Links to an external site.). Conduct a basic SWOT analysis of an organization or a department you belong to using this SWOT […]

StopNShopToday, Inc.’s management team has implemented several of your ideas on incentive pay and is now reviewing the company’s performance appraisal forms. These appraisal forms are very old: No one remembers where the forms came from or who made them. When the annual performance appraisals window comes up each store year, managers and assistant managers cringe. This reaction does not occur because the managers hate […]

 HS410-2: Apply appropriate management principles to best utilize available resources to achieve objectives within a healthcare organization or system.Your boss, the Director of Community Relations at a large health organization, has asked you to fill in for him while he is on vacation and to host a meeting of community leaders. The goal of the meeting is to consider ways to disseminate important community health […]

 Listen to the NPR news story, Ferguson Pastor: This is Not a Race Issue.  For this discussion topic, you will need an adult partner who is not  part of the dominant culture and/or not part of your own group. This  might be someone who is older, a person of color, a person with a  disability, or someone who is gay or lesbian. Generate a list […]

Control mechanisms facilitate pathways that health care administrators might consider when deciding how to direct, adjust, and mobilize resources as they apply to day-to-day and business operations. Additionally, control mechanisms assist health care administrators in determining areas where opportunities for improvement might exist in order to facilitate enhanced business and health care delivery practices. As a current or future health care administrator, understanding how to […]

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes guidelines related to minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping, and child labor. Some companies find themselves facing legal challenges when they inappropriately classify employees as exempt or nonexempt for the purpose of overtime payments.   You have discovered that Elora Jean & Co. has classified many of its nonproduction positions as exempt. As the human resources (HR) legal consultant contracted […]

Report #2 – The Social Security Game .Have you wondered if Social Security will be there when you retire? How often have you heard that Social Security is going broke? Unfortunately, it’s not just media hype. According to the Social Security Trustees’ Report, trust fund reserves will be exhausted by 2037. Without reform, Social Security’s future is inevitable. The question isn’t, “Does it need fixing?” […]

Assignment 4: Policy Analysis Worksheet  Due Week 8 and worth 140 points  For this assignment, you will complete the Policy Analysis worksheet located here. The purpose of this worksheet is to help you complete the following in preparation for your final assignment: select a topic, think critically about your topic, gather research on your topic, and decide how you will present your policy analysis paper. […]

In the last few weeks as a human resources (HR) consultant at Elora Jean & Co., you have reviewed several issues, made recommendations, and developed policies. In addition to the issues previously reviewed, the owner has advised you of the following situation:  A charge was recently filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by an employee. The charge states that two female employees in […]