The OUCH test described in Chapter 3 of your textbook is a rule of thumb you should use whenever you are contemplating any employment action. OUCH stands for Objective, Uniform in application, Consistent in effect, and Has job relatedness. Offer an example (real or hypothetical) of an employer action taken against an employee that demonstrates a step missing from the OUCH test.
Category: Human Resource Management
HRM Capston 4
Select one of the following case studies (located in your textbook):
Then complete the following:
- Add your opinion about the choices and decisions being made if this was your company would you make this choice?
- What would you do differently?
CASE 7-1 DOING CRUNCHES AT NESTLE: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN ASSETS
CASE 7-2 GOOGLE SEARCH: BUILDING THE PROGRAM THAT WRITES THE CODE TO FIND FEMALE TALENT
You are strongly encouraged to make your initial post by Wednesday of each week so that you have plenty of time to respond to your classmates.
Assignment 2
- Assignment 2: Organizational Climate at Wal-Mart
Due Week 4 and worth 160 points
The secret to Wal-Marts success has long been attributed to its strong culture. Wal-Mart employees are referred to as “Walmartians” which is a sign of a unique culture shared by them. This culture is responsible for a company of this magnitude to be able to sustain its entrepreneurial spirit decade after decade.
In early days, Wal-Mart achieved remarkable growth rates and was the first trillion-dollar company in the world. With amazing success came criticism. Wal-Mart once held the record for being sued the maximum number of times. Its practices and culture were held responsible for killing small local retailers. It was also criticized for gender-based discrimination, it’s overtime policies, and using sweatshop products.
Go to Walmarts Website and review the employment benefits it offers, located at .
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
- Explain how viable employee relations practices have contributed to Wal-Marts success as an employer.
- Speculate on the contribution that employee benefits have in relation to the success of Wal-Marts employment practices.
- Predict the major effects that the organizational culture and the use of performance criteria could have on the establishment of a union.
- Speculate on why you believe Wal-Mart has not been effectively unionized over the years. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
- Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.
- The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Summarize the differences between employee relations and labor relations.
- Examine the relationship between management and unions.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in employee and labor relations.
- Write clearly and concisely about employee and labor relations using proper writing mechanics.
Assignment 2 Week 2
Assignment 2: Finding the Main Idea and Creating a Response to It
Recall from Week 1 that main ideas and thesis sentences are really two sides of the same coin. Writers create thesis sentences. Readers pick out the main idea from what they read, which is usually the thesis sentence of the writer. This week, you continue practicing writing thesis sentences and sentence outlines.
By Day 7
- Locate one additional article related to one of this weeks case study topics, other than the one you used in your Discussion.
- Complete the Source Quality Rating Document found in the Week 2 Learning Resources.
- Determine the main idea of the article.
- After you have determined the main idea of the article, craft your own thesis in response to the article’s main idea. You may create a thesis statement which agrees with the article’s main idea, or you may create a thesis statement which disagrees with the article’s main idea.
- Once you have created your own thesis statement, develop a sentence outline which supports your thesis.
- There is an example Week 1 Assignment 2 document, located in the Week 1 Learning Resources. You may also use this example for Week 2 Assignment 2.
- Be sure to provide attribution, using APA formatting, for any sources used.
- Create one document that includes:
- The thesis statement and the sentence outline you created
- Your completed Source Quality Rating document
Note: To create one document, copy and paste all of the content of one of the documents into the other. Save this as a single file and submit it by Day 7.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
- Please save your Assignment using the naming convention WK2Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension) as the name.
- Click the Basic Integrated Reading/Writing Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
- Click the Week 2 Assignment 2 link. You will also be able to View Rubric for grading criteria from this area.
- Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as WK2Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension) and click Open.
- If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
- Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
Grading Criteria
To access your rubric:
Basic Integrated Reading/Writing Rubric
Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity
To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:
Submit your Week 2 Assignment 2 draft and review the originality report.
Submit Your Assignment by Day 7
To submit your Assignment:
Week 2 Assignment 2
Assigment 2 Week 1
Assignment 2: Finding the Main Idea and Creating a Response to It
Main ideas and thesis sentences are really two sides of the same coin. Writers create thesis sentences. Readers pick out the main idea from what they read, which is usually the thesis sentence of the writer.
By Day 7
Locate one additional article related to one of this weeks case study topics, other than the one you used in Week 1 Discussion.
- Complete the Source Quality Rating Document found in the Week 1 Learning Resources.
- Determine the main idea of the article. What is the author arguing?
- After you have determined the main idea of the article, craft your own thesis in response to the article’s main idea. You may create a thesis statement which agrees with the article’s main idea, or you may create a thesis statement which disagrees with the article’s main idea.
- Once you have created your own thesis statement, develop a full sentence outline which supports your thesis.
- Please see the sample Week 1 Assignment 2 document, located in the Week 1 Learning Resources. This document shows the required elements of this assignment.
- Be sure to provide attribution, using APA formatting, for any sources used.
- Create one document that includes:
- The thesis statement and outline you created
- Your completed Source Quality Rating document
Note: To create one document, copy and paste all of the content of one of the documents into the other. Save this as a single file and submit it by Day 7.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
- Please save your Assignment using the naming convention WK1Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension) as the name.
- Click the Basic Integrated Reading/Writing Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
- Click the Week 1 Assignment 2 link. You will also be able to View Rubric for grading criteria from this area.
- Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as WK1Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension) and click Open.
- If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
- Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
4-1 shanel
reply to the students’ response and not the question in 150 words minimum and provide 1 reference. Respond to the students response as though you are talking to them, use name
question-
What has your most significant learning in the course been? Why? How will it help you in your career (personally or professionally)?
student response
Throughout this course, I learned a lot that can benefit me within the position that I hold right now. In my current position, I handle all the benefits and billing with our carriers. I work in the casino industry so there are over 1,200 employees. This course allowed me to learn more about benefits as far as legal requirements and more. I was also able to learn a lot about the compensation system and evaluate my company’s compensation plan. I would say that the most beneficial would have to be learning about the different pay units such as pay grades, job codes, and more. I feel that this course will help me in my career in many different ways. Being able to apply the knowledge you learn, to your day to day tasks can help provide better understanding to some situations. I will actually be working on merit increases this coming year and this class has helped me to understand the background of merit increases. In my opinion, the knowledge I gained from this course will me to perform better within my position because now I have all the background information an be able to talk about it versus just completing my task. I also feel that I learned a lot from this class personally because I can use it to evaluate my own position and how my employer is treating me.
4-1 allana
reply to the students’ response and not the question in 150 words minimum and provide 1 reference. Respond to the students response as though you are talking to them, use name
question-
What has your most significant learning in the course been? Why? How will it help you in your career (personally or professionally)?
student response
The most significant topics that I learned more about in this class is pay structures. It was very interesting to learn about the different pay structures and when as well as how they should be implemented. One system that I enjoyed learning about and thought was very useful was the internal consistent compensation system. This system is very important to learn about because it defines the relative value of each job as well as provide job descriptions among all jobs within an organization. I believe as I move forward into a career of Human Resource Management, it will be important to advise and create pay structures. Also, learning more about the difference between legal and discretionary pay structures was also very useful. It is important to invest in employees. Providing benefits that will keep employees engaged and motivated to perform at a higher level will result in high productivity among the organization. There were many useful tools that I learned in this class and was able to apply to our signature assignment. All of the topics we discussed will be useful in the future when pursing a job in the field.
student response
January 29th, 2020 
Human Resource Management 
Comments Off on Human Resource Management-Employment Law Case Review Human Resource Management-Employment Law Case Review
Please analyze the three employment law cases:
1 Keller v Microsystems LLc
2 Guz v Bechtel National Inc
3 National Treasury Employees Union v Van Raab
Look up all three cases and write up in the following format
Facts
Legal Issues
Applicable Law
Holding
Reasoning
Case Questions Discussion
Conclusion
Reference Page for all three cases
Original work only
ENG 315
Choose one of the professional scenarios provided in Blackboard under the Course Info tab, or click to view them in a new window.
Write a Block Business Letter from the perspective of company management. It must provide bad news to the recipient and follow the guidelines outlined in Chapter 7: Delivering Bad-News Messages in BCOM9 (pages 116-136).
The message should take the block business letter form from the posted example; however, you will submit your assignment to the online course shell.
The block business letter must adhere to the following requirements:
- Content:
- Address the communication issue from the scenario.
- Provide bad news from the company to the recipient.
- Concentrate on the facts of the situation and use either the inductive or deductive approach.
- Assume your recipient has previously requested a review of the situation via email, letter, or personal meeting with management.
- Format:
- Include the proper introductory elements (senders address, date, recipients address). You may create any details necessary in the introductory elements to complete the assignment.
- Provide an appropriate and professional greeting / salutation.
- Single space paragraphs and double space between paragraphs.
- Limit the letter to one page in length.
- Clarity / Mechanics:
- Focus on clarity, writing mechanics, and professional language/style requirements.
- Run spell/grammar check before submitting.
This course requires use of . The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Assignments must be submitted through the online course shell only.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Plan, create, and evaluate professional documents.
- Write clearly, coherently, and persuasively using proper grammar, mechanics, and formatting appropriate to the situation.
- Deliver professional information to various audiences using appropriate tone, style, and format.
- Analyze professional communication examples to assist in revision.
To download the assignment instructions provided above and assignment rubric, click
Datacenter
Required to determine the capability demands in the specific context of Datacenter organization .read widely in the academic literature and, if appropriate, material found in trade journals and other Data center sector specific research. 900-word overview of the issues and the linkages to HRM (Human Resource Management ) and capability development theory and practice. Critically identify and discuss why current responses to organizational demands are either appropriate or not appropriate.
This assessment intends to allow you to read widely on the topic and apply traditional and contemporary thinking and practice to the data center context. It is not asking for recommendations or deep analysis. This assessment will assist in the development of the next element of assessment.
Introduction provide a very brief, but illustrative overview of the content of the work :
Knowledge, understanding and application to context of material addressed in the module (Engagement with academic literature is evident through liberal and correct Harvard Referencing):
Conclusions (Consistent with the body of the work and arguments made):