Human Resources Management
4.Due to an economic downturn, you have spent the last 2 weeks working with the management team to decide who will be “let go” next week in order for the company to survive.
All employees are aware of the situation and that the affected employees will be given their official notice of termination of employment next week.
On the Friday afternoon before the “fateful week,” an employee who is on the list of people to be terminated next week gives you their resignation letter.As the HR Manager, what should you do?What must you do?
5.As the company recruiter,how would you handle a request from the CEO that you hire their child for a summer job,knowing that given the current budget and hiring constraints, the children of other employees will not be able to obtain such positions?
6.Your company has made a specific commitment to developing leaders from within the company.As such,each quarter,they offer an off-site leadership development weekend workshop for any employees who are meeting or exceeding the performance standards for their job.As the HR Manager, determine what is wrong with this program.What can be done to fix it? (hint –it is discriminatory)
7.Is it fair to factor in employee self-ratings in a 360-degree performance appraisal when we know that self-appraisals tend to be inflated?Is it fair to factor in peer ratings when we know that they tend to be deflated or overly harsh?