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We are working as consultants in an unethical cookie factory. They do not meet the safety requirements of OSHA. Employees do not change gloves or equipment in the allergy section leading to cross contamination with peanuts and eggs. Several bosses will fire people on the spot for minor infractions. One person was fired for taking the boss’ favorite coffee mug. There is horrible morale, high absenteeism, huge production delays, and many employees are constantly fighting with one another. In order to fix the culture and stay in business, we have been hired to help.   Please define and provide an example of job analysis and job description.  Make sure to  define these and include the scenario in the example. Which one do you think would be the best for our company? Why?

We are working as consultants in an unethical cookie factory. They do not meet the safety requirements of OSHA. Employees do not change gloves or equipment in the allergy section leading to cross contamination with peanuts and eggs. Several bosses will fire people on the spot for minor infractions. One person was fired for taking the boss’ favorite coffee mug. There is horrible morale, high absenteeism, huge production delays, and many employees are constantly fighting with one another. In order to fix the culture and stay in business, we have been hired to help.   Would you recommend seniority or merit pay here? Please define and provide an example of this pay. Why do you think this is the best method?

We are working as consultants in an unethical cookie factory. They do not meet the safety requirements of OSHA. Employees do not change gloves or equipment in the allergy section leading to cross contamination with peanuts and eggs. Several bosses will fire people on the spot for minor infractions. One person was fired for taking the boss’ favorite coffee mug. There is horrible morale, high absenteeism, huge production delays, and many employees are constantly fighting with one another. In order to fix the culture and stay in business, we have been hired to help.   What would personnel management focus on in comparison to human resource management in our unethical cookie company? Please make sure to define and provide an example tied to the scenario. Which one do you think is best here? Why?  Make sure to use the example in the scenario.

We are working as consultants in an unethical cookie factory. They do not meet the safety requirements of OSHA. Employees do not change gloves or equipment in the allergy section leading to cross contamination with peanuts and eggs. Several bosses will fire people on the spot for minor infractions. One person was fired for taking the boss’ favorite coffee mug. There is horrible morale, high absenteeism, huge production delays, and many employees are constantly fighting with one another. In order to fix the culture and stay in business, we have been hired to help.   Which external factor of HR may be contributing to these unethical behaviors? Please define and provide an example. How can we fix it? Make sure to use the example in the scenario.

Our HR professional is focused on an ambitious employee retention process where they are able to give retention bonuses and generous employee bonuses for each year they remain at the organization. This has the goal of attracting and retaining our employees.  What responsibility of HR would be classified under?

Lisa is a florist. She picks up a flower. What is this known as under job analysis?

Our HR professional works closely with the employees impacted by airline merger.The HR professional works closely with the impacted employees to answer questions about health insurance, 401k, and benefits that encourage them to join and stay at the organization. What role of HR would this fall under?

We recently have merged airlines and are starting to merge personnel, equipment, and other components. Our HR professional works closely with the employees impacted by airline merger. We realize that we need to hire more customer service representatives as we go about merging rewards and airline miles. We need to hire these individuals quickly as the merger will occur next month. Which aspect of the strategic HR would this fall under?

Our HR partner invests heavily  in the workers and personnel as they believe this is our greatest resource and can lead to greater profits. This starts in the hiring process and also encouraging multiculturalism in the workplace. What role of HR would this fall under?

Our HR professional works closely with the employees impacted by airline merger. We realize that many of the managers are abrasive and do not treat their employees well. Many employees have left for competitors that have a better culture. What role of HR would this fall under?