Assignment: Pay, Benefits, And Terms And Conditions Of Employment
It is your responsibility as the HR Director of an organization to a) create policies regarding pay and benefits for the selected job opportunity, and b) develop methods for both addressing unionization and implementing OSHA regulations. You will present your findings to the Vice President of Human Resources for approval.
In preparation for this assignment, review the following articles on contractors vs. employees and temp workers:
• "Distinguishing Independent Contractors and Employees".
• "The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed".
Create a PowerPoint presentation with ten to fifteen slides in which you:
1. Create a Wage and Hour standard for the job opportunity that you had selected in Assignment, and support your standard by using the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Equal Pay Act to prevent any potential discriminatory impact.
2. Decide on three benefits required for the job opportunity using ERISA. Propose two methods that the employer can use in order to manage the fiduciary duties wisely and with the employees' best interests in mind. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Elaborate on two rights regarding unionization that Section 7 of the NLRA guarantees. Next, examine two unfair labor practices, and argue the importance of your organization refraining from using such practices during any self-organization and collective bargaining activities. Explore two potential repercussions of an organization's interference with self-organization and collective bargaining practices.
4. Propose three ways to discourage employees from considering unionization. Then, compose one strategy for championing a supportive and satisfying work environment within the organization.
5. Select one OSHA violation case, and determine whether the resulting penalties were sufficient to deter the organization in question from repeating the same violative action. Justify your response.
6. Outline a plan for investigating workplace injuries, and formulate a policy that explains the process for filing a worker's compensation claim within the selected organization.
7. Narrate each slide, using a microphone, and indicate what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.
8. Use at least three quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Develop policies that are compliant with employment laws.
• Evaluate an organization's physical environment and determine criteria that ensure occupational safety.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in employment law.
• Write clearly and concisely about employment law using proper writing mechanic.