Discuss the below in detail in a 2 page:
HR laws and regulations should be included.
WAYNE F. CASCIO (HR Management), DAWN D. BENNETT-ALEXANDER & LAURA P. HARTMAN (Employment Law for Business)
1 American Gadgets is a major manufacturer of gadgets, but has not been spared by the Great Recession. The CEO has to make some tough decisions regarding the company's budget. The VP of Finance says that whatever doesn't help productivity is a luxury the company can't afford. The most expensive luxury is human resources.
The CEO already knows how the VP of HR will respond: We have to be kind to the workers and take care of their quality of work life, no matter what. The CEO also knows that without enhancing productivity there won't be any work life at the company for those who will have to be laid off.
The CEO calls you for advice. What evidence is there that HR practices affect productivity? Hint:Evidence is quantifiable and not just what sounds good.
2 McLock is a safe-manufacturing company with plants in seven states. The company is not unionized, so there's no collective bargaining agreement. The CEO has been hearing about employee complaints on a variety of issues from the plant managers. The CEO sends the HR Director a note saying that the company doesn't need troublemakers and there's no contractual obligation to keep them. So fire them immediately; it's management's right to hire and fire as needed.
The HR Director sends back a note saying that the company could be in legal trouble if that were done. The CEO is steaming and calls you (an HR expert schooled at UMUC) for advice. Why can't those workers just be fired-along with the HR Director? What should you tell the CEO?