Assignment
Video Title: Equal Employment (UPS)
SYNOPSIS
Gary Wheeler, a former HR director for UPS and now the president of "The Virtual HR Director," gives some perspective on what diversity means, and what its value can be to a company. Employees of a wide variety of backgrounds are intrinsically valuable to a company in the varied perspectives that they bring to the table, and can help a company find creative solutions to new problems that it has not encountered before. In a diverse workplace, where employees come from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities, there is always the possibility of harassment between employees. The video addresses the value of diversity sensitivity training in its capacity to help prevent incidence of employee harassment. Effective and constructive corrective measures for incidents of harassment are also discussed.
Discussion Questions
1. What does Gary Wheeler think a diverse workforce can contribute to a company?
2. What typical avenues are open to an employee who feels he or she is being harassed, in order to make sure it is dealt with properly? Do you see any room for improvement based on our discussion in this chapter?
3. What does Gary Wheeler report is most often the basis of reported claims of harassment, and how are these cases dealt with?
4. What else would you do to deal with employees who are hostile to the idea of diversity?\
5. To what extent do you believe that harassment, such as sexual harassment, is usually primarily a communications problem? Why?
6. In this video Mr. Wheeler focuses mostly on diversity and on sexual harassment. Discuss five other important aspects of equal employment opportunity
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.