HRMD 610 Assignment 3

This assignment consists of three parts focusing on key HR functions. The first part requires writing an executive summary on preparing for and implementing "Ban the Box" legislation within a large organization, considering its impact on staffing procedures for HR and managers. The second part involves developing a plan to address increasing payroll processing errors, leveraging employment and wage and hour laws and training & development strategies. The final part focuses on evaluating the implementation of an HRIS for performance appraisals in a medium-sized retail company, considering its impact on the HR department, advantages for employees and the organization, and ethical and legal implications. Each part requires a concise executive summary, demonstrating understanding of relevant HR principles and practices.

HRMD 610
Week 11
Assignment 3
Fall 2016
Instructions
1. Respond to each question with an Executive Summary (ES).
a. Executive Summary content information:
http://www.umuc.edu/writingcenter/writingresources/exec_summary_sample.c
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b. Executive summaries are, by definition, brief. In this case, the response to
each question should be about one (1) single-spaced page, size 10-12 font.
2. The total number of pages for all the responses, excluding references, is 4
pages. Points will be deducted if you exceed that amount.
3. To save space on the page, do not include the question in your response, but do
number them (e.g., 1, 2, or 3).
4. References may be on a separate page for all questions. Remember that any
reference must have been cited or quoted in your document.
1. Staffing
Assume you are the Staffing Manager in a large U.S. organization with 2,000 -plus
employees. At a monthly HR professional meeting, the speaker addressed the
increasing support of the “Ban the Box” legislation by the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives. Because your organization is fully committed to eliminating any
policy, procedure, practice, or behavior that would endanger the safety and well-
being of all stakeholders, “Ban the Box” concerns you.
 You can use this link to read about Ban the Box legislation:
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/risk-management/pages/ban-
the-box-movement-viral.aspx
To prepare for the potential passage of this legislation, write an executive summary
to present to the HRM Director addressing how (a) you would prepare for and
implement such a process within your organization, and (b) the staffing procedures
would be affected for both Human Resources and the managers/supervisors in the
organization.
2. Training & Development
The Vice-President of Finance has come to you to assist with a problem she is
experiencing. The errors in payroll processing and related benefits administration
are increasing at a rate that is unacceptable. These include, but are not limited to:

 Time records are not submitted by the weekly deadlines, or if submitted, they
are unsigned, inaccurate, and/or erroneously reported. This requires
reissuing checks.
 Time records are changed to reflect schedules that violate overtime rules for
federal contractors, such as your employer.
 Employees’ regular work schedules are changed without completing the
required paperwork, which affects employee eligibility for some benefits.
Using what you know about the (1) employment and wage and hour, and (2) the
Training & Development (T&D) function, what steps will you take to assist the VP
with correcting these practices within the organization?
3. Performance Management & HRIS
Assume you are an HR practitioner for a medium-sized retail fashion company that
employs a total of 500 employees in New York City, Houston, and Montreal. The
owner is considering the implementation of an HRIS to generate, track, process, and
report the results of the annual employee performance appraisals. As the
organization grows, and hopefully expands to other major cities, the goal is to be
able to obtain company-wide data to (a) provide information concerning current
individual employee performance, and (b) identify employees for future management
positions.
She has asked you to prepare an overview of the factors that should be
considered in her decision. Your response is to include, at a minimum, the
following:
 How such a system would affect the HR department
 Advantages to the employees and the organization, and
 Ethical and legal issues
Your response should be written from an HR viewpoint, not from that of an IT or
project management professional. In other words, you should concentrate on HRIS’s
impact on HR practices, not on the minute technical details of implementing such a
system.