Human Resource Management Case Study Scenarios Worksheet
Scenario 1: Staffing Management
Determine a recruitment method and sources would you use and explain your decision.
The recruitment method chosen to hire highly skilled technical employees for Trendy Tech is indirect recruitment. The method implies that job advertisements will be placed in various media to reach many potential candidates with skills required to fill the positions. Since the company plans to expand from 100 employees to 500 employees, external sourcing will be used.
Assess what type of interview would work best when hiring someone in an |entrepreneurial environment.
For the purpose of hiring highly skilled technical employees, panel interview type is chosen. During panel interviews, candidates will be interviewed by several company representatives whose decision is important for whether to hire a candidate or not. Panel interviews will be conducted by HR professional, future supervisor of a successful candidate and technical professional to assess candidate’s performance from all sides.
Determine whether or not you would use selection tests.
Yes, selection tests will be used in recruitment process. Specifically, job knowledge tests will be developed, while occupations are demanding for specific technical skills.
Scenario 2: Training and Development
Choose training and/or development programs to implement in order to keep operations employees loyal to the organization. Chosen training and development programs include employee conferences, special projects, and performance appraisal sessions.
Evaluate the training methods you would use.
Employee conferences imply that employees gather to discuss important topics relevant to their industry and/or organization. This way, employee communication will be promoted, employees will feel heard, and their skills will enhance. Assigning employees to special projects they would like to participate in is intended to promote job satisfaction and give an opportunity to develop new skills and knowledge. Performance appraisal sessions keep employees motivated, since they are praised for their success and given advice on how to improve.
Scenario 3: Employee Relations
Assess the discipline steps to take. Determine how you would apply positive discipline. The first discipline step to make is a verbal warning. During |conversation, it is necessary to find out the root reasons of absenteeism and communicate the importance of responsibility at workplace. Positive discipline will be applied in the form of intangible motivation, while the most responsible and proactive employees will be praised at performance appraisal sessions.
Determine the just-cause standards you should verify before termination.
Just-cause standards to verify before termination include whether an employee was aware of the company’s policy on absenteeism and received warning for similar behavior, the company proved that an employee was
absent and there were no objective reasons for it, and the investigation conducted was unbiased and involved no discrimination.
Scenario 4: Workplace Health and Safety
Assess the benefits of a wellness program.
The wellness program will be beneficial both for employees and the organization for several …
