Summary: Cost Club Human Resources Department

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Scenario Two: Cost Club Human Resources Department Background This is a continuation of the facts presented in Scenario One. If necessary, review Scenario One before reading Scenario Two. In Scenario One, you assumed the role of Assistant Manager of Human Resources (HR) for a regional office of Cost Club. Your first assignment was to address important issues presented in five messages that your boss, the HR Manager Pat (Pat’s last name is the same as your course facilitator) forwarded to you. Now that you have dealt with those five messages, you are given a broader assignment with more responsibility. Downsizing the Human Resources Department Your boss, Pat, sends you this e-mail: Confidential Update “We currently have…show more content…
Nevertheless, this may be best, because you don’t have any personal relationships and you can be objective and operate in the best interests of the company. Please provide me with a memo that identifies the employees you believe should be discharged. Include an explanation of what principles of employment law are relevant in the case of each of the three employees: State what the employee would have to prove to win a case of discrimination against us and whether you believe an employee would win the case, based on the facts presented below. Also, indicate what actions management should initiate to put ourselves in the best possible position with regard to each employee’s possible claim of discrimination. Our region encompasses several states, so don’t consider any state laws—just the relevant federal law relating to employment and discrimination. Please send me your recommendations about who to discharge in a memo, and provide any legal references that are relevant. In addition, explain how we should incorporate the relevant legal requirements into the process of termination and the dispute resolution process that we might need if employees raise an objection to the discharge. Finally, I’d like your thoughts on what process we should use to respond to any charge of discrimination from the employees who are discharged. We want to effectively deal with such charges, especially in a climate…show more content…
Abigail has a B.S. in Business, and seven years of experience in HR work. She has developed average capability in a variety of HR roles, including record keeping, employee discharge and discipline, and development of the company safety plan. She is considered to be an expert in the area of hiring and training. She also represents the company whenever there are claims for unemployment or workers’ compensation benefits. Abigail is a single woman with no family in the

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