For Phyllis Young only

Assignment 3: Human Resources Planning and Employee Relations

Due Week 10 and worth 360 points

Building  on the work that you completed in Assignment 2, continue evaluating the  role of functions HR in creating a set of Human Resources’ policies and  procedures for the acute care hospital.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Explain  the importance of maintaining accurate and objective employee records,  indicating the consequences that may result from lack of record keeping.  Provide support for your rationale.
2. Provide  an example of formal and an example of informal documentation that  would normally be maintained in an employee file, indicating how each is  likely to protect an employer.
3. Determine  the most significant factor that will ensure an effective legal  termination, indicating the most likely way employees can protect  themselves from termination in a downsizing situation. Provide support  for your rationale.
4. Analyze  two (2) major challenges that today’s health care leaders face in  trying to uphold the ethics of critique, justice, and caring, indicating  how managers can balance the need for ethics with employee and  organizational needs.
5. Create  a detailed outline of an effective succession planning process that  will help ensure a smooth transition as members of the management team  at your organization begin to retire. (The plan should prescribe, at a  minimum, how to identify employees for advancement, training and  development programs, mentorships, and a timeline for preparing leaders  for their role.)
6. From both a management and employee perspective, justify or dispute unionization. Provide support for your rationale.
7. Suggest  the best way in which HR can continue to be an effective strategic  partner in helping this organization achieve its future goals. Provide  support for your rationale.
8. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions.
• Include  a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover  page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment  page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the unique aspects of managing human resources in health care organizations.
• Demonstrate the importance of HR as a strategic partner in health care organizations.
• Analyze the impact of labor unions on the health care industry.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services human resource management.
• Write clearly and concisely about health services human resource management using proper writing mechanics.

    

Points: 360

Assignment 3: Human Resources Planning and Employee Relations
 

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

 

1.  Explain the importance of maintaining accurate and objective employee  records, indicating the consequences that may result from lack of record  keeping. Provide support for your rationale.

Weight: 10%

Did  not submit or incompletely explained the importance of maintaining  accurate and objective employee records, indicating the consequences  that may result from lack of record keeping. Did not submit or  incompletely provided support for your rationale.

Partially  explained the importance of maintaining accurate and objective employee  records, indicating the consequences that may result from lack of  record keeping. Partially provided support for your rationale.

Satisfactorily  explained the importance of maintaining accurate and objective employee  records, indicating the consequences that may result from lack of  record keeping. Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale.

Thoroughly  explained the importance of maintaining accurate and objective employee  records, indicating the consequences that may result from lack of  record keeping. Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.

 

2.  Provide an example of formal and an example of informal documentation  that would normally be maintained in an employee file, indicating how  each is likely to protect an employer.
  Weight: 10%

Did  not submit or incompletely provided an example of formal and an example  of informal documentation that would normally be maintained in an  employee file, indicating how each is likely to protect an employer.

Partially  provided an example of formal and an example of informal documentation  that would normally be maintained in an employee file, indicating how  each is likely to protect an employer.

Satisfactorily  provided an example of formal and an example of informal documentation  that would normally be maintained in an employee file, indicating how  each is likely to protect an employer.

Thoroughly  provided an example of formal and an example of informal documentation  that would normally be maintained in an employee file, indicating how  each is likely to protect an employer.

 

3.  Determine the most significant factor that will ensure an effective  legal termination, indicating the most likely way employees can protect  themselves from termination in a downsizing situation. Provide support  for your rationale

Weight: 10%

Did  not submit or incompletely determined the most significant factor that  will ensure an effective legal termination, indicating the most likely  way employees can protect themselves from termination in a downsizing  situation. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your  rationale.

Partially  determined the most significant factor that will ensure an effective  legal termination, indicating the most likely way employees can protect  themselves from termination in a downsizing situation. Partially  provided support for your rationale.

Satisfactorily  determined the most significant factor that will ensure an effective  legal termination, indicating the most likely way employees can protect  themselves from termination in a downsizing situation. Satisfactorily  provided support for your rationale.

Thoroughly  determined the most significant factor that will ensure an effective  legal termination, indicating the most likely way employees can protect  themselves from termination in a downsizing situation. Thoroughly  provided support for your rationale.

 

4.  Analyze two (2) major challenges that today’s health care leaders face  in trying to uphold the ethics of critique, justice, and caring,  indicating how managers can balance the need for ethics with employee  and organizational needs.

Weight: 10%

Did  not submit or incompletely analyzed two (2) major challenges that  today’s health care leaders face in trying to uphold the ethics of  critique, justice, and caring, indicating how managers can balance the  need for ethics with employee and organizational needs.

Partially  analyzed two (2) major challenges that today’s health care leaders face  in trying to uphold the ethics of critique, justice, and caring,  indicating how managers can balance the need for ethics with employee  and organizational needs.

Satisfactorily  analyzed two (2) major challenges that today’s health care leaders face  in trying to uphold the ethics of critique, justice, and caring,  indicating how managers can balance the need for ethics with employee  and organizational needs.

Thoroughly  analyzed two (2) major challenges that today’s health care leaders face  in trying to uphold the ethics of critique, justice, and caring,  indicating how managers can balance the need for ethics with employee  and organizational needs.

 

5.  Create a detailed outline of an effective succession planning process  that will help ensure a smooth transition as members of the management  team at your organization begin to retire. (The plan should prescribe,  at a minimum, how to identify employees for advancement, training and  development programs, mentorships, and a timeline for preparing leaders  for their role.)

Weight: 20%

Did  not submit or incompletely created a detailed outline of an effective  succession planning process that will help ensure a smooth transition as  members of the management team at your organization begin to retire.

Partially  created a detailed outline of an effective succession planning process  that will help ensure a smooth transition as members of the management  team at your organization begin to retire.

Satisfactorily  created a detailed outline of an effective succession planning process  that will help ensure a smooth transition as members of the management  team at your organization begin to retire.

Thoroughly  created a detailed outline of an effective succession planning process  that will help ensure a smooth transition as members of the management  team at your organization begin to retire.

 

6. From both a management and employee perspective, justify or dispute unionization. Provide support for your rationale.

Weight: 10%

Did  not submit or incompletely justified or disputed unionization from both  a management and employee perspective. Did not submit or incompletely  provided support for your rationale.

Partially  justified or disputed unionization from both a management and employee  perspective. Partially provided support for your rationale.

Satisfactorily  justified or disputed unionization from both a management and employee  perspective. Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale.

Thoroughly  justified or disputed unionization from both a management and employee  perspective. Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.

 

7.  Suggest the best way in which HR can continue to be an effective  strategic partner in helping this organization achieve its future goals.  Provide support for your rationale.

Weight: 15%

Did  not submit or incompletely suggested the best way in which HR can  continue to be an effective strategic partner in helping this  organization achieve its future goals. Did not submit or incompletely  provided support for your rationale.

Partially  suggested the best way in which HR can continue to be an effective  strategic partner in helping this organization achieve its future goals.  Partially provided support for your rationale.

Satisfactorily  suggested the best way in which HR can continue to be an effective  strategic partner in helping this organization achieve its future goals.  Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale.

Thoroughly  suggested the best way in which HR can continue to be an effective  strategic partner in helping this organization achieve its future goals.  Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.

 

8. 3 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

 

9. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present