How will you manage the performance of employees who work from home?
Module 5 Case and in-depth scenario 1. After reviewing the module material, answer the following taken from the module:
A) Is allowing some employees to work from home “unfair” to other employees who do not work from home? Why or why not? How will you handle potential conflicts between employees over this issue?
B) Assuming some employees will be allowed to work from home, how will HSS determine which employees will be allowed to work from home? How will you manage the performance of employees who work from home?
C) Write a brief memo (1–2 paragraphs) to the board of directors, either justifying the expansion of telecommuting for software developers at HSS or stating why telecommuting should not be allowed for software developers at HSS. In your memo, include some discussion of why it is important to have a clear policy on this issue.
Be sure to provide the references for the sources of the information you used including the material provided in the classroom.
Required reading
Managing Employment Relationships (see content)
Workplace Health and Safety Issues (see content)
Employee Terminations
Heathfield (2020). What are the Key Causes of Employment Termination?
Muskovitz (2019). Employment Terminations: How to Avoid Legal Problems
BCcampus Open Education (nd). Progressive Discipline and Termination Processes
Heathfield (2020). What is Wrongful Termination?
Discipline and Conduct Issues
Heathfield (2020). Progressive Discipline in the Workplace
Heathfield (2019). Use Disciplinary Actions Effectively and Legally
Peterson (2019). The Impact of Inappropriate Conduct in the Workplace
Workplace Privacy
Hamel (nd). Definition of Workplace Privacy
Starkman (2018). Protecting Employee Privacy is a Delicate Balancing Act
Conflict in the Workplace
Lumen Learning (nd). Managing Conflict Retrieved from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-management/chapter/managing-conflict/
Rice University (nd). Managing Grievances and Conflicts
Heathfield (2019). Workplace Conflict Resolution
Work Environment
Heathfield (2020). What Makes a Work Environment Hostile?
Rice University (nd). The Workplace Environment and Working Conditions
Layoffs/Reduction-in-Force
Heathfield (2020). What Notice Must an Employer Provide for Layoffs?
Heathfield (2020). Requirements of the WARN Act
Recommended reading
Picincu (2019). Examples of Employee Relations Issues
Heathfield (2019). 6 Tips for Handling Employee Complaints
Heathfield (2019). How to Write Employee Letters of Reprimand
Heathfield (2020). The Importance of Documentation in Human Resources
Lucas (2020). How to Use Empathy to Improve Your Workplace
Heathfield (2020). How to Build Trust at Work
Cross (2018). A New Year’s Approach to Performance and Conduct in the Workplace
Lucas (2020). Is Favoritism in the Workplace Illegal?
Heathfield (2020). Employee Handbook Table of Contents
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Types of Discrimination” Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/index.cfm (EEOC Web site)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Avoiding Discrimination in Layoffs or Reductions-in-Force
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s I Need to Lay Off Employees
Heathfield (2020). Tips for Compassionate Layoffs
Lucas (2020). Is a Poisonous Attitude Reason to Fire a Employee?
Lucas (2019). When Employers Must Hire an Employment Law Attorney
Heathfield (2019). Avoid Wrongful Termination of Employment
Heathfield (2019). Surfing the Web at Work
Heathfield (2018). Developing a Drug Free Workplace
Heathfield (2020). What is harassment
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