ASSIGNMENT 1

AVOIDING WRONGFUL EMPLOYEE TERMINATIONS

OVERVIEW

To be wrongfully terminated is to be fired for an illegal reason, which may involve violation of federal antidiscrimination laws or breach of contract. The legal standards governing termination differ substantially depending on whether private-sector and nonunion employees or public-sector and unionized employees are being considered. As the company HR leader, you are accountable to the organization to ensure that all employee terminations are initiated and completed while maintaining strict adherence to current employment laws and EEOC guidelines.

INSTRUCTIONS

Write a 5–6 page paper in which you:

1. Address your understanding of the term constructive discharge—what is it? Then, identify factors courts might focus on to determine if constructive discharge exists. How might the organization avoid claims of constructive discharge? Hint: Read Constructive Dismissal and Wrongful Termination.
2. Discuss the differences between pure employment at will and employment at will with exceptions. Do you believe employment at will is fair? If not, what is an alternative?
3. Briefly describe what the Montana Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act (WDEA) is. What do you see as benefits of this act to employees? Employers?
4. Identify and discuss a minimum of three actions organizations may want to consider as they seek to handle employee terminations legally.
5. Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to locate at least three quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Evaluate the legality of an employee termination.

ASSIGNMENT 2

WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT – HR PROJECT MANAGEMENT FINAL TEAM PRESENTATION

OVERVIEW

You are now ready to deliver a final presentation to management establishing a project team and project phases needed to initiate the changes for a more centralized model of delivering HR services. Once the management team receives the report and is thoroughly briefed on the direction the project will take, you and your project team will begin work on the project.

The management team report will be a consolidation of the previous assignment papers you have written in this course plus an executive summary and final conclusion (offering importance of topics and recommendations for next steps). You may make up a fictitious company name (do not use a real company) and create your own HR project team name.

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare a 18 slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1. Create an executive summary summarizing and emphasizing the key points of the report’s contents, which are the topics from previous papers in the course. Hint:
   • How to Write an Executive Summary: A Quick Guide.
   • 12+ Best Executive Summary Templates & Samples – PDF.
2. Address the following bulleted topics from your previously revised papers in the notes area with summary bullets for that content placed on the corresponding slides. Note: Make sure you incorporate any feedback received on your previous work, as applicable.
   • Provide a statement of overall importance and include the vision and mission statement. Describe how the vision and mission statement relates to the overall strategy.
   • Create a project charter and emphasize the importance of the information in the charter to the project.
   • Discuss a minimum of four outcomes that could occur during this project.
   • Identify and discuss the challenges a project manager may face when leading virtual or global project teams. Recommend a few strategies to deal with the challenges.
   • Outline the overall plan for communication management during the project.
   • Explain how the budget was determined.
   • Insert the WBS and budget file, created in Week 4, into the presentation and summarize the meaning of the findings.
     • Use the following resource as needed: Insert a Chart From an Excel Spreadsheet Into Word.
   • Discuss the behavioral skills needed for project success.
   • Identify and explain the possible risks to your project and ways to mitigate those risks.
3. Prepare and include an original conclusion section that focuses on key recommendations.
   • Do not use any previous conclusion sections from past papers in the course.
   • The conclusion section must take all previous papers into account.
4. Create the reference page or pages by copying and pasting all references from the previous four assignments and any new references as a result of this report. Remember, the reference slide should be separate from the other content.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Review the elements of project planning and management.