Workplace Policies and Development
Write a 3-4 page executive summary for organizational leadership about a selected workplace policy and its significance in the workplace.
Introduction
To ensure the organization is compliant to laws and regulations, HR needs standards against which it measures behaviors, decisions, and policies. Employment laws are examples of those standards. It is HR’s responsibility to uphold them, educate the organization about them, and engage actively with lawmakers to shape them. Depending on the industry, location, company size, and other factors, this can be quite a broad area to study. It is also necessary to understand the consequences, for an employee as well as the organization, for not following policies, laws, and regulations.
This assessment will help you better conceptualize the relationship between employment laws and workplace policies.
Overview
For this assessment, you will first select a workplace policy. Then, you will write an executive summary for organizational leadership that provides information about the law, its significance in the workplace, and factors to consider when adopting the policy in the organization.
Instructions
Select a workplace policy from the list below:
- Social Media Policy.
- Wage and Hour Laws.
- Reasonable Accommodations.
- Workplace Safety Laws.
Once you have selected a policy, write a 3–4 page executive summary for organizational leadership regarding your selected policy and its significance in the workplace. In your summary:
- Describe the law that corresponds to the policy and its significance in the workplace.
- Keep this description relatively brief; think of it as an overview.
- Consider relevant laws and regulations that should be considered when adopting this policy into an organization.
- Are there guidelines you would suggest to incorporate this law into your workplace?
- Describe additional information that is relevant to policy implementation, including steps or methods to ensure policy acceptance and compliance.
- What steps or methods are necessary to follow to ensure acceptance and compliance?
- Articulate how HR professionals should issue the policy and ensure compliance, including the risks and responsibilities that they hold along with other factors.
- What responsibilities do HR professionals hold? What risks should they consider?
Submission Requirements
Your assessment should meet the following requirements:
- Length: 3–4 double-spaced, typed pages, excluding the title page and reference page.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
- Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to according to current APA style and format. See Evidence and APA.
Refer to the assessment scoring guide to ensure that you meet all criteria. To earn full points for each criterion, be sure to note the details on what constitutes distinguished performance.
Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
- Competency 1: Define the employee relations function of an organization and human resources’ role in its development.
- Articulate how HR professionals should issue the policy and ensure compliance, including the risks and responsibilities that they hold.
- Competency 2: Analyze human resource practices that promote positive employee relations and legal compliance.
- Describe the law corresponding to the identified policy and its significance in the workforce.
- Consider relevant laws and regulations when adopting the identified policy to the working environment.
- Competency 3: Explain the components of managing employee performance for organizational and personal success.
- Describe additional information relevant to policy implementation, including steps or methods to ensure policy acceptance and compliance.
- Competency 6: Communicate professionally with all stakeholders.
- Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations of members of the human resources profession.
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