Wrongdoing in the Workplace
Description
Write a 1–2-page summary of an employment accountability- or ethics-related event that, in your opinion, has had the largest impact on the workplace today. In the previous assessments, you examined the evolution of employment law and the changing rules in the workplace. You considered the rules of the employee-employer relationship and the related laws. This assessment looks at the core issues related to employment law in the workplace today and how they might be changing the way we work. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Competency 2: Analyze trends and changes in the laws on diversity, gender, and harassment. Discuss event’s relation to current trends. Competency 3: Apply the laws and safety issues in the workplace. Identify an event that impacts today’s workplace. Describe personal opinion on event’s significance. Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the human resource profession. To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community. How is someone to be paid? How often? How are they informed of their benefits and how often? How is the difference between one person’s package and another’s determined? How much of a compensation package can be deferred? What is the access to that information? Use the Capella library and the Internet to research an event that, in your opinion, has had the largest impact on the workplace today. Then, write a 1–2-page summary that reflects the importance of this event. In this summary: Identify an event that greatly impacted today’s workplace. Describe why you believe the event you chose is significant. Discuss the event’s relation to current trends. Relate the event to a personal experience. This can be the experience of a friend, coworker, relative, or yourself.
