GSWU Social Security Workers Compensation Medicare and Retirement Questions

Need help with my Management question – I’m studying for my class.

Please complete the 10 question quiz on human resource management.

Here are the questions–

1. There are lots of variations and legal requirements of compensation programs. For the information below, provide a definition along with why it is relevant to know from a Human Resources Perspective.
   1. Social Security
   2. Workers Compensation
   3. Medicare
   4. Healthcare
   5. Retirement

1. Your CEO has requested to compensation budget number for the following positions:
   1. Sales Manager – Compensation: $75k
   2. 15 Sales/Customer Service – Compensation: $45-$55k
   3. 2 Administrative Staff – $15/hour
   4. Healthcare/401k%=34%.

1. Development plans are critically important to organizations. A tenured accountant of 15 years approaches you about wanting to advance within the company. They have been in the same position for 15 years and witnessed many others be promoted. Some of the individuals promoted are associates this tenured accountant has trained. You seek feedback from the Director of Accounting and they stated, “the associate is an excellent accountant – they have not missed a day or deadline in 15 years and there is not any reason to doubt the quality of their work but the supervisor just does not see them in a supervisory capacity…..” Outline 5 areas of focus and create an Individual Develop Plan recommendation for this associate.

1. Performance Management is a critical part of any organization. The CEO approaches you about the possibility of the organization being too soft on workers and they feel that there should be more stringent performance management to drive better performance. Outline the conversation with the CEO and how you would approach implementing a Performance Management Program to improve performance. What other options might you consider?

1. Much to your surprise, the 15-year accountant you put together an Individual Development Plan for has been terminated for poor job performance. The accountant is devastated and approaches you about the termination being unfair. They believe the Director of Accounting was offended when the accountant approached the HR department for help. When the accountant returned to the office he was met with an aggressive manager that demanded he come in the office and share everything that was discussed with HR. The Director of Accounting informed the accountant that he could no longer be trusted and will have to earn his way back on the team. For the next several weeks his work increased by 3x’s while others in the department appeared to be rewarded with less work, lunches and days off. The accountant could not keep up with the work and made 2 mistakes on tax filings. The mistakes were the justification of the Director to terminate the worker. Outline the legal term of this description along with your action steps to follow. The worker has not sought legal counsel nor have they filed an EEOC charge. They have come to the HR department for help.
2. Arthur Blank has been frustrated with the performance of his franchise the Atlanta Falcons. He is so frustrated that he decided to exercise the contract of every coach on the team and expects you to create an HR Plan to have a newly hired staff prepared to assume the responsibilities of the franchise for the next game in 6 days. Outline your HR plan.
3. You have received a series of charges of discrimination from the EEOC for your employer. Outline 5 areas the EEOC for which the EEOC has responsibility and how do you intend to minimize EEOC cases going forward.
4. You are also receiving various ULP’s from the NLRB. What 3 things constitute a ULP and how do you intend to minimize ULP cases going forward?
5. The Department of Labor has a website: https://www.onetonline.org. What is the knowledge needed for a Geophysical Data Technician? Outline the skills and abilities. Outline the job outlook for Alaska compared to the United States as a whole. Complete the chart below.

What do workers average in Alaska?

What do workers average in the US?

What do 10% of the workers earn on the low end in Anchorage, AK?

What do 10% of the workers earn on the high end in Anchorage, AK?

1. You have spent time studying many areas of Human Resources – talent acquisition, talent development, attendance management, performance management, orientation, legal compliance, EEOC compliance, NLRB compliance, employee engagement, productivity, and compensation/benefits. Having time to reflect, how will you implement all these things and support a positive culture in your future place of employment?