Policies provide standardization and structure to employees. The employee handbook is a venue for communicating expectations and can be a resource for employees as they have questions. In this assignment you will present as to why 4 policies should be included within the employee handbook. This assignment allows you to apply some of your HR knowledge to a fictional small company of 15-25 employees
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Human Resource Policy Project Assignment Instructions
Overview
Policies provide standardization and structure to employees. The employee handbook is a venue for communicating expectations and can be a resource for employees as they have questions. In this assignment you will present as to why 4 policies should be included within the employee handbook. This assignment allows you to apply some of your HR knowledge to a fictional small company of 15-25 employees.
Instructions
In a research paper, provide researched rationale for the nature and substance of your 4 selected, distinct policies. This paper is to be reflective of an academic research paper. The research paper must address the reasoning and/or rationale for the inclusion of the selected policy elements in a policy manual.
The selected policies must correctly address employment legislation pertinent to the stated size of the company (15–25 employees). In elaborating on the rationale, you may want to consider the following questions: Why should these elements be in a policy manual? What laws or principles mandate an organization follow these guidelines? What cases have established precedent for this issue to be addressed clearly in an organization’s employee policy manual?
Support your rationale with (at minimum) 10 reputable, practitioner sources (ex. SHRM) or scholarly journals. Sources need to be current (published in the last 5 years). Government websites (FLSA, EEO, etc.) can also count towards your sources (note some government websites will not be a match – such as the dress code for the Wisconsin’s FDA investigators. The .gov isn’t automatically an applicable source. Be discerning. These sources will likely be the same as the ones on the HRPP Annotated Bibliography but pay attention to your instructor feedback if a source or a policy topic needs to be changed for this work.
The 10 sources are in addition to the required use of the textbook and the Bible.
The paper must be at least 1,750 words, in addition to the cover page, the abstract, and the references page. It must be written in current APA format. Papers submitted with less than the minimum word count will not receive full credit in this area of the grading rubric.
Following are some examples of HR policy topics. These are only examples. You may identify/select other topics that would be relevant and appropriate for a general employee policy manual/handbook.
· Dress Code
· Technology Use
· Fraternization Policies (workplace dating)
· Confidentiality
· Harassment
· Benefits (This can be more specific to areas such as paid time off, health care benefits, and so forth.)
· Leave
· Moonlighting
· Attendance
Please DO NOT pick:
· Training
· Recruiting/Selection
· Code of Conduct
· Ethics
· Performance Reviews
Some of these are more procedural and more for one person in a role at the company or for supervisors. Code of Conduct is easily confused with the more common Code of Conduct in publicly traded organizations.
Keep the company size in mind as you research. Stay in the US when it comes to laws and try to keep out of specific industries and areas that are not a match. For example, an article on school dress code is not a good match to researching a dress code at the workplace. An article on Transyvanian ceramic engineers who experience harassment is going to not have good carryover to a small US coffee shop and the definition of harassment will be not the same as the one in the US.
This paper is a rationale for the policies and the company is not important other than to keep the small size in mind. You can write the paper in general terms (policies for a small company, etc.) or adopt a fictional company (ex. ABC Coffee Shop). Do note you are not looking at specific companies and what they have. This is also not the policies themselves and the tone will not be addressing employees but rather a formal paper about the importance of the policies you pick. Spend your time and effort on areas that advance the paper and align with the assignment instructions and rubric.
The policies you select do not need to be the most important four policies a company should have – just any four policies that are of interest to you and a good match to a small company handbook.
Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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Criteria Ratings Points
Content, Key Components & Major Point Support
123 to >115 pts
Advanced
Submission demonstrates proper analysis of all main points of the selected HR topics. Paper includes a comprehensive analysis of the selected HR topics and makes highly relevant application of the course principles. Paper includes content that is clearly relevant in support of the selected policies, as well as integration of biblical principles relevant to the content of the paper. Comprehensive context is provided with the selected biblical principles to ensure relevancy.
115 to >24 pts
Proficient
Submission demonstrates proper analysis of some of the main points of the selected HR topics. Paper includes a notable attempt at basic analysis of the selected HR topics and makes basically relevant application of the course principles Paper includes content that shows random relevance in support of the selected policies, as well as integration of biblical principles relevant to the content of the paper. A notable attempt at basic context is provided with the selected biblical principles to ensure relevancy. Paper uses 5-6 scholarly references published within the last 5 years, in addition to the textbook and relevant biblical integration
24 to >0 pts
Developing
Submission does not demonstrate proper analysis of the main points of the selected HR topics. Paper includes an incomplete analysis of the selected HR topics and application of course principles is not appropriate or relevant to the content of the paper Paper does not include integration of biblical principles relevant to the content of the paper or limited to no context is provided with the selected biblical principles to ensure relevancy. Paper uses fewer than 5 scholarly references published within the last 5 years, in addition to the textbook and relevant biblical integration.
0 pts
Not Present
123 pts
Human Resource Policy Project Grading Rubric | BUSI642_D06_202420
Criteria Ratings Points
Grammar and Spelling, Current APA Formatting
52 to >48 pts
Advanced
Minimum of 1,750 words of content, which includes all elements identified in the project outline instructions, is present. Paper uses 10 or more scholarly references published within the last 5 years, in addition the textbook and relevant biblical integration. Structure of the paper is clear and easy to follow. Layout is logical and maintains the flow of thought throughout the paper. Presentation of content is logical and flows from one point to the next. References are cited using current APA style and formatting guidelines. Evidence is properly cited with 0–2 errors to support main points. Additional aspects of current APA formatting, such as title page, abstract, headings, and references page, contain 0–3 errors. Proper spelling and grammar are used.
48 to >12 pts
Proficient
There is 1650-1700 words of content, which includes most of the elements identified in the project outline, is present. Structure of the paper is mostly clear but is not always easy to follow. Content shows sporadic connectivity, flow, and organization. Presentation of content progresses logically in places. References are cited using current APA style and formatting guidelines. Evidence is properly cited with no more than 5-6 errors to support main points. Additional aspects of current APA formatting, such as title page, abstract, headings, and references page, contain 7-8 errors. Proper spelling and grammar are used in most instances.
12 to >0 pts
Developing
There is less than 1650 words of content. Organization and structure detract from the message of the paper. Content is disjointed and lacks implied transition of thoughts or content. References are not cited using current APA style and formatting guidelines. Evidence is not properly cited to support main points. Additional aspects of current APA formatting, such as title page, abstract, headings, and references page, contain 9 or more errors. Spelling and grammar are below average and need attention.
0 pts
Not Present
52 pts
Total Points: 175
Human Resource Policy Project Grading Rubric | BUSI642_D06_202420
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