HRM 445 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Legally Compliant Policy Paper

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HRM 445 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Legally Compliant Policy Paper

Address one of the two noncompliant policies as a Learning Team:

Policy 1: Access to Personnel Files

Information for employees relating to their employment will be kept in one file.

Personnel files are the property of Company XYZ. Supervisors and management officials who have verifiable reasons to review the files may do so. Employees may review their files at any time during business hours. Information in the personnel file will be retained and maintained by the HR department and will not be disclosed without a release of information or judicial order.

Employees who question the accuracy of information in their personnel file can request the removal through HR.

Policy 2: Employee Conduct and Rules

The purpose of this policy is to provide both management and employees some basic guidelines in governing employee behavior, to ensure consistency in the quality of production, and to ensure fair treatment of all employees.

Employees found in violation of the following can be subject to immediate discharge:

Actions infringing on the rights of other employees
Consuming alcohol or illicit drugs on the premises
Working under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs
Falsifying information and official documents
Behaving in a gross, obscene, or immoral manner
Sabotaging the organization’s revenue efforts
Stealing or misappropriating funds or property
Defacing property
Fighting
Possessing a weapon
Being arrested or convicted of an offense outside of work that could negatively affect the image of the organization

The employee will first receive a written warning for other disciplinary actions that do not warrant immediate dismissal, such as sleeping on the job, disregarding department rules, insubordination, and so forth. If the employee repeatedly commits the same offense, the employee may be subject to discharge.

Finally, employees who commit infractions—such as having poor hygiene, disregarding safety practices, annoying or harassing other employees, or damaging property through improper use—will first receive an oral reprimand, then a formal written reprimand, and finally a written reprimand, at which time the employer must decide whether or not to terminate the employment relationship.

Employees who are on probation (first 90 days of employment) can be discharged immediately without cause.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that analyzes the policies addressed in the case. Include the following information:

Identify the challenges the policy, in its present state, brings to the HR professional and the organization.


Describe the legal risks that result from these challenges.


Identify and discuss the verbiage that makes this policy noncompliant, including the laws that address the area in question.


Develop a new policy that ensures the organization is legally compliant.


Summarize how the new proposed policy supports either the strategic or operational role in maintaining a compliant work environment.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.