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Always explain your answers based on what you have learned in class.Please note that each question has two parts.

1. Kimberlyand Greg purchased a Starbucks in 2014, they currently have 50 employees. During the employees' annual performance evaluations, they notice that their employees are lacking in certain areas.

a. What can Kimberlyand Greg do to identify their employees' weaknesses and areas of improvement (explain)?

b. How could the answer to Part I help their employees improve their productivity ?

2. Tyler returned from his lunch break to discover that his supervisor searched through his desk drawers and cabinets. He is a HR Manager for the federal government. Is Tyler's supervisor allowed to search through his desk drawers? Why or why not?The VP of HR informed your friend Lola, a HR Coordinator, that the company is launching a new "Let's Go Green" initiative. The VP needs Laura to identify three HR activities that can be done "greener" but without jeopardizing the quality standards of the HR department. Give three (3) examples of HR functions that can become part of the "Let's Go Green" initiative and explain how each one could benefit the company in the long run.

3. Your friend works in Providence, Rhode Island and he is fired at-will for refusing to destroy evidence of corporate misdeeds. On which basis if any can your friend challenge his firing?Your friend gets a new job as a security guard in which he mostly sits around and does nothing. For what reason if any is your friend's new job stressful?

4. Bobby, Dana, and Laura purchased a construction company, Contractors, Inc. in 2015. During a recent employee recognition event, they overheard some rumors about unionization, something they have tried to avoid for the past year. One employee, Miranda, is an undocumented worker but she is interested in joining a union. Can Miranda legally join a union and why? Recently, Dana became aware that some of the employees were caught complaining about pay and working conditions to one another on Twitter. She reported this toBobby and Laura. You have been hired as their HR Consultant. They would like to terminate these employees ASAP but need to know if this is legal, please explain how you would respond to them.

5. You are the owner of a boutique in Hoboken, NJ that employs 25 staff. Your current operating hours are 9-5, Mon-Friday. 25% of your staff are married with children, 50% are single students, and the other 25% are retired but enjoy working part time. Many customers have requested extended evening and weekend hours so you have decided to offer flextime to your staff. You know that some staff are feeling very stressed about the new schedules due to their other commitments. How would you present this change to your three categories of staff? What "perks" will they see from the new "flextime scheduling?"Carmen, your niece, is 16 and your only employee who is under the age of 18. She is saving money to buy a car and would like to work from Mon-Wed 10am-7pm. She is also asking to work overtime this summer since she is on break. How would you respond to Carmen regarding her two requests?