Reference no: EM133178821

Course Learning Outcomes Addressed

• Assess the legal environment within which the current HR professional must operate in the non-unionized environment.
• Analyze the role of human resources in managing workplace diversity and equity.
• Advise on the specific requirements of employment legislation and regulation.
• Research applicable common law, employment rights and/or privacy concerns.
• Evaluate appropriate disciplinary measures on a variety of employment issues

Assignment Instructions

Review the following scenario and answer accompanying questions.

Marianna's Boat Motor Manufacturing is located in Woodstock, Ontario. It is a non-unionized workplace that manufactures and distributes motors for personal watercraft to retail locations and marinas across Canada. Marianna's employs approximately 200 non-unionized employees. You have been provided the following facts.

Employee #1: Mark has worked for Marina's Boat Manufacturing for ten years. His performance appraisals, conducted yearly, were consistently "good" to "excellent". Nearly a year has passed since his last performance review. His manager contacted you to seek assistance with some concerns regarding Mark's performance.  Mark's supervisor indicated that there were increasing performance issues.  Mark is often on his phone, during busy shifts, at work.  Although the employer recognizes some phone use may be necessary the manager believes that the phone use is interfering with production goals. He has not met the individual productivity goals in the last six calculation periods (calculated weekly). The supervisor also told you that Mark's colleagues came forward complaining that Mark smells of cannabis smoke occasionally after lunch.

Employee #2 and #3: Mandy and Darci both work in the assembly plant. Recently, an internal investigation, that followed best practice for investigations, found Mandy and Darci had engaged in misconduct. The investigator found that the pair had stolen materials from the workplace.  The materials included lumber, that were on site to create crates to transport the engines.  There was also missing metal from the scrap pile.  The manager has asked for guidance as to whether termination is possible.

Employee #4: Mohammad has worked for the organization for 4 months. His manager approached you regarding performance issues.  Mohammad consistently fails to use the proper procedures for packaging the engines.  The manager is frustrated and would like to terminate Mohammad for cause.

Assignment Question:

What advice would you provide, as an HR consultant, for each employee? The response requires that students reference to course materials from multiple modules including legislation and case law.