Reference no: EM133108596

Maria is the HR manager for a hotel in Dallas and she have been in that position for about 2 years. The front desk manager recently left the company unexpectedly, and as a result, Maria is tasked finding a replacement. Maria remember a close friend of hers, Tim, who was recently laid off and looking for a job, also has front desk experience. She invites Tim in for an interview and he ultimately lands the job. Since Maria knows Tim well, she didn't feel it was necessary to conduct a background check or contact references.

Everything was going great for the first couple of weeks, but in the third week, one of the female front desk workers came to you with a complaint about Tim. She said Tim offered to give her a massage on her break and was acting "creepy." A short time later, another female front desk associate said Tim had commented on hear 'sexy' appearance and had been asking her out repeatedly even though she told him she had a boyfriend. Maria is stunned and is now in the very awkward position of having to address this potential bad hire to her boss and also approach Tim.

Please answer the following five questions with at least three sentences for each question:

1. What mistakes did Maria make with respect to Tim's hiring?

2. What kind of sexual harassment appears to be happening and why is this such a problem?

3. How should Maria approach Tim and what should she say to him?

4. What remedial action should Maria take specifically?

5. What should Maria tell her boss about the Tim situation?