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This assignment is divided into 2 parts.  Submit the answers of these 2 parts into one document (1 file).

Part One: Certification

Visit the website http://www.asq.org/certification and check on the certifications that ASQ offers.  You will select only 1-2 certifications which you’re interested to obtain in the future and write 2-3 paragraphs (between 150-200 words, single space). Your answers should include:

–  What certifications and organizations are you currently attained (or none)?

–  Are you a membership of any organizations? Please indicate the name of organization and type of your membership

–  What are the certifications that you’re interested to obtain?  Are you qualified to take this certificate exam now? If not, what do you need to do to be able to take the exam? And what is your preliminary plan?

Part Two: Case Study

This part will provide you examples of case studies from the Air Academy Associates.  You will select, study and summarize one case from the website http://www.airacad.com/our-insights/case-studies/ Then you’ll  provide your own suggestions in solving the case problem.  Your writing should be in 1-2 pages (Time NW 12, single space) will include:-  Case title and business’ products/services-  Case problems and case questions-  Steps or process of solving case problems-  Tools, techniques, and application used in solving case problems-  Project results (e.g.  did it solve problem, cost saving, reducing failure rate/variation,…. )-  Your suggestions on how to solve case problems, criticize if the case did not provide proper solutions.

To access into the case studies, go to http://www.airacad.com/our-insights/case-studies/  then select the type of industries from the list. Different types include: manufacturing, government, financial services, energy and transportation, healthcare phama and biotech, professional and adminstrative services, information system and technology, and retail operations.

Before starting this assignment be sure you are familiar with the following laws and their amendments:

Katz, H. C., Kochan, T. A., & Colvin, A. J. S. (2017).Employment law. An introduction to U. S. collective bargaining and labor relations. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, pg. 71-79. Retrieved from Skillsoft Books in the Trident Online Library.

U.S. Department of Labor. Wage and Hour Division (WHD) (n.d.) The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Retrieved at https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/1421.htm

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Pregnancy Discrimination. Retrieved at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/pregnancy.cfm

U.S. Department of Labor. (n.d.) Americans with Disabilities Act. Retrieved at https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/disability/ada

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration, About OSHA. Retrieved from https://www.osha.gov/about.html.

Prepare a 2- to 3-page paper (not counting the cover and reference pages) discussing how the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, safety laws, or other state laws might apply to the following scenario.

One of your old college roommates, Sandra, is a nurse who took a job that required her to lift 65 pounds smoothly. She was told the job had this physical strength requirement for patient safety and to ensure that teams of nurses could move patients as needed. Sandra worked for a nursing home chain that employed 900 employees.

Sandra had become pregnant and on her doctor’s advice tried to refrain from lifting 65 pounds. After she kept finding herself in situations at work that required her to do this kind of lifting, she decided to just stay home until the baby was born.

After the baby was born, Sandra went back to work, but her baby developed a medical condition that required her to see doctors frequently. Sandra didn’t have anyone else who could be a “dedicated” caregiver for her baby, so she took leave from work to tend to her child.

When Sandra’s leave was about to expire, she asked her doctor to write a note in support of extending her leave. The note wasn’t clear and suggested that the doctor thought it would be nice, but not necessary, for mother and child to be together.

Sandra’s manager told her that the nursing home wouldn’t be able to keep her job open for her any longer. However, he told her she should apply to the company again as a new-hire when she was ready to get back to work.

Your paper should address the following:

1. Discern and discuss which laws may protect Sandra based on the given facts.

2. Identify specific impediments that might inhibit Sandra from availing herself of these protections.

3. Explain if Sandra’s employer might have opened itself to legal liabilities and if so why.

Ebook

Title:

An Introduction to U.S. Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Authors:

Harry C. Katz
Thomas A. Kochan
Alexander J. S. Colvin

Publication Information:

Ed.: Fifth edition. Ithaca : ILR Press. 2017

Resource TeBook.

Description:

This comprehensive textbook provides an introduction to collective bargaining and labor relations with a focus on developments in the United States. It is appropriate for students, policy analysts, and labor relations professionals including unionists, managers, and neutrals. A three-tiered strategic choice framework unifies the text, and the authors’thorough grounding in labor history and labor law assists students in learning the basics. In addition to traditional labor relations, the authors address emerging forms of collective representation and movements that address income inequality in novel ways.Harry C. Katz, Thomas A. Kochan, and Alexander J. S. Colvin provide numerous contemporary illustrations of business and union strategies. They consider the processes of contract negotiation and contract administration with frequent comparisons to nonunion practices and developments, and a full chapter is devoted to special aspects of the public sector. An Introduction to U.S. Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations has an international scope, covering labor rights issues associated with the global supply chain as well as the growing influence of NGOs and cross-national unionism. The authors also compare how labor relations systems in Germany, Japan, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa compare to practices in the United States.The textbook is supplemented by a website (ilr.cornell.edu/scheinman-institute) that features an extensive Instructor’s Manual with a test bank, PowerPoint chapter outlines, mock bargaining exercises, organizing cases, grievance cases, and classroom-ready current events materials.

Subjects:

Collective bargaining
Industrial relations
Industrial relations–United States
Collective bargaining–United States

Categories:

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor
LAW / Labor & Employment

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9781501713866. 9781501713873. 9781501713897. 9781501713880.

OCLC:

984743414

Accession Number:

1589152

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Describe a time gossip was shared in your workplace or volunteer/hobby activity. How was the information received, and how was it potentially harmful? What advice can you give to reduce gossip in the workplace?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

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Discussion #1:

Multinational Corporations (MNCs) have experienced enormous growth in  recent decades. As a corporate manager, discuss two potential benefits  of being an MNC. Provide a least one reason your union might oppose the  company becoming an MNC?

Provide at least one scholarly reference.

Interact with at least one classmate.

Discussion #2

Most unions have opposed free trade agreements such as NAFTA and TPP. Most employer lobbying groups have been supportive.  Select a trade agreement and create a pro or con argument. (Please note what an argument is in the link below.)

https://clas.uiowa.edu/history/teaching-and-writing-center/guides/argumentation

Please use at least two references.

I have a written assignment due. I will attach the requirements needed to complete this assignment. Please be advised that there is a 400 word minimum for this assignment. Must use required reading for in text-citations. Must use APA formatting.

Note: Only up to 20% of the content in the written assignment can be quotes from third parties. 

Bling-Bling, Inc. is a struggling jewelry outlet that provides modestly priced gold, silver and gemstone jewelry via kiosks placed in large malls. Since their products are made with lower quality and less expensive stones and lower levels of key ingredients (like gold) and since they do not rent or own building floor space, they can sell for prices that meet the needs of many mall shoppers. However, they have the on-going issue of training and retraining sales associates. BBI wants to beef-up their orientation program.You have been hired to build a low-tech training solution for these associates.

IN 300 WORDS ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: 

 Based on the information below, what are the key cognitive issues, and memory/attention factors that you will consider in your designs? Based on that analysis of the essential learning needs, what learning theories, modalities, methods and technologies would be most likely to meet the need? Explain your reasoning and support your opinions.

Bling-Bling, Inc Sales Associates Level 1 (kiosk-based):

• Age: 18-30 (average age 19)
• For 49% of sales associates this is their first job ever, while 39% indicate that they have held another full-time job, and another 9% indicate that this is their second job (i.e., they are already working 40+ hrs a week for another business), 3% did not respond.
• Tend a mall kiosk during mall hours with 15 minute breaks every 2 hours.
• Have a 40% turn-over in 90 days and a 75% annually
• When surveyed about the work indicated that:
  • They are often bored by sitting in a kiosk with nothing to do
  • Do not have a phone (or at least not one provided by the company)
  • Their only computer is one provided by the company for posting sales and does not have internet or wireless access
• When mall security were asked about Bling-Bling’s Sales Associates work practices, they indicated that:
  • “They’re just kids. Like all kids they spend more time on the phone or playing games on their iPods than working.”
  • “When a new one starts the first day, I show‘em how they will handle a money-changer con artist. None of them have ever heard of that. When I ask how they will handle someone ripping off some of the jewels, they don’t seem to know what your company wants them to do.”

When working in Human Services,  the intake process lays the foundation for building the helping relationship.  The way intakes are done can vary from agency to agency. Many organizations  will have specific forms or paperwork that the client will complete and go over with the Human Services professional. The information collected in the intake is only the beginning when it comes to learning about the client’s needs.   

Human Services professionals need  to be mindful of how the intake discussion is communicated and documented. It  is important to keep the language neutral and objective. The professional must  not interject their own opinions or insights and the focus of the appointment  must be on gathering information.

This week you will submit the Intake and Assessment notes for your course project. A school worker sent this information (Case Study) to me as a child protective worker, From my standpoint, I must meet with the family and formulate my assessment.

Intake/Assessment  Notes- For this submission  you will create an  intake form that you would use in your initial meeting with the family. You  will need to document the specific phrases and/or questions that you would use  in order to obtain the information needed to work with the family. Be mindful  of the language used with the client during the intake. 

• Intake  Notes: Your intake notes should include questions or statements that collect information on the following as well as any additional information you feel is relevant:
  • Details related to each member of the  family (age, sex, grade in school, etc.)
  • Family Structure
  • Employment status
  • Family history related to marital status, moving, work, etc
  • Background with Human Services
  • Current life stressors (work, financial difficulties, substance abuse, etc.)
  • Current needs the client has 
  • *Do Not worry about short term goals or Diagnostic  Impression*
• Assessment Notes: Your assessment notes should document the information you know about the family from the referral.  Although the assessment notes will more than likely not be seen by the client, it is important that the language used maintains professionalism and  objectivity. You will want to include the following as well as any additional information you feel is relevant:
  • Note who made the referral 
  • Identify the reasons for referral
  • Present the issues that you might address 
  • Identify potential avenues of resources to explore

Your company promoted you to a management position in a new research facility in India. Surprisingly, you have adjusted to the new culture, language, and city, despite never having lived outside the country before. You arrive to work early to get a jump start on your day and notice on the payroll report that there are a few employees who have taken an occasional three-day weekend. None of the employees have taken a full week off, however. You know from previous management training classes that overworked employees are more prone to stress-related health issues and less safe at work. You must also consider the company’s bottom line. You want your employees to take more time off work to enjoy time with friends and family, but how? Please respond to the following questions:

• Which motivational theory or theories do you think would help communicate the importance of vacation time to your employees?
• How would you convince your employees that taking time off work is more beneficial in the long run for them and for the company?

By the end of the week, submit your completed Negotiation Analysis Paper. Please refer to the Signature Course Project Overview page in Introduction & Resources for paper expectations, assignments, and point breakdowns.

Remember to submit your assignment for grading when finished.