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    PACKING SAFETY

    Safety standards in the meatpacking industry commands attention these days. Machines and assembly (or de-assembly I suppose) lines move faster and faster, posing ever greater risk to life, limb, or digit. With greater number of immigrant and undocumented workers laboring in the industry, concerns about safety loom larger. The

    Building an employee compensation package

    James Richards has an electrical engineering degree from a United States' accredited university. Upon graduation he was offered, and he accepted, an entry-level engineering position at a firm in San Antonio, Texas. He has been gainfully employed with this firm for the last five years. Recently he interviewed with your firm which

    Criteria for a Code of Conduct

    What criteria would a company use to determine its Code of Conduct (i.e., ethical behavior and its social responsibility)?

    Compensation Strategies

    Who should be involved in compensation strategies and decisions? Why is their participation necessary?

    Motivating and Compensating Employees

    In Week Four, you completed the Motivating and Compensating Employees simulation. In cycle three of the simulation, you made focused on factors that increase employee morale. As you saw, there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach to employee morale. In the case of Magic Grafix, the morale of people in creative jobs such as product

    Non-Retirement Benefits Paper

    A paper in which you assess the advantages to participants and employers provided by non-retirement benefits, other than medical, dental, and vision plans. Give at least five examples of non-retirement benefits, including at least one that your organization does not offer. Also, discuss some factors that employers use to decide

    Workers Compensation/Unemployment

    Some people claim that workers' compensation and unemployment compensation create a disincentive to work. What does this mean? In your opinion is there any validity to this argument? Describe any plans you have experienced in the workplace to cope with this issue.

    Reward systems

    View Deadline Request Please Assist in a 5 slide Power Point presentation with documentation for each slide with a recommendation for administering and evaluating reward systems. Some of the reward systems to consider are from Job evaluation processes, HRIS systems, annual pay adjustment processes, development of pay rang

    Mr. Bern Income Taxes

    Mr. Bern, who is in the 35 percent marginal tax bracket, is the sole shareholder and CEO of Bern Products. His salary this year was $345,000, and the corporation's taxable income was $1,211,000. a. What are the income tax and FICA tax consequences to Mr. Bern if the IRS determines that $100,000 of his salary is unreasonabl

    Interests Matrix - compensation strategies

    Create a table with two columns. In the first column, list individual interests that are affected by public policy decisions made by local, state, and federal government. These interests can be professional, economic, and/or social in nature. In the second column, draft a corresponding list of the groups or organizations that re

    Share-based compensation

    The Buford Corporation provides an executive stock option plan. Under the plan, the company granted options on January 1, 2006, that permit executives to acquire 12 million of the company's $1 par value common shares within the next five years, but not before December 31, 2009 (the vesting date). The exercise price is the market

    Major Retirement Planning Programs

    You would like to begin (or increase) your savings for retirement. What types of retirement plans (401ks, IRAs, etc.) might be best for your personal situation? Be sure to explain the plan you are interested in and why this is best for you. Evaluate the appropriateness of major retirement planning programs, such as social sec

    Compensation and Benefits

    You are the Director of Compensation and Benefits for Lansing-Smith Corporation, a 6-month old sales and service organization that currently has a workforce of 150 employees. You recently joined the organization when the Vice President of Operations decided to move the Compensation and Benefits function out of the Accounting Dep

    Compensation and Benefits

    You are the Director of Compensation and Benefits for Lansing-Smith Corporation, a 6-month old sales and service organization that currently has a workforce of 150 employees. You recently joined the organization when the Vice President of Operations decided to move the Compensation and Benefits function out of the Accounting Dep

    Designing a Compensation Package and Incentive and Benefits Plan

    Question: James Richards has an electrical engineering degree from a United States' accredited university. Upon graduation he was offered, and he accepted, an entry-level engineering position at a firm in San Antonio, Texas. He has been gainfully employed with this firm for the last five years. Recently he interviewed with your

    Contribution and Compensation

    Andre has asked you to evaluate his business, Andre's Hair Stylling. Andre has five barbers working for him. (Andre is not one of them.) Each barber is paid $9.90 per hour and works a 40-hour week and a 50-week year, regardless of the number of haircuts. Rent and other fixed expenses are $1,750 per month. Hair shampoo used on al

    The role of Compensation Plans in affecting employee motivation

    Scenario: You are the Director of Compensation and Benefits for Lansing-Smith Corporation, a 6-month old sales and service organization that currently has a workforce of 150 employees. You recently joined the organization when the Vice President of Operations decided to move the Compensation and Benefits function out of the

    Compensation and Incentive Plans

    Scenario: You are the Director of Compensation and Benefits for Lansing-Smith Corporation, a 6-month old sales and service organization that currently has a workforce of 150 employees. You recently joined the organization when the Vice President of Operations decided to move the Compensation and Benefits function out of the A

    Research Compensation and Incentive Plans

    Scenario: You are the Director of Compensation and Benefits for Lansing-Smith Corporation, a 6-month old sales and service organization that currently has a workforce of 150 employees. You recently joined the organization when the Vice President of Operations decided to move the Compensation and Benefits function out of the

    Compensation System of Organizations

    How do organizations establish appropriate objectives for their compensation systems? How do changes in corporate strategy affect the objectives of the compensation systems? When should organizations lead, lag or match the external market for compensation? What are the pressures and challenges that are facing organizat

    CEO Compensation

    CEO Compensation 1. Explain the potential adverse impacts on strategy implementation when the CEO's of companies receive extremely high compensation. 2. Discuss the merits of the various recommendations for solutions to the problem of extremely high CEO compensation. 3. What nonregulatory pressures are most likely to

    MBA/530 Human Capital Development

    1. What is the connection between an organization's overall strategy and its HR strategy? 2. What are the elements of an effective staffing system and process? What is the link between effective staffing and effective management? 3. What are the key factors managers must consider when designing an effective human resource sta

    Hiring practices

    Can you help me with this assignment? James Richards has an electrical engineering degree from a United States' accredited university. Upon graduation he was offered, and he accepted, an entry-level engineering position at a firm in San Antonio, Texas. He has been gainfully employed with this firm for the last five years. Rec

    Affirmative Action Programs and Reverse Discrimination in the Hiring Process

    Many organizations have established policies to remedy discrimination in hiring of women and minorities. Discuss whether or not you feel that affirmative action programs, reverse discrimination, and criteria of comparable worth are appropriate forms of remedy. How is your response to this discussion consistent with the moral phi

    Non-Retirements Benefits

    How can you assess the advantages to participants and employers provided by non-retirement benefits other the normal medical, dental and vision plans? Can you please give a minimum of five examples? What are some factors that employers use to decide which non-retirement benefits to offer their employees. Please be precise a

    Compute compensation and evaluate compensation plans.

    Sales Clerk's Compensation Plan You are manager of a department store in Kyoto. Slaes are subject to month-to-month variations depending on the individual salesclerk's efforts. A new salary-plus-bonus plan has been in effect for four months, and you are reviewing a sales performance report. The plan provides for a base sa