Reference no: EM132674117

Question: 1. What is each employee's role in the career development process? The manager's role?

• The employer's role?

2. After Walmart raised it minimum starting pay to $10 an hour, some longer-term employees (like one earning $12 per hour) complained that the strictly entry-level increase was unfair to them. And when the head of a company called Gravity Payments decided to pay all his employees at least $70,000 a year, some longer-tenure employees complained that it was unfair to raise new peoples' salaries and not theirs. How should Walmart and Gravity address these complaints? You must have at least two paragraphs, one addressing Walmart and one for Gravity. You should explain why these new policies are good for the company, good for existing employees, good for new employees or why it is not a good idea for those groups of people. How could the companies mentioned address or correct the perceived unfairness in a manner that would validate their existing employees while still attracting new employees?

3. You is the HR consultant to a small business with about 40 employees. Now, the firm offers only 5 days of vacation, 5 paid holidays, and legally mandated benefits such as unemployment insurance payments. Briefly describe what type of business this is. Then develop a list of at least 4 other benefits you believe it should offer, along with your reasons for suggesting them.

4. Explain how you would ensure fairness in disciplining, discussing particularly the prerequisites to disciplining, disciplining guidelines and the discipline without punishment approach. Be sure to include all of these factors in your response, not just one or two.