Throughout your journey in the program, you will build a professional business portfolio to share with future employers. You will add one core assignment to the business portfolio in each course within the program. These assignments will demonstrate your strategic thinking in each area, and they will also reflect your own growth and development.

Overview

One of the job responsibilities of a Human Resources $($HR$)$ manager is to address performance issues in a way that improves employee performance. Sometimes, however, performance doesn't improve, and employees face discipline. In this assignment, you will demonstrate the use of progressive discipline.

Scenario

After getting off to a good start in the first six months of his job at a manufacturing facility, Jim J$.$ began coming in late. His lateness was severe enough that it caused disruption of the production line. Over the next few months, additional problems accumulated: falsifying timecards to cover up lateness, leaving work early, and continued tardiness.

As the HR manager, you contact Jim after the first report of tardiness from Jim's supervisor. When Jim's performance problems continued, you created a progressive disciplinary plan. Finally, when Jim's supervisor reports that Jim was asleep on the production line, you write a recommendation for the company's director about taking action toward Jim's employment.

Instructions

Note: Preview the scoring rubric and watch the instructor video first to ensure correct completion of the assignment.

Create a Progressive Disciplinary Process document that includes the following sections:

Part $1$: Record of First Conversation with Employee

In this section, you will describe your initial conversation with Jim, which takes place after the tardiness incidents begin, and documents a report of his performance problem. During the conversation, you will provide feedback that is both constructive and positive related to his performance, sets expectations for improved performance, and lets Jim leave the conversation motivated to do his best. This section of the assignment should be $23$ paragraphs in length and should include the following:

Provide the following information:

Employee name

Human Resources Manager

Date of interaction with employee

Description of the incident that led to this contact.

Description of the contents of your conversation with the employee.

Part $2$: Progressive Disciplinary Plan

This plan will address Jim's continued discipline problems. Imagine you are writing it after the first conversation failed to achieve results, and Jim's performance problems continued. The goal of the plan is to improve Jim's performance. It must specify consequences that become more serious if performance problems continue. It should set expectations for improved performance. This section of the assignment should be one page in length and should include the following:

Provide the following information:

Employee name

Human resources manager

Date presented to employee

Describe the incident$($s$)$ that led to the creation of this plan.

Purpose of this plan.

Describe the progressive steps of the plan, expectations for employee behavior, and consequences of additional incidents.

Part $3$: Recommendation and Documentation

Imagine that you are writing this section after the implementation of the Progressive Disciplinary Plan you created. You will provide a recommendation for the consequences that Jim will face. The consequences must align with Jim's actions described in the scenario. You will also create a record of disciplinary problems and your responses to those problems. The record must demonstrate that you $($representing HR$)$ followed the Progressive Disciplinary Plan, and it must support your recommendation to the director. Your record should include at least three dated entries of Jim's behavior and HR responses. This section of the assignment should be one page in length and should include the following:

Provide the following information:

Employee name

Human Resources Manager

Date of recommendation

Recommend the action that the company director should take toward the employee.

Record of prior HR warnings to the employee. For each warning, include this information: type of contact $($verbal or written$),$ date, and subject.

Part $4$: Sources

Provide a list of sources you used to complete this assignment. Refer to the Source List page in the Strayer Writing Standards section of the Strayer Library for assistance with this page. A minimum of three external sources are required for this assignment.

Resources

Use three sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.