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Background information The following case scenarios concern a medium sized organisation, Mercia Building Ltd., which employs 240 workers. The company manufactures and sells kitchen units and operates from a main site in Camford and a number of small showrooms throughout the country. The Sales department is split into two divisions – one is ‘Retail’ sales where individual customers can purchase kitchen units direct from the company via the showrooms and the website; the other division is ‘Commercial’ sales where builders and other organisations purchase the units mostly in bulk. You were appointed as HR Manager three months ago when you replaced the previous ‘office manager’ who recently retired.  When you arrived in your new job you discovered that there were few up to date policies and procedures for the management of human resources, and many decisions have been made by line managers with no clear guidance from the previous office manager. There is a formal disciplinary procedure and a formal grievance procedure in place, both of which appear to have been copied from an out-dated Government website without modification. There appears to have been no formal training on handling difficult human resource issues for line management. You need to give your advice on what needs to be done in the following scenarios. Scenario Two When you arrived at work this morning you found a letter from a member of the sales staff, Rita Croucher. Rita worked for several years as a supervisor of sales staff at a competing Builders Merchants, but she gave up work when she had children. Rita returned to work after caring for her two children for a number of years as ten months ago, when her children started school, she was successful in obtaining a job at Mercia Building Supplies as a sales assistant. She found out a couple of months ago that Mercia intended to recruit a supervisory salesperson for a position very similar to that which Rita had previously held. She applied for the job but was rejected without an interview – the rejection letter said that “competition for the position had been intense and more suitable candidates were being offered interviews.” A week after her rejection letter arrived she was having coffee in the canteen with a colleague when she recognised Ryan Kirst, the Personnel Officer who had interviewed her, at the next table and she told him how disappointed she was not to get an interview. He told her that she wasn’t really suitable for the job because she was 43 years old and the company wanted to present a ‘younger’ image in order to attract architects and interior designers who might be more willing to buy from someone who understood “designer” trends. The job advertisement had specified that the candidate be under 40 years of age and Rita knew that she didn’t satisfy that requirement, but she really wanted a similar job to that which she had previously held. In her letter Rita said that she didn’t think that she’d been fairly treated as she was an experienced candidate. She wants to lodge a grievance. Answer this : You must use appropriate cases law in order to support your answers.   AT LEAST 5 CASES AS EXAMPLE Structure: Please NO INTODUCTION  The advice should be in report format, with clear headings, paragraphs, sub-sections and numbering where appropriate. The reports should as a minimum have at least the following sections:  Introduction: A very brief outline of the key issues, background/situation in scenario etc. You do not need to repeat the facts of the scenario  Findings: An analysis/explanation of the legal position should be included, using legislation and case law to define the issues involved on both sides. Conclusions: What the legal position is believed to be. Recommendations: What the company needs to do, in both the short and long term. PLEASE USE BETWEEN 5-10 CASES AS EXAMPLE Further details: Please make sure all cases are given a citation, preferably in the text or, as a minimum, in the list of references /bibliography. For example, ‘Ali v Baba (2015) 1 WLR 239’. The list of references should include a list of the legal cases and legislation mentioned in the answer. The legal cases and legislation are the primary sources of information in a law essay – you do not have to cite the secondary source where they viewed a case. You should only give the legal citation, not the website or book where they accessed details of the case. For example, this is the correct reference for this case – London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Mr J Wooster [2009] All ER (D) 160 – not London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Mr J Wooster, Turner, C (2013) Unlocking Employment Law, 383. Please make sure all direct and indirect quotations from textbooks, journals or electronic resources are properly referenced (using an ‘in text citation’ or footnote reference in the main body of your answer) and any resources used must be listed in the bibliography. Do not use abbreviations such as ‘eq’, ‘ie’ or simplify words such as ‘because’ to ‘cos’ or ‘for’ to ‘4’. It is important to observe and use good academic English in answering assignment questions, be it an essay or a problem question. Please use proper paragraphs and paraphrasing. A paragraph should not consist of one sentence.   As a recommendation, use either ‘Times New Roman’ or ‘Arial’ with a minimum font size of 10, and maximum of 12, with 1.5 spacing. The answer must not be purely descriptive and efforts must be taken to relate the answer to the question throughout the discussion. However, if you make an assertion you must support it with an academic reference or legal authority.  Do not use bullet points (it is a law essay). Assignments will be marked on Grademark according to the following criteria: For  case study scenario 1. Use and application of the relevant law to underpin the analysis, including Statute, case law and legal definitions. Have the specific issues been identified and defined and have suitable legal cases and legislation been incorporated as part of the discussions?   2. Analysis and matching of facts of scenario to the law and any relevant good practice guidelines, for example, the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance. Has an explanation of the issues identified been provided and are the arguments / discussions coherent and applied to the problem question?   3. Have appropriate recommendations on action to be taken been included and measures for future prevention of problem been outlined?   4. Academic Rigour: Detail of presentation, including accurate referencing of cases, Statutes and other sources, use of Harvard referencing, spelling and grammar.   5. Appropriate structure of report – demonstrating thorough consideration and arrangement of material whilst revealing a systematic approach to producing a coherent answer. This should include the provision of an introduction, an analysis broken down into relevant sections and, if necessary, sub-sections, a conclusion and a list of references and bibliography.

Earlier in the semester we talked about some of the things that makes Texas awesome.  No place or government or society is perfect on this side of heaven and Texas is no exception.  Texas has some rather poor showings in education achievement, health measures, income equality, and so on.   Some of this, but not all of it, can be explained by the fact that Texas is a low-tax/low-service state.  At the intersection of political culture and public policy, Texas likes to keep the tax burden low, not provide a lot of services, and rely on individuals to figure it out on their own. Given the information you have obtained from class, I would like you to write about this topic.  How is Texas doing based on certain social factors (these can include but are not limited to:  educational achievement, health measures, income equality, etc.) ?  Is this a good or bad thing?  Why is it like this?  What would you do, if anything, to fix it?

In 2011, the Southwest experienced a critical power failure. Communities, businesses, and other societal resources went dark. The end result was human and business failure to plan and protect the power grid and stations. This was considered one of the largest power failures in California history. Many restaurants and grocery stores lost revenue due to spoiled food. Many households were impacted as well- schools were closed the next day and some businesses. If you’d like to read more on what happened in 2011, you can find that here: https://www.nerc.com/pa/rrm/ea/Pages/September-2011-Southwest-Blackout-Event.aspxFor this requirement, you will be developing a resilience plan. Choose a critical infrastructure incident that impacted an area of our country (whether it was due to a natural disaster, human error, or human attack) to use as supportive evidence of what to do/what not to do, however please avoid writing about big events such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, etc. If you need assistance with picking a topic, please let me know.Ready.gov provides information and resources for businesses and communities:https://www.ready.gov/businessKey questions/areas to cover in your paper:Summary of the previous incident1) What was the previous incident (ie.: if a great fire occurred, what happened? who was involved? what kind of disaster was it- natural or human caused?)2) How did the previous incident impact the surrounding communities or greater? What were the critical infrastructure key resources that were impacted?3) What was the resolution/recovery for the incident? Are plans in place to not let it happen again?Protecting a business (your choice) and creating a plan4) After lessons learned, create a plan for continuity/resilience for a business. How would you protect your business from incidents occurring and damaging it?Think of physical (and cyber) features of your business, training employees, and what kind of partnerships should your business be involved with at the local, state, and federal level.Paper requirements:Please use Microsoft Word: 12pt font, Times New Roman, 1-in margins throughout and double-spaced.Paper structure- Title page, abstract, table of contents, main paper, reference page.Page requirements- roughly 6-10 pages or whatever is needed to cover the point (not to include the title page, abstract, ToC, or reference page). It’s ok to have less or go over as long as you make your point directly.You will need to have about 3-5 references minimum (Wikipedia is not a solid reference but an “ok” place to start- more will be explained on this).Please do not write “fluff.” Points will be deducted as well if you do not cite your work. Please avoid plagiarism at all costs. Consult with the instructor if you need help

Review Chapters 1 through 14 in the textbook. Topic: Private prisons. The use of private prisons has been debated for years, and now more organizations are calling for their elimination.  Instructions: Answer the following questions in an essay that comprehensively discusses the issues raised by each question. Your answers should be written with correct punctuation, grammar, and citations. Your answers also should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate your knowledge of the topics raised by the question. To formulate your responses, be sure to utilize your text and research for additional insight and assistance in creating real-world scenarios where applicable. This paper should be between 1,250 and 1,750 words.  What is the structure of a closed managerial system? What is the structure of a private prison? What is the structure of a public prison? Why would states want to use private prisons? Why would states not want to use private prisons?  How might the quality and delivery of services differ between private and public prisons?  What administrative issues might arise from the use of private prisons?  Provide 2–3 illustrative examples to support your position. Note: This assignment will require outside research. Include at least four peer-reviewed resources. You may consult the online Library, the internet, the textbook, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style.

Case Study Scenario for a Nonprofit, For-Profit, or Government Organization For this assignment, select a case study scenario from your textbook, readings, other course activities, or a real-world human services organization. Choose a scenario that could occur within the human services organization you chose to use in your course assignments. The scenario should involve a situation where there are gaps in available services. For this assignment: Describe the case study scenario as if it were playing out in your selected organization. Analyze at least one leadership theory or model that might apply to service delivery for the selected case study scenario. Analyze gaps in services indicated in the scenario and examine how a leadership theory or model could be used to build community relationships to fill these gaps. Evaluate the social, political, cultural, legal, and economic factors that affect interagency and multi-agency collaboration. Analyze any multisystemic, multicultural issues and concerns specific to your selected organization. Analyze how leadership styles and decisions are shaped by community, social, political, legal, and economic factors in terms of your selected organization. Additional Requirements Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting: Headings that define the sections of the paper, resources, and citations are formatted according to current edition APA style and formatting. References: 6–8, from academic sources (journal articles or textbooks). Length of paper: 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding the cover page and references. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points.

There has always been discussion regarding the children’s rights. As well as whether and to what level children should be allowed to participate in the decision – making processes that effect their everyday lives.   In a 3 page paper discuss the ways in which socio – economic status, culture, disability and other factors influence whether and how children are allowed to take part in the decisions making process? How can society better implement the Article 12 of the United Conventions on the Rights of the Child?   Be sure to reference 3 readings from the above dates. The 3 – page minimum does not include your reference sheet.   Additionally, this is not an opinion paper be sure to avoid the use of the “I” or “I believe” as they indicate opinion and information should be based in fact. Use class material and you may use outside sources but three (3) of the sources must be from course material.

RESEARCH ASSESSMENT PAPER INSTRUCTIONSThe purpose of this paper is to identify and describe a current disaster research need. This paper will be the foundation for developing a potential research proposal. As such, an extensive search of the existing literature is required with scholarly and academic sources being properly cited. An evaluation of the literature will be used to develop a topic, problem statement, and conclusion.The paper must strictly follow current APA guidelines, be 1,000–1,600 words, and include at least 5 sources. To achieve the goals of this paper, more than the minimum number of sources may be necessary.You must clarify the issues being discussed by relating them to scriptural/biblical principles and personal experience.At a minimum, the following sections are required:•    Introductiono    Provide a brief introduction about the key elements in the paper.•    Background and Problem Statemento    Preliminary research must be conducted using practitioners, government sources, articles, etc., to identify and support the problem. The background must include citations from these sources to support your position and problem statement.o    The problem statement will describe the situation and present issues as well as identifying one or more problematic issues. The problem statement must be clear and concise (approximately 200 words).•    Literature Reviewo    The literature review is a critical component of a proposal. This section highlights what has been achieved related to your topic. Answer the following questions:•    What has been tried?•    What were the conclusions?•    What do researchers agree or disagree about?•    What are the central themes and arguments in current studies?•    What is missing from current studies?o    Scholarly articles are required. Although some information from government sources may be used sparingly, approximately 80% of the review should incorporate recent scholarly articles (published within the last 5 years). o    Do not state your opinion in this section. All information provided must be properly cited and must be from quality academic sources. To achieve this, use direct quotations, paraphrases, and synthesized information from multiple sources. For example, this statement synthesizes the opinions of 4 scholars: “Researchers have argued that disaster planning is critical to minimizing the negative effects for emergency responders (Brown, 2010; Caldwell, 2009; Moore, 2011; Stanley, 2008).”•    Conclusiono    Summarize your findings. What are the key points in the literature?o    What type of study is needed (i.e., qualitative or quantitative)?  What or who should be studied (e.g., police chiefs, emergency responders, citizens, etc.)? What geographic area will be studied (if any)? Explain why you chose these elements.o    Why is it important to study this topic? Are there any potential issues with studying this topic?•    Key points to include: o    All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way (introduction, background and problem statement, and literature review.o    The paper develops a central theme or idea, directed toward the appropriate audience.o    The paper links theory to relevant examples of current experience and industry practice and uses the vocabulary of the theory correctlyo    The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews majoro    The content is comprehensive, accurate, and/or persuasive.o    The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.o    Research is adequate/timely. Writer has gone beyond textbook for resources. At least 5 sources are included to support the evaluation and analysis. Approximately 80% of the review should incorporate recent scholarly articles.

Read the attached journal article about one particular aspect iof female’s expewrience in prisons. Summarize the article, discuss your view on themethods (how they got their infomration) and make connections to the course material. Would you recommend a program like this? Did you know this type of program existed before this course? Overall opinion? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283662792_Prison_nurseries_Experiences_of_incarcerated_women_during_pregnancy

Below are the instructions for the assignment. Please make sure to read them carefully and answer all questions. Make sure to include relevant references and in text citations in your writing. Our trial process guarantees that people will not languish in custody indefinitely. The U.S. Constitution and virtually all rules of criminal procedure require a reasonably speedy resolution of charges against a person. Why do you think this is important? How does the construct of bail factor in here? Are there any cases in the E-text that are on point? What do they say? Take a look at these resources: New York Criminal Procedure 30.30 New York Criminal Procedure Law Section 30.30 – Speedy trial; time limitations. – New York Attorney Resources – New York Laws (onecle.com)   KALIEF BROWDER’S LEGACY: THE LIE OF NEW YORK’S “SPEEDY TRIAL” STATUTE Kalief Browder’s Legacy: The Lie of New York’s “Speedy Trial” Statute – Columbia Undergraduate Law Review   Do you feel that the requirements that you have found in the text are being implemented in NY? Should the types of delays illustrated in the sources be grounds for post conviction relief? What do you think is a reasonable delay? Do you know of or have read any cases that apply here?      Be sure to support your position with a very detailed explanation or a source citation.

-In the comparison of footwear and tire track evidence, the size of the impression and the elements within the impression is extremely important. What are some techniques that crime scene technicians can use to document and collect footwear and tire track evidence at a crime scene? how can you ensure that the size of the impression is recorded? -There are different methods of forging signatures. Discuss one of those methods (freehand simulation, tracing, normal hand forgery, etc.) and give it a try using a famous signature/autograph or one from a family member or friend. How did you do? Do you see differences in the signature characteristics?