5-13. ) Describe the potential risk of permitting romance in the work place. How and to what
degree may these risk affect the organization and its employees?
=> Permitting romance in workplace can lead to unprofessionalism. The employees working
may not be able to concentrate on their work and give their best. This eventually gets reflected
on their job performance and the quality of the work done. Other employees may not be
comfortable working in such environment and may find it difficult to concentrate on their part of
work. So if none of the employees are able to concentrate on their such organizations will fail in
no time.
5-14.) As a department supervisor, what decision(s) should Destiny make in regard to this
romance? How would you respond to other employees uneasiness, while still maintaining an
=> As a department supervisor Destiny should talk to Timothy and Rebecca, and try to find out
whats going on between them. If they really are having strong feelings towards each other,
Destiny should let them know to keep professionalism while working and take their romance out
of the work place. Destiny should let them know about the discomfort of other employees with
their public display of romance in work place. If I were in Destinys place i would ask Timothy
and Rebecca to keep their relationship out of the workplace. I would ask both of them to not
5-15.) Upon acceptance of employment, should new hires be required to sign and agree to
contract to keep all relationships in the workplace platonic? If so, what consequences would
=> I think it is a good idea to make the new hires sign and agree to contract to keep all
relationships in workplace platonic. People in workplace may come from different cultural
backgrounds and they might not appreciate the public display of their romance. If the
relationship in workplace goes beyond platonic, the working environment becomes polluted. The
employees will not be able perform their best, as there will always be some sort of distractions.
After all workplace is meant for working and anything more than platonic can wait after the
working hours are over. If this contract is broken the person involved should be asked to leave
CASE 5-B:
5-16.) Why is it important for Jameel to know about the laws and regulations that affect human
resource practice ?
=> It is important for Jameel to know about the laws and regulations that affect human resource
practice because he will be working as a staffing supervisor and also managing part-time
temporary work for several local companies. Thus he will be dealing with a lot of hiring process
and he needs to have the knowledge about equal employment laws, and selection process
5-17.) Why is it important for Jameel to know how to determine staffing needs?
=> It is important for Jameel to know how to determine staffing needs because sometimes
companies fall short in employees in completing some projects on time and they need to hire
some new employees. In such situation Jameel can do employment planning by looking at the
current number of employees and employees need in the near future to complete certain project,
5-18.) What are some recruiting methods that Jameel might use to ensure that he has the right
=> He can do that by going through the resume of the employee, or by evaluating their job
experience.
5-19.) Research the employment selection process of three businesses in your community. Ask
questions like these: What type of and how much testing do they require? Is an applicant, resume
or work sample required? who conducts the interview and how long are they? Who makes the
Applicant resume is not required.. If there is a recommendation the chances of getting the job is
higher. Onsite testing is done. The interview is conducted by the store manager or the owner
himself/herself. The interview generally lasts from 5 to 10 minutes. The manager or the owner
makes the final decision and the hiring process lasts from 1 to 2 days.
b. ) Uber drivers
Job application is required. Background testing and drugs testing is done. A permit from city of
Houston is required. Resume or work sample is not required. A representative from the company
will inspect the vehicle and driving skill and the driver is ready to work. The whole hiring
For the starting position no testing is required. The interview is conducted by the store manager
and the interview lasts from 10- 15 minutes. Work sample or resume is not required. The
decision to hire is made by the manager and the hiring process is about an hour.