Mod 2&4

Module 2 - Case

EMPLOYEE VOICE

Case Assignment

In this assignment you have the opportunity to look at employee voice and protections and restraints on that voice.

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation (10-12 slides, not counting the cover slide or the references slide). Your presentation should include at least two of the following: tables, charts, pictures, drawings, or other visuals. (For example, you may want to include two tables, or one table and a pie chart.) These visuals should provide important information to significantly enhance your presentation. Be sure to explain the visuals to your audience. The presentation is being conducted on the shop floor and is being specifically directed to first-line supervisors and must stipulate what employees can and cannot openly say about their coworkers, supervisors, and employer. Cover how the term “protected concerted activities” affects workplaces.

You may choose which is more effective for your presentation— provide speaker notes (at the bottom of each slide), or record your actual voice over the slides.

Include at least 4 additional sources to help strengthen your discussion.

Please upload your paper by the module due date.

Module 2 - SLP

EMPLOYEE VOICE

You are currently interviewing for a middle management HR position with a prestigious manufacturer. Prior to this onsite interview, you were asked to prepare a 7- or 8- minute presentation that will not only be viewed by them, but also will be sent to 4 off-site managers in India. The point of your presentation is to explain a program you would implement to increase employee voice for all company employees.

Persuade the audience of the importance of allowing and encouraging employees to have a voice, and present a plan of action to carry out the program.

There are two different approaches you can take to prepare this assignment:

· Prepare 5-8 slides with a few bullet points on each one. Include at least two pertinent tables of data, graphs, and/or other visuals. Embed an audio recording in the slides (voice over slides). Be sure to also include a cover slide and list of references. or

· Prepare a well done video where you are talking to the audience as well as showing them at least two pertinent tables of data, graphs, and/or other visual components related to the program contents and implementation plans.

Whichever format you choose (slides or video) persuade the audience that you have the best solution to improve employee voice for this company. Convince your audience (and your professor) that you know what you are talking about and show that you have a good chance of being hired.

Required Material

Brown, G. (April 3, 2017). What Can You Say? D.C. Circuit Speaks on Employee Confidentiality. Littler Insight. Retrieved from  https://www.littler.com/publication-press/publication/what-can-you-say-dc-circuit-speaks-employee-confidentiality .

Clarke, N. (2010, April 14). One team, many voices: A strong, independent and informed employee voice is one of the key ingredients of employee engagement in successful organisations. The Daily Telegraph, 2. Retrieved from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2008178971).

Du Toit, A. (2014). Engage Your Employees By Giving Them a Voice. Retrieved from  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141120084540-65643596-engage-your-employees-by-giving-them-a-voice .

Gordon, P., and Appenteng, K. (Feb. 18, 2016). Workplace Recording Bans and the NLRA: Are “No Recording” Policies Still Allowed? Littler Insight. Retrieved from  https://www.littler.com/publication-press/publication/workplace-recording-bans-and-nlra-are-no-recording-policies-still .

Guerin, L. (2017). Can Potential Employers Check Your Facebook Page? NOLO. Retrieved from  http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/can-potential-employers-check-your-facebook-page.html

National Labor Relations Board (2017). “Protected Concerted Activity.” Retrieved from  https://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/protected-concerted-activity .

Optional Material

Employment Law Information Network. (Browse for useful related articles.) Retrieved from  http://www.elinfonet.com/fedarticles/7/12

Huss, S. (2016). 5 Beautiful Benefits of Giving Employees a Voice. Retrieved from  http://blog.arkadin.com/en/5-beautiful-benefits-of-giving-employees-a-voice/ .

NUS Business School. (2017). Speaking up or staying quiet: Understanding employee voice behaviour [Video file]. Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5hGKE3EZE .

Olmstead, K.; Lampe, C.; and Ellison, N. (2016). Social Media and the Workplace. Pew Research Center. Retrieved from  http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/06/22/social-media-and-the-workplace/ .

Zaken, M., and Totorica (Stamford), A. (2017). Second Circuit Rules on Bounds of Protected Concerted Activity. Ogletree Deakins. Retrieved from  https://ogletree.com/shared-content/content/blog/2017/may/second-circuit-rules-on-bounds-of-protected-concerted-activity