Assignment 1 – COVID-19

Hi Writer, We have an assignment due in 8 hours exactly, and we need to create a specific number of memos related to COVID-19 with a specific number of pages along with specific details. please create an A+ assignment because I’m failing this class already and I need the assignment to be perfect and covers all the aspects required, make it organized and well written. . ** Be Careful of ** • Plagiarism (the assignment will be submitted through Turn it in and it is going to be corrected by 3 instructors in total so you need to be careful of copying and pasting other people’s work and you should cover all the requirements within the grading rubric. • make sure that you talk about Qatar as it is my country. • please make sure that all the sources have accessible links for validation • you work to be 100% organized professional and comply with the template that I have attached. • this assignment is worth 25% of my total grades in two classes, I am totally relying on you to have a perfect A+ survey. Thank you in Advance

HN2210 – Assignment 1 (10%)

The remaining mini-assignments/assessments are considered to be individual assignments, and will be run through Turnitin, our plagiarism checker.

This first assignment will be related to managing employee expectations. It was inspired by a conversation I had with one of my closest friends in Toronto. Lisa is an HR Director for a major national company, and she has an HR team currently dealing with this crisis. They are responsible for a massive amount of information, continuously communicating with stressed and worried employees, and trying to work with different departments such as IT and Finance to ensure that employees are not left without a vital resource as they move towards working from home for the majority of their employees. She is in daily, (and quite frankly hourly) communication with the senior executive, and her CEO is currently out of the country and is required to undergo a 14 day self-isolation upon his return to Canada. So, this first assignment is real. I have changed minor details to ensure confidentiality is maintained, but this is a real situation Lisa has had to deal with. It is your turn.

Our current crisis, Covid-19 has led to HR departments scrambling to manage employee concerns, issues and expectations of their company. In most cases, their performance has been negatively affected as personal worries have overcome their ability to be 100% productive. One area that HR can assist is by helping out with the messages sent out to employees that provide a balance of reassurance and information. This, in fact, is one of the areas we, as HR professionals, can have the most positive and visible impact with all of the employees. So…this is your chance to practice your “messaging.”

I am looking for 3 draft statements from you, as an HR Business Partner, to your internal clients. I have challenged you to have the goal of becoming an HR Business Partner within 5 years of graduating. This is a key responsibility you would have in this type of situation.

Before moving forward, you need to make a decision:

Which industry will you be in? Health? Oil & Gas? Banking? Please make sure that you tell me.

Statement 1 (2%):December 31, 2019 – the date China formally advised the WHO (World Health Organization) that they have a developing health situation.

You have just received your first employee-expressed concern about the developing coronavirus in China. Up until this point, you have not paid a lot of attention to it – it was just a minor news article in Asia. But, with an employee bringing it to your attention, you realize you HAVE to say something.

This first statement should be addressed to your three client groups (accounting, administration, and sales). Your target audience: the management of those three groups.

Format: Memo, no longer than 1 page. It should include the information that is known as of December 31^st, and how the company will respond. Remember – this is at the very beginning of the pandemic!
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2020/03/covid-19-charts-maps-200310163714493.html

Statement 2 (4%):  February 19, 2020– Iran reports first death in the Middle East

Employees are now quite concerned that this is now close to home. You have had 4 employees in your office expressing concern about family members in Iran, and realize you will need to make a statement to employees about what the company will do as of this point.

Format: Memo, again, no longer than 1 page. It should include information as known as of February 19^thonly.

Statement 3 (4%): Today (or as of the date you create the memo):

Employees are extremely worried – travel restrictions, self-isolation, social distancing, online learning, childcare concerns…a LOT of things are happening very quickly in your employees’ lives. And it is starting to appear in the workplace. Shorter tempers, arguments, complaints, crying, frustration, worries, and a high level of absenteeism is starting to trend.

It is your choice: draft a memo to your client groups’ employees outlining the steps your organization is taking to ensure that the health and safety of all employees is ensured; or, draft a memo to the managers that you work assist as their HR Business partner outlining the assistance offered by HR.

Format: Memo, no longer than 2 pages. It should include guides, links to information, and resources they would have access to.

This is real. This is happening. This is where HR can shine. And, unfortunately, it is happening more frequently, so there is a very strong chance that this might happen again in your lifetime (this is the third time in mine).

The key to remember when creating these memos is that you ARE the HR Business Partner. These are YOUR people. This is not a document that you are submitting to a teacher. This is you practicing what you will do in “real life.”

To start…choose your industry.

Think about who you will be working with – the types of personalities in the departments you will work with, and the information that they need.

Then…research how to write a memo – what are the key facts that you need to include?

https://www.aresearchguide.com/write-a-memorandum.html

Note: my apologies for any typos. My cat was attacking the curser as I was writing this or walking on the keyboard. She has made working from home challenging!