What if cigna pharmacy has been successful on a major project in which not only full-time employees but temporary workers from a temporary agency have contributed, and the Plant Manager wants to reward everyone who worked on the project alike? As the HR Manager, are there important employment considerations you need to discuss with him? Is this a wise decision?  How would you recommend this be handled?

Which HR structure can support a startup and why? What kind of HR operating model will reinforce startup objectives and alignment and what will be the advantages and disadvantages of this model?

Even though the rate of worker deaths and reported injuries has decreased by more than 60% since the inception of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, there are still 3.6 million serious job-related injuries and more than 5,000 workers killed on the job each year. As an HR manager at an ophthalmic medicine research lab at a major university, you provide safety guidance for about 400 faculty and staff. These 400 people are actively engaged in research that involves chemicals, sharp tools like scalpels and needles, easily-broken glassware, and machinery that cryogenically and deep-freezes biological and chemical materials. Safety concerns for the lab would include fire and being able to safely extinguish it; proper use of chemicals that follow biohazard rules, use of them in properly vented areas, and careful procedures for use of radioactive materials; safely operating all machinery; and proper use and disposal of “sharps,” which include needles and syringes, scalpels and the like.…

You have just been hired to function as the HR business partner of a new organization. Briefly discuss the determinants of HR Supply Forecast to management of your organization.