The following sections are required for your assignment this week. Please make

The following sections are required for your assignment this week. Please make sure you thoroughly read and follow the Assignment requirements and that you use the Assignment Guide.

Introduction

Law or Legal Principle

Case Summary

Key Facts & Explanation

That Which Is Obvious

Direct Impact on HR

Most Important

Implication for HR Practice

Specific HR Recommendation

Secondary Recommendations (Optional)

Conclusion

References

Making recommendations is the heart of your report. Many recommendations were one or two sentences… almost like an aside. The most important part of your work is the assessment and analysis that leads to serious and meaningful recommendations. The recommendations you make must be supported by evidence and examples and must be explained. Why is the recommendation a good one? How will it be implemented? Why will it solve our problem? Spend more time here.

Avoid the obvious. I will be less tolerant in the coming weeks regarding “obvious” recommendations.

For example, the recommendation for a negligent hiring case cannot be to stop negligent hiring or to implement background checks. Why? Because no one got up that morning and said, “I will do negligent hiring” — at least there is no evidence to suggest that is the case. The company was already doing background checks, so implementing background checks logically cannot be a solution. When you think about what is obvious, those two things and others should come to mind. It is obvious we want to avoid negligent hiring, we want to follow our background check process, we want to protect our patients, we want to deliver excellent patient care, and so forth.

But the implications of this case for HR go well beyond negligent hiring. We have a quality of care issue, we have a reporting issue, we have a access to vulnerable patient issue, we may have a staffing issue, we may have a unit management issue… and more. What about all those concerns? What about other concerns you can think of that are not listed here? If all HR does is say “do better background checks in the future” — then so many opportuities to improve outcomes are missed. As the HR Manager, show that you care. Show that you have given this matter real thought. Be curious.

You have to explore, then you have to assess and evaluate.