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Assignment Details
In Part 1 of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, you completed the Separation of Employment and Noncompete Policies about the process and procedures for employees’ separation from the company and a description of the instances where employees would be subject to noncompete agreements.
In Part 2 of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, you completed a Recruitment Policy, where you proposed rules and procedures for the recruitment of employees and so forth.
In Part 3 of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, your team created an Affirmative Action Plan and Religious Accommodation and Racial and Religious Discrimination Policy for your company.
In Part 4 of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, you will create a Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and Misconduct Policy.
Your Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and Misconduct Policy must include the following:
Definition of discrimination, including discrimination of LGBTQ individuals
Definition of sexual misconduct
Definition of disparate treatment
Disparate impact
Explanation of gender-based harassment
Dress code
Explanation of discriminatory harassment
Illustration of a hostile work environment
Explanation of a protected group
Policy on misconduct, including disciplinary action
Policy on retaliation, including disciplinary action
Policy on discrimination, including disciplinary action
Discriminatory harassment standards
Methods of reporting discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
Complaint form
Guide to restroom access for transgender employees
Training for management and staff regarding LGBTQ issues
Deliverable Requirements
Your Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and Misconduct Policy must be at least 5 pages in length. Be sure to cite sources using APA properly; include references and in-text citations. The title and reference pages do not count as part of the 5 pages.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
Length: 5 pages minimum
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
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Grading Rubric: Maximum 140 Points
Grading Criteria Points
Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and presenter’s message and intent are clear 60 points Followed assignment guidelines and criteria 30 pts Yes/Complete Mostly Not at all
Overall quality 30 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Scholarly research that supports the writer’s position is properly acknowledged and cited, and direct quotations do not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable 30 points Title page, table of contents, tables, exhibits, appendices or reference page included 15 pts Yes Partially Not at all
Content is original with less than 35% match 15 pts Yes 36–50% 51% or over
Critical thinking: Position is well-justified; logical flow; examples 15 points Position is justified with examples 7.5 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Presentation flows logically 7.5 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion, proper paragraph formatting, and reads as a polished academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable 15 points Includes introduction and conclusion 5 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Paragraphs are formatted properly 5 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Reads as polished academic paper or presentation 5 pts Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors 10 points Spelling and grammar are accurate 5 pts Yes Partially Not at all
Punctuation is accurate 5 pts Yes Partially Not at all
APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual 10 points References are cited in accordance with APA formatting 5 pts Yes Partially Not at all
Reference page is included 5 pts Yes Partially Not at all
