In one of the warehouses of a retail company, several international employees complain to HR that the warehouse manager has forbidden them from speaking in their native language in the workplace. The HR manager speaks with the warehouse manager, who says there have been several reports that the international employees only interact with each other and they have difficulty conversing with the local employees due to language barriers. The HR manager also learns that the international employees can speak the primary language used in the company well enough to understand instructions from their supervisors. Fortunately, there have been no incidents of safety issues where language has been a barrier between local and international employees. However, senior management believes there is a lack of rapport between local and international employees and instructs the HR manager to resolve the issue.
Senior management asks the HR manager to investigate whether other warehouse locations face similar issues between local and international employees. Which approach should the HR manager take to gather the most accurate information?

Which of the following would be the most effective first step for the HR representative to present for the manager?

A new marketing manager is assigned a mentor by the human resources (HR) department. The mentor is a senior business partner of the company with many years of experience. They are meeting once a month, and the mentor prepares for the meetings by setting learning objectives and creating training material for the mentee. Why might this mentorship NOT be successful?

An organization decides to partner with two employment service agencies for a temp-to- lease program. HR is asked to write the staffing contract. What best practice should they keep in mind?

The president of a large company is planning to retire soon. The president has been with the company for 40 years, the longest tenure of any employee in the company, and has been president for the last 10 years. In addition to replacing its top leader, the company is also in the midst of conducting strategic planning for the next three years. The HR director has been placed in charge of overseeing the selection and transition process for the new president and has organized a search committee consisting of external board members. The search committee has identified three internal candidates for the position and must move forward with the process of selecting one to be president.
Senior leaders at the company have learned of the upcoming transition and the identity of the candidates. What should the HR director do to ensure the senior leaders stay with the company even if their favored candidate is not selected for the job?