Case Study Fiarfax Metropolitan Hospital
Order Description
The case Fairfax Metropolitan Hospital: The Candidate (Harvey & Allard, 2012) highlights how younger workers can experience discrimination in hiring and illustrates how weight, when not protected as a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) of a job, can affect selection decisions if assumptions, stereotypes, and biases are not identified and addressed.
Task Description
1.Read the case study “Fairfax Metropolitan Hospital: The Candidate” in Harvey and Allard 2012; Understanding and managing diversity.
2.Prepare a five- to seven-page paper analyzing the case that integrates answers to the following questions adapted from Harvey and Allard:a.What would be possible actions the HR manager might take?
b.Are there legal considerations for this selection decision?
c.If Jorge hires Saryn, what message is he sending to the hospital staff? If he doesn’t hire her, what message is sent?
d.If Jorge hires Saryn, what problems is she likely to face? What problems will Jorge face?
e.What are some of the underlying assumptions about young employees and overweight individuals that factored into the questions/misgivings expressed by the search committee?
f.What action(s) should Jorge take at this point? Why?