You are the Director of Security for a major corporation that provides around the clock security for a corporate business complex that consists of offices and, warehouses. Recently, you have been approached by your organization’s Chief Financial Officer (C.F.O.) about a substantial increase in employee overtime during the last two tax quarters. Your initial inquiries into the cause revealed increased sick-time usage among middle- managers, first-line supervisors and operatives; the sick-time usage is specifically centered on the weekends and observed holidays. In addition to the increased sick-time usage, you have also discovered employee overtime in excess of the normal 40 hours work week has been dispersed without authorization.
1. As the Director of Security, what is your first course of action?
2. What are your available options?
3. Who will assist you in your endeavors?
4. What short- and long-range remedies would you develop?
The paper must be at least 9 full pages of content in length with normal margins. Scores for papers that do not meet the minimum length requirement will be marked down by five points for each half page or portion of a half page short, and ten points for three-quarters of a page short. Tables, graphs, or charts should be presented in an appendix, but is not counted toward the minimum paper length. The paper must have a title page and must follow APA style. Pages must be numbered. An abstract is not necessary but may be included. It does not count towards the required pages.
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