Case Scenario
Britney Paterson is the HR manager of the Winnipeg location of ABC Construction Ltd. and she is
responsible for the day-to-day HR operations and policies for this branch.
Things were starting to unravel at this location .......and Brittany was asked by the company CEO
to deal with them.
The company policy regarding employee communications was quite simple: "What goes on in
the company, stays at the company". This policy was communicated regularly to all employees.
Joan Johnson had violated this policy. A couple of weeks ago Joan has strike a conversation with
a co-worker, Natalie, who has recently moved from Wilmington to Winnipeg because a senior
member of management in the Wilmington office had become raged when Natalie refused his
sexual advances. He had threatened Natalie with dismissal, but after a short discussion, an
agreement was reached that Natalie would move to the Winnipeg location. Joan became
enraged when she heard Natalie's story, and immediately notified the HR Department, but also
the media in both Winnipeg and Wilmington. Brittany (HR Manager) is now trying to decide how
she should handle the situation.

1) Consider the three issues Britney needs to address. Which one should be addressed first?
Last? Explain your reasoning

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