LAWS AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT
Civil Rights Act of 1866 – Prohibits employers from denying persons (employees and applicants) equal protection on the laws. Civil Rights Act of 1871 –…
Human Resource Management Notes
LAWS GOVERNING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Title VII of 1964 EEO of 1972 ADA of 1990/Rehabilitation of 1973 Equal Pay of 1963 E.O 11246 E.O. 11375 Age Discrimination of 1967 Pregnancy…
DEALING WITH AN AGING WORKFORCE
The average age of the US labor force is rising, and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Anyone who hires, fires,…
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT
Due Process rights under the 14th Amendment granted to public employees in 1972 by the U.S. Supreme Court in Board of Regents v Roth. Equal…
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Title XII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made sexual harassment discriminatory Sexual harassment is illegal and unfair Undermines fairness, respect, trust, morale, and…
MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES
Abraham Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy Theory Behavior is determined by an individual’s strongest needs, but the lower-level needs must be satisfied before the next higher-level needs…
Behavioral Foundations of Human Resource Management
TERMINOLOGY Attitudes –are feelings and beliefs Samples of Attitudes Job Satisfaction – is a person’s attitude concerning aspects of the work environment such as the…
Planning and Policy Development
TERMINOLOGY Core Competency – a central or important capacity of an organization Demand – the amount of resources needed by an organization Forecasting– involves making…
ACTIVITIES LEADING TO CORE COMPETENCIES
Shared problem solving Integrating new technologies Importing knowledge Experimenting HUMAN RESOURCE SHOULD UNDERTAKE STRATEGIC PLANNING To meet future staffing needs To cope with change To…
Analyzing Jobs and Writing Job Descriptions
TEMINOLOGY Adverse Impact – when the selection rate for any protected group is less that 80% (4/5) of the selection rate for the majority group…