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Employment before 1964 The employer could make hiring decisions based on any criteria. They could hire just white males for the best jobs. They could hire minorities and pay them less for the same job. The employer could harass workers for any reason. 2 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Equal Employment Opportunity Law This law started in 1941 with the federal defense contracts. President Roosevelt issued executive order 8802 calling for forbidding discrimination in hiring practices in companies that had defense contracts. 3 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

President Kennedy created the Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. The committee only dealt with workplace discrimination in companies that had contracts with the federal government. This did not include the private sector businesses. President Johnson, in 1964, signed the Civil Rights Act, charging the committee to address the discrimination in all areas of employment. 4 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

The Statement of the Law Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, protects applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. 5 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

The Equal Employment Opportunity Law guarantees everyone the right to a fair paying job. With the additional laws, disability, age, sex and genetics have been added. See the linked poster. (See Reference #8) 6 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

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Employer’s Work Expectations Definition: These are the qualities that an employer wants their workers to exhibit on the job. 8 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Employer’s Work Expectations What things do you think an employer would look for when hiring a person? 9 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Thomas College Survey 1. punctuality 2. dependability 3. getting along with others 4. working as a team member 5. organizing the work activities of others 6. understanding written information 7. basic writing skills 8. basic speaking skills 9. being neat and clean in appearance 10. maintaining good health Employer Expectations Survey from over 300 people result in the following top ten skills: (See Reference #2) 10 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

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Time-Management Definition Time management refers to a range of skills, tools, and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing specific tasks, projects and goals. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 12 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Time-Management What are some things you use to stay on task while studying or working? 13 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Time Management Techniques be organized set priorities set achievable goals make a “To-Do List” avoid procrastination ABC analysis (group tasks by importance) list task by priority : A) important, B) less significant C) not a priority 14 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

The Eisenhower Method 15 President Eisenhower used the chart at the right to decide his tasks. He said: “What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important” UrgentNot Urgent Important Not Important crying baby kitchen fires some calls interruptions distractions other calls exercise vocation planning trivia busy work time wasters Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Examples ABC analysis A) job A) English term paper B) watching TV C) reading a magazine To-Do List 1. go to bank 2. pick up cleaning 3. lunch meeting 4. writing the term paper 16 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

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Work Schedules A work schedule is the time frame that an employee works during a certain course of time. Schedules can fluctuate, rotate or remain constant throughout the course of a year. From Read more: Definition of a Work Schedule | eHow.com schedule.html#ixzz1D1KMzDV9Definition of a Work Schedule | eHow.com schedule.html#ixzz1D1KMzDV9 18 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Different Work Schedules 8 ½ hour schedule : a ½ hour unpaid lunch and two 15 minute breaks Flextime: a standard work time for everybody, but you may start early or work later. Core time: all workers must work 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, but may flex their start or ending time to get their 8 hours. Example: 7:00-3:00 or 9:00-5:00 19 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Designing a Work Schedule Set realistic goals (finish the project in two days) Set a starting time and a completion time Set proper breaks List of things to do Divide large projects into small parts Schedule your time on a calendar (daily, weekly, monthly) 20 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Student Work Schedule MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 6:00 – 7:00Term PaperJob Term paperJob 7:00 – 8:00Term PaperWatch TVJobTerm paperJob 8:00 – 9:00Term PaperTerm paperJobTerm paperJob 9:00 – 10:00Watch TVTerm paperWatch TV The student has a major term paper for English class. They also have a job and work three nights a week. Below is a chart of the student evenings for the week. 21 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

Work Schedule MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Johnmachining Henrymachining assembling Jeffmachining assembling Janainspection Williamassembling Beverlysupervisor The company will have a product to machine and assemble. You have 6 workers: one is a supervisor, one an inspector, three are machinists and one is an assembler. When the parts have been machined, the machinist will also assemble the product. Below is a work schedule for the product. 22 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved

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