3-1 McGraw-Hill/IrwinCopyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3 rd edition by R.A. Noe, J.R. Hollenbeck, B. Gerhart, and P.M. Wright CHAPTER 3 Providing Equal Employment Opportunity and a Safe Workplace

3-2 Regulation of Human Resource Management LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Has enacted a number of laws governing HR activities. EXECUTIVE BRANCH Responsible for enforcing the laws. Includes the regulatory agencies that the president oversees. JUDICIAL BRANCH Interprets the law. The Supreme Court is the court of final appeal. Its decisions are binding.

3-3 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Equal employment opportunity – the condition in which all individuals have an equal chance for employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. The federal government’s efforts in this area include: – constitutional amendments – legislation – executive orders – court decisions

3-4 EEO: Legislation Civil Rights Acts (1866 & 1871) The Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted all persons the same property rights as white citizens. The Civil Rights Act of 1871 granted all citizens the right to sue in federal court if they feel they have been deprived of some civil right. Equal Pay Act (1963) Men and women in an organization doing the same work must be paid equally. Equal is defined in terms of skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions.

3-5 EEO: Legislation (continued) Title VII Civil Rights Act (1964) Prohibits employers from discriminating based on: – Race – Color – Religion – Sex – National origin Applies to organizations that employ 15 or more persons. Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Prohibits discrimination against workers who are over the age of 40. Age discrimination complaints make up a large percentage of the complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

3-6 Figure 3.1: Age Discrimination Complaints,

3-7 EEO: Legislation (continued) Vocational Rehabilitation Act (1973) Covered organizations must engage in affirmative action for individuals with disabilities. Employers are encouraged to recruit qualified individuals with disabilities and to make reasonable accommodations to them. Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Act (1974) Requires federal contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action toward employing veterans of the Vietnam War. It covers veterans who served between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975.

3-8 EEO: Legislation (continued) Pregnancy Discrimination Act (1978) Defines discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related form of medical condition to be a form of illegal sex discrimination. Benefits, including health insurance, should cover pregnancy and related medical conditions in the same way as other medical conditions. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 Protects individuals with disabilities from being discriminated against in the workplace. Prohibits discrimination based on disability in all employment practices. Employers must take steps to accommodate individuals covered by the act.

3-9 Figure 3.2: Disabilities Associated with Complaints Filed under ADA

3-10 EEO: Legislation (continued) Civil Rights Act (1991) Adds compensatory and punitive damages in cases of discrimination under Title VII and the ADA. The amount of punitive damages is limited by the act and depends on the size of the organization charged with discrimination. Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act Employers must reemploy workers who left jobs to fulfill military duties for up to five years. Should be in the job they would have held if they had not left to serve in the military.

3-11 Table 3.2: Maximum Punitive Damages Allowed Under the Civil Rights Act of 1991

3-12 The Government’s Role in Providing For EEO: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Responsible for enforcing most of the EEO laws. – Investigates and resolves complaints about discrimination – Gathers information – Issues guidelines – Monitors organizations’ hiring practices Complaints must be filed within 180 days of the incident. EEOC has 60 days to investigate the complaint.

3-13 Figure 3.3: Types of Charges Filed with the EEOC

3-14 Figure 3.5: Examples of Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA

3-15 Businesses’ Role in Providing for EEO: Avoiding Discrimination Sexual Harassment: refers to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature when: 1.Submission to such conduct is made explicitly or implicitly a term of condition of an individual’s employment, 2.Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual, or 3.Such conduct has the purpose of effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

3-16 Businesses’ Role in Providing for EEO: Avoiding Discrimination Organizations can prevent sexual harassment by: – Developing a policy that defines and forbids it – Training employees to recognize and avoid this behavior – Providing a means for employees to complain and be protected

3-17 Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) Authorizes the federal government to establish and enforce occupational safety and health standards for all places of employment engaging in interstate commerce. Established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Responsible for: – Inspecting employers – Applying safety and health standards – Levying fines for violation

3-18 Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) (continued) General Duty Clause Each employer has a general duty to furnish each employee a place of employment free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm. Specific Duties Employers must keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses. Employers must post and annual summary of these records from February 1 to April 30 in the following year.

3-19 Employee Rights Under the OSH Act Employees have the right to: 1.Request an inspection. 2.Have a representative present at an inspection. 3.Have dangerous substances identified. 4.Be promptly informed about exposure to hazards and be given access to accurate records regarding exposure. 5.Have employer violations posted at the work site.

3-20 Enforcement of the OSH Act OSHA is responsible for inspecting businesses, applying safety and health standards, and levying fines for violations. OSHA regulations prohibit notifying employers of inspections in advance.

3-21 Figure 3.7: Rates of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

3-22 Top 10 Causes of Workplace Injuries

3-23 McGraw-Hill/IrwinCopyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3 rd edition by R.A. Noe, J.R. Hollenbeck, B. Gerhart, and P.M. Wright CHAPTER 5 Planning For and Recruiting Human Resources

3-24 The Process of Human Resource Planning Organizations should carry out human resource planning so as to meet business objectives and gain a competitive advantage over competitors. – Human resource planning compares the present state of the organization with its goals for the future – Then identifies what changes it must make in its human resources to meet those goals

3-25 Figure 5.1: Overview of the Human Resource Planning Process

3-26 Forecasting Forecasting: attempts to determine the supply and demand for various types of human resources to predict areas within the organization where there will be labor shortages or surpluses. There are three major steps to forecasting: 1.Forecasting the demand for labor 2.Determining labor supply 3.Determining labor surplus or shortage

3-27 Forecasting the Demand for Labor Trend Analysis Constructing and applying statistical models that predict labor demand for the next year, given relatively objective statistics from the previous year. Leading Indicators Objective measures that accurately predict future labor demand.

3-28 Determining Labor Supply Transitional matrix: a chart that lists job categories held in one period and shows the proportion of employees in each of those job categories in a future period. It answers two questions: 1.“Where did people in each job category go?” 2.“Where did people now in each job category come from?

3-29 Options for Reducing a Surplus Downsizing Pay reductions Demotions Transfers Work sharing Hiring freeze Natural attrition Early retirement Retraining

3-30 Options for Avoiding a Shortage Overtime Temporary employees Outsourcing Retrained transfers Turnover reductions New external hires Technological innovation

3-31 Recruiting Human Resources The role of human resource recruitment is to build a supply of potential new hires that the organization can draw on if the need arises. Recruiting: any activity carried on by the organization with the primary purpose of identifying and attracting potential employees.

3-32 Figure 5.2: Three Aspects of Recruiting

3-33 Personnel Policies Internal versus external recruiting Lead-the-market pay strategies Employment-at-will policies Image advertising Several personnel policies are especially relevant to recruitment:

3-34 Recruitment Sources: Internal Sources Job Posting: the process of communicating information about a job vacancy: – On company bulletin boards – In employee publications – On corporate intranets – Anywhere else the organization communicates with employees

3-35 Advantages of Internal Sources 1.It generates applicants who are well known to the organization. 2.These applicants are relatively knowledgeable about the organization’s vacancies, which minimizes the possibility of unrealistic job expectations. 3.Filling vacancies through internal recruiting is generally cheaper and faster than looking outside the organization.

3-36 Recruitment Sources: External Sources Direct applicantsReferrals Advertisements in newspapers and magazines Electronic recruiting Public employment agencies Private employment agencies Colleges and universities

3-37 Figure 5.3: External Recruiting Sources – Percentage of Employees Hired

3-38 Wrap Up – Wks 2,3,4 Read – Chapters 3, 5, and 6 Case Studies – Weeks 2 and 4 Quizzes – Weeks 3 and 4 Next Seminar – Week 5 Reach me – (your ) AIM – (your AIM) Phone – (your phone – optional)