
Human Resources Management Staffing Process
Involves: • Planning for • Attracting • Developing • Retaining • employees
Federal Laws in HR • Title VII of Civil Rights Act (1964) • Prohibits discrimination on basis of • Race • Religion • Color • Sex • National origin
Federal Laws in HR Civil Rights Act of 1991 Provide possible compensation & punitive damages for discrimination
Federal Laws in HR • Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 • Prohibits discrimination against people between 40-70 and restricts mandatory retirement
Federal Laws in HR • Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • Prohibits discrimination based on physical or mental disability
Federal Laws in HR • Equal Pay Act of 1963 • Requires men & women be paid the same for equal work
Federal Laws in HR • Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 • Employers with 50 or more employees to provide up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for family (childbirth, adoption) or medical reasons
Federal Laws in HR • Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970 • Mandatory safety & health standards in organizations • Regulated by OSHA
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 introduced major changes to the regulation of financial practice and corporate governance requires publicly traded companies to disclose whether they have adopted a code of ethics for senior officers.
Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations • FSGO of 1991 • "FSGO set minimum standards in order to lessen penalties if an organization is found responsible for misconduct • Although voluntary, many companies comply with FSGO, which requires implementation of a code of conduct, ethics training, high-level oversight, establishment of an ethical culture and periodic measurement of program effectiveness
Activities • 1. Describe recruiting sources of candidates for jobs and the selection process. • Explain what orientation and training and development of employees involves. • Explain the two types of performance appraisal • Developmental performance appraisal • Evaluative performance appraisal