Human Resource Management

Americans with Disability Act (ADA)

Equal treatment for individuals with disability; act prohibits work place discrimination and public service discrimination

Must provide ramp, parking for handicapped people

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Enforces antidiscrimination laws in hiring and employment(race, gender, religion, national origin, disability)

Have to follow this law if business has greater than 15 employees

Fair Labor Standard Act

Dictates wages and overtime wage for nonexempt employees (working hourly rate)

Establishes minimum working age requirements

Uninformed services employment and reemployment Rights Act

Enforces the employers of an individual who enters military and then is called again for active duty to give them their job back upon return from military duty

Occupational Safety and Health Act

Establishes health and safety standards in workplace

Labor Union

Organized to represent the employees and to achieve objectives like fair wages and work environment (off-times, paid time, health insurance)

Unions and employers have to come up to an agreement if their is any disagreement

Job analysis

Analyzes function of the job

Looks at work environment, management links and education/training required for job duties

Job specifications

Specifies skills, education required for the position

Job description

Provides details about the job like expectations and requirements

Internal job post

gives organizational employees the first option to be considered for an available position

Employee interview question criteria for manager

Have same standardized question for the candidates so it is easier to compare their responses later

Follow-up questions can be different for each candidate depending on their response during the interview

Avoid personal questions

What are illegal questions for an interview?

Individual’s age, marital status, current family status or intention to start a family

Employee turnover rate formula

Number of employees left / Total number of employees x 100

(Answer in percentage %)

Effect of Employee Turnover

Can leave the organization understaffed

Have to train new employees and orient them according to the organizational needs

Imp to have the turnover % as low as possible

Employee Personnel Records

Include personal information in the form of documents filled during hiring, resume, job description, compensation info, promotions, etc.

May include medical form separate along with I-9 form that shows whether employee is permitted to work in United States or not.