benefits including pay and promotion
Hostile Environment Created by Supervisors
o
The existence of the hostile environment without tangible consequences is
enough
o
In one case the employee proved emotional and psychological trauma even
though there was no “ loss of pay, promotion, or status
o
Performance was still hindered due to the hostile environment
o
In another case, female employees were required to wear a provocative uniform
though equal peer male counterparts were not
o
The employer could not show there was a job related necessity for the uniform
for females only
Hostile Environment Created by Co-Workers or Non-Employees
o
The advance don’t have to be made by the supervisor to qualify as sexual
harassment
o
The employer is liable for the harassing acts of its non-supervisory employees if
the employer knew or should have known of the conduct
Courts do not interpret as sexual harassment any consensual sexual relationships that arise
during the course of employment but that do not have an impact on that employment
Methods of collecting job analysis info:
-Interviews:
individual, group, supervisor, distortion possible due to outright lies and even
unintentional misunderstandings
-Questionnaires
: can be very structured with lists of specific duties to choose from and may
consist of open ended questions with little structure
-Observations
: useful when job consists of observable physical activity and not un measurable
mental activity
-Participant Diary/logs
: a chronical format tends to mediate against exaggeration and is used
best in conjunction with other methods
Personal Responsibility and Welfare Reconciliation Act of 1996: attempted to prompt employers
to implement welfare to work programs with a variety of diminishing subsidies.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978:
Prohibits employers from:
•
Stipulating the beginning and ending dates of a pregnant employee’s maternity leave.
•
Refusing to hire pregnant applicants as long as they can perform the major functions of
the job.
•
Providing health insurance that does not cover pregnancy or imposes high costs for
pregnancy coverage.
•
Limiting pregnancy benefits to married workers.
•
Discriminating between men and women regarding pregnancy benefits.
Recruiting tools:
advertising
, two issues
o
the media to be used
local papers
technical journals
various internet sources
long lead times for print ads is a drawback
depends on the type of position for which you’re recruiting
o
construction of the advertisement
there is a science to this like any other marketing campaign
employment agencies
, three types
o
federal, state, and local agencies
o
those associated with non-profit organizations
o
privately owned agencies
reasons to use an agency
your company doesn’t have an HR department or skilled recruiters
you have found it difficult to generate a pool of qualified candidates
an opening needs to be filled quickly
you need to target minority or female candidates
