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Resource Management
Eighth Edition
Chapter 3
Equal Opportunity Employment
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Introduction
Government legislation affects
all HRM functions
State and municipal laws impact
HRM, as well as the Federal
laws
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based on:
race
religion
color
sex
national origin
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(EEOC)
The arm of the federal government empowered to
Involves:
analyzing current work force demographics
establishing goals and timetables for correcting
imbalances
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Childbirth
Adoption
Own illness or illness of a family member
requirements to be covered.
Employers must meet certain
communication requirements under the
Act.
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Political affiliation
Marital status
Physical handicap
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Guarding Against
Discrimination Practices
Determining Potential Discriminatory Practices
The 4/5ths Rule
Restricted Policy
Geographical Comparisons
McDonnell-Douglas Test
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Guarding Against
Discrimination Practices
The 4/5ths Rule
Guideline established by EEOC Uniform Guidelines on
Employee Selection Procedures.
Compares selection ratio for minority applicants to
that for majority applicants
If less than 4/5ths (80%), discrimination may have
occurred.
Applies to all steps in a selection process.
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Guarding Against
Discrimination Practices
Restricted Policy
infractions occur when HRM activities result in
exclusion of a class of individuals
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Guarding Against
Discrimination
Practices
Geographical Comparisons
Characteristics of the qualified pool of
potential applicants
are compared to
characteristics of employees
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Guarding Against
Discrimination Practices
McDonnell-Douglas Test
Individual is member of a protected group.
Individual is qualified for job.
Individual is rejected.
Organization continues to seek other applicants with
similar qualifications.
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cannot be defended.
Practice reinstated only after
Careful study
Practice is modified, if necessary
Three defenses:
Business necessity
Bona Fide occupations qualifications
Seniority System
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Responding
to an EEO Charge
Business Necessity
the right to expect employees
to perform successfully
shown by demonstrating that
selection criteria are jobrelated
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Sex
Age
Religion
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Transportation (1987):
Preferential treatment based on AA goals
Charges
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4.
5.
Programs (OFCCP)
Enforces
Executive Order 11246
Section 503 of Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974.
Operates within U.S. Dept. of Labor.
Investigates discrimination complaints; process similar
to that of EEOC.
Can cancel employers contract with federal
government
Applies to any organization with a federal contract or
acts as a subcontractor.
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HRM
a Global
Environment
Laws in
affecting
Human Resource
Management vary greatly by country.
Canadian laws closely parallel those
in the U.S.
In Mexico, employees more likely to
be unionized.
Australias discrimination laws not
enacted until the 1980s
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individuals employment
Prohibited under Title VII as sex discrimination
environment
(2) unreasonably interferes with an individuals work
(3) adversely affects employees employment
opportunities.
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