Chapter 3
Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Resources Management
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Learning Outcomes
After studying this chapter, you should be able to
Describe the major equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws related to age, gender, religion, weight, and sexual orientation. Determine the employment practices they prohibit and the reason behind passage of EEO legislation. Describe what a bona fide occupational qualification is.
Explain how the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures were developed and how firms use them to ensure they are abiding by the law. Understand adverse impact and disparate treatment.
Understand Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) record-keeping and posting requirements and describe how discrimination charges are processed by the EEOC.
Explain what affirmative action is and how companies today are seeing the value of voluntarily having diverse workforces.
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Discussion Starter #1
One of the ways companies can foster diversity within their organizations is by getting employees to talk about their differences. For example, the Mallon Group Training and Management has developed a series of Know Me games that enable participants of different cultures, races, sexual orientations, and so forth to explore issues of diversity together.
What are some other ways that companies can foster diversity within their organizations?
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ANSWER: Students’ answers will vary. Some suggested examples may include to implement a diversity training program, create a diversity committee, include opportunities for staff to interact in settings outside of the office so that employees learn about and feel more comfortable with their coworkers, and recognize and acknowledge special days and events such as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination or Gay Pride events.
Introduction
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) – The treatment of individuals in all aspects of employment—hiring, promotion, training, etc.—in a fair and nonbiased manner
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – The EEOC’s work consists of formulating EEO policy and approving all litigation involved in maintaining equal employment opportunity. The EEOC’s guidelines are not federal law but administrative rules and regulations published in the Federal Register
The number of filings have gradually increased over the last 20 years, marking an increased importance for managers to know and comply with numerous EEO laws as the workforce becomes more diverse and multicultural.
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3.1 Historical Perspective
of EEO Legislation
Equal employment opportunity as a national priority has emerged slowly in the United States.
Although the United States has progressed substantially in improving business practices and public attitudes about discrimina ...Leia menos