Chapter 1
1. What impact did the 1964 Civil Rights Act have upon human resource management (HRM)?
• The impact that the 1964 Civil Rights Act had upon HRM was that it prohibited harassment and discrimination against workers due to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, and pregnancy. The law applies to a private sector employer with 15 or more full-time employees, to unions, employment agencies, state & local government, and the federal government.
2. Identify and describe one way technology has made HRM easier and one way technology has made HRM more complicated.
• Automated time clocks is one way technology has made HRM easier as it allows for larger companies to track work hours and employees. Technology has also made HRM more complicated …show more content…
What constitutes illegal discrimination? Give one example of illegal discrimination.
• Illegal discrimination results from behavior for members of a protected class to be unfairly differentiated from others. An example of illegal discrimination is age.
5. What constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification (BTOQ)? Give one example of a BTOQ.
• A qualification that is absolutely required in order for an individual to be able to successfully do a particular job. The qualification cannot only be a desirable quality with the job applicant; but must also be mandatory. Bona fide occupational qualification permits employers to use religion, age, sex or national origin but never race or color as a factor in its employment practices when reasonably necessary to normal operation of that business.
6. Define the term protected class. List five current characteristics of protected classes.
• The term protected class refers to characteristics that cannot be used for employment decisions such as race, color, religion, gender, and age.
7. Affirmative action was created as a way of directly and proactively attracting more members of protected classes into the workforce. (Be sure you review the definition of protected classes.) Most people believe that affirmative action served a purpose, but many people believe that affirmative action is no longer needed and is actually reverse
1. What impact did the 1964 Civil Rights Act have upon human resource management (HRM)?
• The impact that the 1964 Civil Rights Act had upon HRM was that it prohibited harassment and discrimination against workers due to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, and pregnancy. The law applies to a private sector employer with 15 or more full-time employees, to unions, employment agencies, state & local government, and the federal government.
2. Identify and describe one way technology has made HRM easier and one way technology has made HRM more complicated.
• Automated time clocks is one way technology has made HRM easier as it allows for larger companies to track work hours and employees. Technology has also made HRM more complicated …show more content…
What constitutes illegal discrimination? Give one example of illegal discrimination.
• Illegal discrimination results from behavior for members of a protected class to be unfairly differentiated from others. An example of illegal discrimination is age.
5. What constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification (BTOQ)? Give one example of a BTOQ.
• A qualification that is absolutely required in order for an individual to be able to successfully do a particular job. The qualification cannot only be a desirable quality with the job applicant; but must also be mandatory. Bona fide occupational qualification permits employers to use religion, age, sex or national origin but never race or color as a factor in its employment practices when reasonably necessary to normal operation of that business.
6. Define the term protected class. List five current characteristics of protected classes.
• The term protected class refers to characteristics that cannot be used for employment decisions such as race, color, religion, gender, and age.
7. Affirmative action was created as a way of directly and proactively attracting more members of protected classes into the workforce. (Be sure you review the definition of protected classes.) Most people believe that affirmative action served a purpose, but many people believe that affirmative action is no longer needed and is actually reverse