Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Employment Opportunity

Effectively prohibiting all forms of employment discrimination based on race, religion, color, gender or national origin

Affirmative Action
A practice in organization that goes beyond discontinuance of discriminatory practices to include actively seeking, hiring, and promoting minority group members & women

Steps to follow affirmative action

Organizations must analyze the demographics of its current workforce Organizations must analyze the composition of the community from which it recruits Organizations must establish goals and timetables for correcting imbalance and have specific plans for recruiting & retaining protected group members

Adverse Impact
A consequence of an employment practice that results in a greater rejection rate for a minority group than for the majority group in the occupation

Adverse treatment

An employment situation where protected group members receive treatment different from other employees in matters such as performance evaluations and promotions

Determining Potential Discriminatory Practices

1. 2. 3. 4. The 4/5ths Rule Restricted policy Geographical comparison McDonnell-Douglas Test

1. The 4/5ths Rule

It compares selection ratio for minority applicants to that of majority applicants If less than 4/5ths (80%), discrimination may have occurred Exhibit 3-3

2. Restricted Policy
Infractions occur when Human resource management activities result in exclusion of a class of individuals e.g. laying off employees over age 40 while recruiting younger workers

3. Geographical Comparison
Characteristics of the qualified pool of potential applicants

are compared to

characteristics of employees

4. 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

HRM in Global Environment

Laws affecting Human Resource management vary greatly by country

Current issues in Employment

Sexual Harassment Glass Ceiling

Are Women reaching the Top of organizations? Comparable Worth

Determining fair pay for both female oriented jobs & male oriented jobs based on comparable skill, effort & responsibility

Glass Ceiling
The invisible barrier that blocks females & minorities from ascending into upper levels of an organization.