Chapter 3

LEGAL ISSUES
Introduction
State the significance of Black History Month
• What is Black History Month?
• Why does the United States celebrate it?

Tell your story

• What does Black History Month mean to you?
• Why is it important to you?
 Learning Objectives

• List and describe the legal means in the

Philippines.
• List and define the key legal concepts that
relate to hiring in the Philippines.
• Explain the best practices for nondiscriminatory
hiring.
Legal issues affecting recruitment and
selection in the Philippines, relevant
legislation, policies and key legal
concerns
• In R&S, statutory requirements must be soundly considered.
• Organizations should be committed to taking an optimistic and pro-active approach
to diversity and equality which extends outside the statutory obligations.

• Human Resources services should provide support, guidance and advise to

recruiting managers on the following:
• JD, JS, and recruitment advertisement are drafted such a way as to make clear the
requirements of job vacancies avoiding the word of “discriminate”
• Valuing the diversity and promoting equality policy is a feature of all
recruitment advertising and must be adopted be organization and their human
resources.
• Staff or employees involved in recruitment and selection are aware of their role
and responsibility to behave in non-discriminatory manner in consideration of
legal requirements.
• Human Resources should monitor applications by equalities criteria.
• Human Resources must organize training and development to support recruitment
and selection, including relevant equality legislation.
• Managers from different fields like department managers and senior managers
must be full aware and responsible on the process of appointment of their staff for
that unfair discrimination will not occur.
Familiarization of HR Professional of
Legal Requirement for Selection System

• Age –R.A. 10911

• Gender Reassignment
• Pregnancy and Maternity
• Race
• Sexual Orientation
Legal Concepts in Recruitment and
Selection

• Any indication of bias and unfairness in the hiring process

might lead to serious legal consequences.
• Hiring and rejecting decisions on the basis of race,
gender, national origin, age, religion and disability fall
from category of discrimination and unfairness.
• In sexual orientation and marital status, the title VII
Civil rights Act of 1964 promotes the equal opportunity
form men and women to apply on a certain job.
• Job posting
• Critical issue – denying people the right to regular
employment.
• Five month “hire and fire” cycle – Casual Employment
Best Practices Recruitment and Selection

• Cielo vs NLRC
History
Make a timeline of the important historical events or list historical contributions made by people of
African heritage.

1st Event 2nd Event 3rd Event 4th Event 5th Event 6th Event

Date Date Date Date Date Date

Description Description Description Description Description Description

Key people
Choose three leaders for Black History Month using Bing.com and discuss their lives and
accomplishments. Here are some examples:

Bayard Rustin was a close advisor to
Martin Luther King and an American
leader of the civil rights movement. Rustin
organized and led several protests,
including the 1963 March on Washington.
Jesse Owens was an American track and
field athlete and four-time gold medalist
in the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany.
Owens specialized in the sprints and the
long jump.
Zora Neale Hurston was an American
author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. In
1937, she published her famous novel,
Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Arts and literature
Provide examples of art and literature that are
significant to Black History Month. Here are a
few examples:
• The writing of James Baldwin
• The music of Miles Davis
• The artwork of Alma Thomas
How to celebrate
List some ways you can celebrate Black History Month.
Here are a few examples:
• Discover African American artists
• Read African American authors
• Listen to African American musicians
• Learn important moments of African American history
 Conclusion
Provide a brief summary of your presentation.
Remind the audience what you covered in the previous slides.
Questions & answers
Invite questions from the audience
Resources
List the resources you used for your research:
• Source #1
• Source #2
• Source #3