organizations grow and become more complex‚ HRM functions continue to expand into many areas vital to organizational growth and success. The journey to understanding and applying human resource functions covers Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action‚ Human Resource Planning‚ Recruitment‚ Selection‚ Human Resource Development‚ Compensation and Benefits‚ Safety and Health‚ and Employee Labor and Relations. By exploring each area‚ we can understand how these functions can be applied to personal
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Changes‚ The Wichita Eagle‚ March 04‚ 2011; retrieved from http://www.kansas.com/2011/03/04/v-print/1746244/re-diverse-kansas.html. U.S. Census‚ (2010) Demographic Profile Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/popfinder Waste Connections‚ (2009) Affirmative Action Plan Younger‚ Dave (2011)
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corrupt. Due to several legal and social constraints faced by public managers in the public sector of the human resource. Also in this article the author informs his reader on merit recruitment‚ employee discipline systems‚ and equal opportunity‚ affirmative action‚ and unionization. One of the prevalent topics in managing human resources is keeping the integrity when it comes to hiring employees. In one passage Sylvia discusses the term patronage; Patronage is when a person hires a friend or family
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11 Ethics Business brief Bribery and corruption Whether persuading key officials to give authorization to set up in business‚" grant government contracts‚ or just let your goods through customs‚ the alternatives for the word bribe are many and varied: kickback‚ sweetener (AmE). backhander (BrE)‚ baksheesh and the greasing of palms (international). The law courts‚ if it gets that far‚ will refer more prosaically to illicit payments and defendants in such cases may just talk about commissions
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performing a psychological battery on a person. The South African Context Psychological assessment has developed considerably compared to the past during period the apartheid era. This is mainly due to the introduction of Employment Equity and Affirmative Action in South Africa which brought about an immense amount of changes especially in that of procedures taken in the workplace. Changes had to be made to incorporate the diversity that is experienced in South Africa‚ aswell as incorporating new legislation
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products are green or environmentally friendly. Clothing companies’ claim to trade fairly and they pay their employees with subsistence wages without using child labour. Companies in general will talk about equal opportunities or in the US : Affirmative Action Program to ensure that people are recruited and promoted on the basis of merit so that the glass ceiling is broken. These are part of the social issues of equality and diversity. A company’s internal code of ethics contains its ethical
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Modern Management MGT500- 2012 Managing Diverse Workforce Workforce diversity includes the obvious differences we see when we look around: race‚ gender‚ national origin‚ sexual orientation‚ age‚ religion and ethnicity. But it’s also the less obvious traits‚ the subtle differences that often register with us unconsciously‚ such as socioeconomic status‚ marital status‚ educational background‚ language‚ accent and appearance. We all have something that makes us unique‚ some special talent or ability
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reference to the Uniform Guidelines? Are all applicants required to fill out and sign an application form? Are applicant identities checked? Are applicants asked to voluntarily identify their affirmative action information? If the organization has a qualifying federal contract‚ is there an affirmative action plan? Do employment applications refrain from requesting protected information? Are independent contractors accurately identified? Are all new hires reported to the IRS timely? Do new employees
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Whites Swim in Racial Preference Tim Wise Ivy Tech Community College Whites Swim in Racial Preference Affirmative action was a policy set into place to even the playing field for all races‚ religion‚ gender or national origin. In his article “Whites Swim in Racial Preference” Tim Wise gives an in depth view of racial preference of Whites versus any other race. Even though affirmative action has been set into place‚ Whites still have the advantage to excel since they are given more opportunities
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discrimination are an unfavorable concept that plagues police departments and it hinders equal opportunity. Fortunately‚ the federal government acknowledges the fact that discrimination is prevalent and there have been civil statutes‚ court rulings‚ and affirmative action to help ameliorate the situation. In spite of that‚ discrimination in policing still exists and there are continuous efforts for equality. African Americans received harsh treatment throughout the history of the US with the discriminating
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