• Explain The Affirmative Action Plan Guidelines For The Private Sector.
Employment Law Chapter 8: Affirmative Action
Questions:
1. What is affirmative action?
Answer: Affirmative action is when minorities and women HAVE NOT been represented in the workforce as having an equal employment opportunity.
2. When did this concept first arise?
Answer: Affirmative Action arose out of many different executive acts and orders from the 1940’s to the mid 1960’s. In 1961 the equal employment opportunity was recognized by President John F Kennedy. In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson put into force the affirmative action concept from the Executive Order 11246.
3. How is the quota different from an affirmative action plan?
Answer: The difference between a quota and an affirmative action plan is when minorities and women do not have to be …show more content…
What is meant by equal employment opportunity?
Answer: The equal employment opportunity was a major amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which addressed issues of employment. Said employment should be free from any type of discrimination that included the assumption that was based on race, color, religion, creed, sex and national origin.
6. Explain the affirmative action plan guidelines for the private sector.
Answer: The affirmative action plan for the private sector relies on a plan of action demonstrated by management. A current status of the women and minorities must be accounted for. Addressed problem areas of deficiencies, use advertisements, and put a plan into action to resolve the problems.
7. Explain the concept of reverse discrimination.
Answer: The concept of reverse discrimination is when women and minorities are selected for jobs that white males are more qualified for. Quotas are then established, if a qualified person would not be found for the job, then the unqualified applicants would be hired or no one white male would be selected at all.
8. How can the EEOC enforce its ruling against an employer who refuses to
Questions:
1. What is affirmative action?
Answer: Affirmative action is when minorities and women HAVE NOT been represented in the workforce as having an equal employment opportunity.
2. When did this concept first arise?
Answer: Affirmative Action arose out of many different executive acts and orders from the 1940’s to the mid 1960’s. In 1961 the equal employment opportunity was recognized by President John F Kennedy. In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson put into force the affirmative action concept from the Executive Order 11246.
3. How is the quota different from an affirmative action plan?
Answer: The difference between a quota and an affirmative action plan is when minorities and women do not have to be …show more content…
What is meant by equal employment opportunity?
Answer: The equal employment opportunity was a major amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which addressed issues of employment. Said employment should be free from any type of discrimination that included the assumption that was based on race, color, religion, creed, sex and national origin.
6. Explain the affirmative action plan guidelines for the private sector.
Answer: The affirmative action plan for the private sector relies on a plan of action demonstrated by management. A current status of the women and minorities must be accounted for. Addressed problem areas of deficiencies, use advertisements, and put a plan into action to resolve the problems.
7. Explain the concept of reverse discrimination.
Answer: The concept of reverse discrimination is when women and minorities are selected for jobs that white males are more qualified for. Quotas are then established, if a qualified person would not be found for the job, then the unqualified applicants would be hired or no one white male would be selected at all.
8. How can the EEOC enforce its ruling against an employer who refuses to