Hr Adminstrator
| HRMT 386- Assignment 1 | Athabasca University | | By: Amanda Smith, Student ID# 2723572 | 2/1/2011 |
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| Famous Films Inc. |
Memo
To: Front Line Managers, Department Supervisors, HR Staff
From: Amanda Smith (Human Resource Director)
CC: Scheduling, Payroll
Date: [ 01/02/2011 ]
Re: University Interns- Summer 2011 Famous Films Inc. will be hiring 20 university students into various departments to work from June 1st, 2011 until the university contract end date of August 31, 2011. These interns will be hired into Temporary Full Time assignments and interviews will begin on April 3, 2011 at the Famous Films Inc job fair. This will be the first time where front line managers and department supervisors will be conducting the recruitment and selection portion of the hiring process so it is important to outline the legal obligations that we have to our new hires and the interviewing process.
Recruitment and Selection Techniques –What You Can and Can Not Ask
The Alberta Human Rights Act prohibits employers from asking certain types of questions that may be deemed as discriminating unless it is for a business purpose acceptable under the Act.
Example:
Gender, martial or family status is prohibited from being questioned during an interview but you may ask an interviewee whether or not they have worked or been educated under another name. Or whether or not they have alternate reliable childcare, if they are able to work overtime on short notice or travel on short notice. (Human Rights and You, 2006)
It is also prohibited to inquire about race, religion, ancestral nationality as these are most often to be associated with discriminatory questioning. You may ask whether or not they are able to do shift work in a 24/7 work environment, travel, which languages they speak fluently and whether or they are legally permitted to work in Canada.
Although many positions in Famous Films Inc require a photo attachment to resumes, none of the positions
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| Famous Films Inc. |
Memo
To: Front Line Managers, Department Supervisors, HR Staff
From: Amanda Smith (Human Resource Director)
CC: Scheduling, Payroll
Date: [ 01/02/2011 ]
Re: University Interns- Summer 2011 Famous Films Inc. will be hiring 20 university students into various departments to work from June 1st, 2011 until the university contract end date of August 31, 2011. These interns will be hired into Temporary Full Time assignments and interviews will begin on April 3, 2011 at the Famous Films Inc job fair. This will be the first time where front line managers and department supervisors will be conducting the recruitment and selection portion of the hiring process so it is important to outline the legal obligations that we have to our new hires and the interviewing process.
Recruitment and Selection Techniques –What You Can and Can Not Ask
The Alberta Human Rights Act prohibits employers from asking certain types of questions that may be deemed as discriminating unless it is for a business purpose acceptable under the Act.
Example:
Gender, martial or family status is prohibited from being questioned during an interview but you may ask an interviewee whether or not they have worked or been educated under another name. Or whether or not they have alternate reliable childcare, if they are able to work overtime on short notice or travel on short notice. (Human Rights and You, 2006)
It is also prohibited to inquire about race, religion, ancestral nationality as these are most often to be associated with discriminatory questioning. You may ask whether or not they are able to do shift work in a 24/7 work environment, travel, which languages they speak fluently and whether or they are legally permitted to work in Canada.
Although many positions in Famous Films Inc require a photo attachment to resumes, none of the positions
References: Alberta’s Standards, (Sept 28, 2010) Government of Alberta, Employment and Immigration http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/996.htm (Accessed January 20, 2011) Common Law Contract of Employment (2010) Human Resource Management 286, Study Guide, Page 12, 13 Human Rights and You: What Can Employers Ask? (May 23, 2006) http://alis.alberta.ca/ep/eps/tips/tips.html?EK=3336 (Accessed January 15, 2011) Occupational Health and Safety Act, (November 1, 2010) Page 7+8, Obligations of the Employer, Obligations of the Employee (Accessed January 15, 2011) http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=O02.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=0779749200 The Harassment-free Workplace, 2010, HR Direct http://www.hrdirect.com/info/the-harassment-free-workplace/default.aspx (Accessed January 30, 2010)