Human Resource Case Study
1.) How is HR structured in your organization? Who is the top HR professional and what is that person’s title? Who does that person report to? What does this tell you about the relative importance of HR in your organization?
At the moment, I am working for Miami Dade College (MDC). According to the Human Resource organization chat, Human Resource is structured in the Following practices. Illeana Castillo is the Vice provost and director of the Human Resources Department. This department (HR) include Equal Opportunity Program / ADA, Employee Services, Recruiting Services, Employee Relations and Compensation/ Benefits. The Vice Provost Ileana Castillo is assigned to report to Lenore Rodicio the Executive Vice President & Provost, who report …show more content…
Another reason why Human resources management play an important role in Miami Dade College is that Employee Relations ensure that employees’ rights are protected, and that local, state and federal laws are applied to all employees.
2). Pick a side, pro or con, and defend your answer. “Affirmative action has outlived its usefulness and should now be abolished.”
Affirmative action tries to promote an equal representation of women in upper level positions, both in business and in politics, as well as among members of the academic and scientific community. The reason for the existence of the affirmative action is that, despite improvements over the past decades, there are still substantial gender differences in labor markets, both in the private sector and in the public sector, including the underrepresentation of women in the sciences. More over Affirmative action is an important controversial policy used to combat differences between groups in earning and …show more content…
As consequence of gender differences in competitive behavior, women may get fewer promotion opportunities and subsequently receive lower wages than men ( Balafoutas, Sutter, 2012). Therefore, I believe that Affirmative Action is necessary to create equal opportunities for all gender. By implementing affirmative action in organizations, people of color, religion, gender, origin and age will expand their opportunities to grow in an organization. It is clear that Affirmative Action help to prevent discrimination at work
At the moment, I am working for Miami Dade College (MDC). According to the Human Resource organization chat, Human Resource is structured in the Following practices. Illeana Castillo is the Vice provost and director of the Human Resources Department. This department (HR) include Equal Opportunity Program / ADA, Employee Services, Recruiting Services, Employee Relations and Compensation/ Benefits. The Vice Provost Ileana Castillo is assigned to report to Lenore Rodicio the Executive Vice President & Provost, who report …show more content…
Another reason why Human resources management play an important role in Miami Dade College is that Employee Relations ensure that employees’ rights are protected, and that local, state and federal laws are applied to all employees.
2). Pick a side, pro or con, and defend your answer. “Affirmative action has outlived its usefulness and should now be abolished.”
Affirmative action tries to promote an equal representation of women in upper level positions, both in business and in politics, as well as among members of the academic and scientific community. The reason for the existence of the affirmative action is that, despite improvements over the past decades, there are still substantial gender differences in labor markets, both in the private sector and in the public sector, including the underrepresentation of women in the sciences. More over Affirmative action is an important controversial policy used to combat differences between groups in earning and …show more content…
As consequence of gender differences in competitive behavior, women may get fewer promotion opportunities and subsequently receive lower wages than men ( Balafoutas, Sutter, 2012). Therefore, I believe that Affirmative Action is necessary to create equal opportunities for all gender. By implementing affirmative action in organizations, people of color, religion, gender, origin and age will expand their opportunities to grow in an organization. It is clear that Affirmative Action help to prevent discrimination at work