hire mostly women and minorities anyway\"? 2-23. How should Jennifer and her com
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hire mostly women and minorities anyway"? 2-23. How should Jennifer and her company address the sexual harassment charges and problems? 2-24. How should she and her company address the possible problems of age discrimination? 2-25. Given the fact that each of its stores has only a handful of employees, is her company in fact covered by equal rights legislation? 2-26. And finally, aside from the specific problems, what other human resource management matters (application forms, training, and so on) have to be reviewed given the need to bring them into compliance with equal rights laws?Explanation / Answer
· Addressing sexual harassment charges and problems
The-first-step-would-be-to-document-the-complaint-and-initiate-an-investigation,-and-if-the-finding-of-the-investigation-is-that-sexual-harassment-did,-in-fact,-occur,-then-take-the-appropriate-corrective-action-which-could-include-discipline-up-to-and-including-discharge.-In-addition,-the-company-should-develop-a-strong-policy-statement-and-conduct-training-with-all-managers.
· Addressing problems of age discrimination in the workplace
The-company-should-review-the-compensation-structure-and-pay-rates-to-determine-whether-there-is-discrimination-in-their-pay-system-with-regard-to-older-workers-being-paid-less-than-younger-workers-for-performing-the-same-work.-If-there-are-significant-differences,-then-adjustments-should-be-made-to-the-pay-system-in-order-to-rectify-the-problem.
· Equal Rights Legislations
Yes—the-EEOC-enforces-equal-employment-compliance-against-all-but-the-very-smallest-of-employers.-All-employees,-including-part-time-and-temporary-workers,-are-counted-for-purposes-of-determining-whether-an-employer-has-a-sufficient-number-of-employees.-State-and-local-laws-prohibit-discrimination-in-most-cases-where-federal-legislation-does-not-apply.
EEOC-is-the-commission,-created-by-Title-VII,-is-empowered-to-investigate-job-discrimination-complaints-and-sue-on-behalf-of-complainants.
· Other HRM matters to be reviewed
The-company-should-do-several-things:
1.-Develop-an-employee-handbook-which-contains-policy-statements-about-equal-employment-opportunity,-sexual-harassment-etc.
2.-Develop-an-employment-application-which-is-free-from-discriminatory-questions,-as-well-as-a-standard-interview-guide-which-will-ensure-consistency-of-“legal”-questions-from-candidate-to-candidate.
3.-Conduct-supervisory/management-training-to-ensure-that-all-managers-are-educated-and-aware-of-their-responsibilities-under-EEO-laws-and-regulations.
4.-Develop-and-implement-a-complaint-procedure-and-establish-a-management-response-system-that-includes-an-immediate-reaction-and-investigation-by-senior-management.
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