Justice theory and research apply to many diverse social domains, with a heavy focus on interpersonal dynamics and organizational policies. Within an organization, the application of distributive justice principles, explicitly or implicitly, affirmative action, equitable income, fairness of procedures, treatment of people and so on constitute issues of organizational justice. Hegtvedt (2004) states “many distribution principles may constitute justice, but three stand out: equity, equality, and
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whose sexual harassment of subordinates has created a hostile work environment amounting to employment discrimination. The court held that "an employer is vicariously liable for actionable discrimination caused by a supervisor, but subject to an affirmative defense looking to the reasonableness of the employer's conduct as well as that of a plaintiff victim." Background The case centered around a lifeguard resigning her position. In 1992, Beth Ann Faragher brought to the city's attention that her
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“Human Resource Management Training Proposal” Week 8 Assignment By: Beira Romero HSA 320 Professor: Teresa Cole 08/25/2013 Overview of the Process and Steps Human resources planning assess the manpower requirement for future period of time. It attempts to provide sufficient manpower required to perform organizational activities. HR planning is a continuous process which starts with identification of HR objectives, move through analysis of manpower resources and ends at appraisal of HR
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surveys have established a direct correlation between sexual identity and workplace productivity organizations are making concentrated effort to promote an inclusive and open environment that enables employees to bring their whole selves to work. A study by Catalyst in the US has found that LGBT employees who work in organizations with employee networks, resource groups and mentoring programs are 7% to 16% higher in their workplace experience scores. Organizations have realized that it is imperative
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DISCRIMINATION AT WORKPLACE NAME : Tay Choon Shen ID NUMBER : I09003960 SECTION : 1S2 LECTURER : Sharmila Devi A/P Ramachandaran DUE DATE : 19 March 2010 Contents 1.0 Definition of discrimination 3 1.1 Direct discrimination 3 1.2 Indirect discrimination 3 2.0 Theories of discrimination 4 3.0 Type of discrimination at workplace 4 3.1 Age discrimination at workplace 4 3.2 Racial discrimination at workplace 5 3.3 Disability discrimination at workplace 6 4.0 Sexual
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scrutiny, and partisan issues and questions of political control are always on the agenda (Nigro, Nigro, & Kellough, 2007, p.233). Public employees retain important constitutional rights when they enter the public service, and as a result, the actions available to personnel managers in the public sector are limited in significant ways. Public employees had virtually no rights in termination proceedings (Nigro, Nigro, & Kellough, 2007, p.234). For public workers, the most important change was when
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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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1 Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Requirements Joe Brown HCS/341 September 9, 2008 Alejandra Sipion University of Phoenix 1 Human Resources plays an important role in the success of an organization. Organizational policies, culture, compensation and benefits and employee relations help control the motivational level of the employees within the organization. These benefits also help to retain valuable and talented employees. Human Resources also will help develop policies, standards
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Managing Diversity in the Workplace The modern business environment is marked by the many people-oriented variables brought to organizations. These variables include gender, race, age, and religion, and socioeconomic background, regional and national origin. All these factors form the current workforce in the market place. Diversity is widely recognized as one of the world’s greatest strengths. Diversity continues to affect the society and the organizational workforce in the process of shaping
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race, color, religion, national origin or sex and retaliation against a person who claims discrimination. It encompasses pregnancy, conditions caused by pregnancy or childbirth, disability and genetic tests of individuals or their family. Affirmative Action was later added, which required businesses to prove employment of women and minorities. A Timeline of Civil Rights One only needs a brief history review to understand why some laws exist today. After the Civil War, state and local laws forced
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