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What you’ll learn to do: Discuss how to avoid discrimination in the recruiting process Avoiding discrimination in the recruiting process isn’t only a matter of refraining from intentional discrimination or what the EEOC refers to as “disparate treatment.” Com...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Identify the reasons workers join unions There has been a labor movement in America since the late colonial period, with the emergence of a free market system and artisan workers—for example, tailors, shoemakers and machin...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss the current relevance of unions Although organized labor’s membership and political power has decreased in recent years, it would be a mistake the call the fight. Unions still have significant numbers, public support...

What you’ll learn to do: Discuss the changing role and relevance of unions Unions have been a part of our experience since the American Revolution, instrumental in establishing business practices and employee rights and protections that we now take for grante...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss the impact of the Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME On June 27, 2018 the Supreme Court decided the case of Janus v. AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees), ruling that agency f...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Describe the impact of the Wagner Act on labor and management relations Describe the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act on labor and management relations Identify additional union-related laws & executive orders Presid...

What you’ll learn to do: Describe the laws that impact union and management relations Our laws shape not only business practices and employee rights but union and management relations and related rights and responsibilities. In this section, we will identify ...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Describe the collective bargaining process Once a union has been certified, both union representatives and management prepare for contract negotiations. The collective bargaining process is the process by which the parties a...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Describe the steps in the union organizing process Describe employer rights and restrictions during an organizing campaign Unionization is the process of organizing employees into a labor union that will act as the exclusiv...

What you’ll learn to do: Explain why and how workers join unions History.com notes that “the labor movement in the United States grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers.”[1] In this section, we’ll discuss the worker interests that union...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss how to avoid discrimination in the recruiting process In order to avoid discrimination in the recruiting process, human resource personnel need to review recruiting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with f...

Why learn about unions and union–management relations? Figure 1. Senator Robert Wagner We are so accustomed to modern workplace conveniences and rights that it’s difficult to conceive of it being any other way. However, as w...

Step 1: To view this assignment, click on Assignment: Employer Branding Overview. Step 2: Follow the instructions in the assignment and submit your completed assignment into the LMS. Contribute! Did you have an idea for improving this content? We’d lo...

Step 1: To view this discussion prompt, click on Discussion: Recruitment and Selection. Step 2: Read the prompt and instructions, then post your response and comments inside of the discussion forum. LICENSES AND ATTRIBUTIONSCC LICENSED CONTENT, ORIGINAL Dis...

Given labor market trends and the accelerating pace of technology, recruiting is becoming a mission-critical. As highlighted in PwC’s Talent Trends 2019 report, 80% of CEOs identified a skills gap as a threat to growth, with those who were “extremely concerned...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss various interviewing approaches The objective of the interview process is to identify the “right” person. Of course, what—or, rather, who—constitutes the “right” person depends on the organization. And the approach t...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss how to avoid discrimination in the selection process Discuss how to avoid perceptual errors (unconscious bias) in the selection process Avoiding Discrimination The go-to reference for avoiding discrimination in the...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss the selection process Whether your framework is personnel policies or software settings, the selection process involves moving candidates through the recruiting process and identifying the best candidates for the job...

What you’ll learn to do: Discuss the selection process Selection is a process of elimination, one that can positively differentiate an organization or mire it in manual work, missed opportunities, and legal challenges. In this section, we’ll discuss evaluatio...

The workplace changed radically—and for the better—since the early 1900s. Worker and union member rights seem to be entrenched in law and public opinion. But of course, nothing is permanent. Conservative interests have been pouring millions of dollars into dis...