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What does Policies do? - They are "what we do" What are mandatory benefits? - By law they are offered from the employer. ex. Worker's Compensation, COBRA, Social Security Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1978 - Prohibits discrimination against veterans that are returning back from deployment, including Vietnam era, disabled, and active duty. What are Procedures? - They are "how we do it" Explain why employee handbooks protect both the employer and employee? ...

Describe the primary Functions of HR - 1. Staffing 2. Health and Safety 3. Performance Management 4. Rewards and Benefits 5. Training and Development 6. Employee and Management Relations Staffing - Acquiring, Allocating and retaining the right employees to give the company a strategic advantage. Health and Safety - Keep your employees safe at work for ethical and compliance reasons. Including physical and mental health. Employee Management relations - Making sure both the employee ...

What is the goal of affirmative action? - To seek to remedy past practices that innately caused an adverse effect on applicants A female employer is accused of having an employment practice that negatively impacts women. The employer responds that she has the same requirements for male and female applicants and wants to hire other women. Why is this case a potential demonstration of adverse impact? - Adverse impact is unintentional and relates to policies applied to all employees. Which...

Which situation is an example of a managerial ethical dilemma? - Being asked to directly supervise a family member A human resource manual specifies that employees cannot be terminated or punished for refusing to follow an illegal request made by a supervisor. Which standard is being applied to resolve this ethical dilemma? - Rights standard What is the organization's formal system of task, power, and reporting relationships called? - An organizational structure How does human resou...

HRM supports the organization by creating a system that - 1. acquires, motivated, manages, develops, & retains talent. 2. Improve efficiency and contribute to revenue growth. 3. Complies with legal requirements and limits risk. What are 4 organizational risk? - 1. Strategic 2. Operational 3. Financial 4. Compliance HRM's 6 Primary Functions that is used to support organizational leaders. - 1. Staffing 2. Performance Management 3. Training & Development 4. Health & Safety 5. Emp...

What is the goal of affirmative action? - To seek to remedy past practices that innately caused an adverse effect on applicants A female employer is accused of having an employment practice that negatively impacts women. The employer responds that she has the same requirements for male and female applicants and wants to hire other women. Why is this case a potential demonstration of adverse impact? - Adverse impact is unintentional and relates to policies applied to all employees. Which pr...

How does HRM support managers? Supply human capital needed to execute the business strategy What is HR's primary purpose? Attracting, motivating, rewarding and retaining employees. Which HRM function aligns individual goals with organizational goals? Performance management How does HRM influence organizational performance? It transforms employee potential into actual performance What type of organizational culture exists when employees tend to stay with the company for a long time and t...

Direct financial compensation - compensation received in the form of salary, wages, commissions, stock options or bonuses indirect financial compensation - all the tangible and financially valued rewards that are not included in direct compensation including free meals, vacation time and health insurance nonfinancial compensation - rewards and incentives given to employees that aren't financial in nature base pay - reflects the size and scope of an employee's responsibilities sever...

What is blood - Answera connective tissue made of a liquid portion and formed elements What are 5 characteristics of blood and explain what each is - AnswerColor: - whole blood is bright red if its arterial (oxygenated) and dark red if its venous because there is less oxygen viscosity: - resistance to flow - blood is thick and sticky - 3-4 times that of water due to cells and proteins in plasma specific gravity: 1.060 ( 1ml blood weighs 1.060g) pH: 7.4 - venous blood is more acidic (7....

Foundations of Education - The psychological, historical, philosophical, and sociological aspects of the field of education that are considered essential to the professional knowledge of all teachers. Lev Vygotsky - Social Development TheorySocial interaction among children plays a major role in cognitive development Robert Havighurst - Six Stages of Development and GrowthChildren must master specific developmental tasks to develop normally. Jean Piaget - Four Stages of DevelopmentCreated th...