Employment Law For Human Resource Practice

by WALSH

• ISBN13: 9780324594850
• ISBN10: 0324594852
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-22
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

As a future manager, you want to know what will be important to you in your upcoming career. David Walsh's Employment Law for Human Resource Practice explains the major issues and rules of employment law and what these mean for human resource practice in a way that makes sense for businesspeople. His approach, which follows the employment life cycle from the hiring process, to managing employees, to terminating employment, is clear and easy to understand. Always conscious of pointing out what will be important to you in the future, this book includes clippings of current news stories and events, hypothetical situations, and real cases to help you understand how the law applies to each stage of employment. Practical advice for what to do as a manager is conveniently summarized at the end of each chapter. Employment Law for Human Resource Practice gives you all you need to succeed in class and contribute in real world employment settings.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Employment Law

Overview of Employment Law

The Employment Relationship

Overview of Employment Discrimination

The Hiring Process

Recruitment, Applications, and Interviews

Background Checks, References, and Verifying Employment Eligibility

Employment Testing

Hiring and Promotion Decisions

Managing A Diverse Workforce

Affirmative Action

Harassment

Reasonably Accommodating Disability and Religion

Work-Life Conflicts and Other Diversity Issues

Pay , Benefits, Terms and Conditions of Employment

Wages, Hours, and Pay Equity

Benefits

Unions and Collective Bargaining

Occupational Safety and Health

Managing Performance

Performance Appraisals, Training, and Development

Privacy on the Job: Information, Monitoring and Investigations

Terminating Employment

Terminating Individual Employees

Downsizing and Post termination Issues

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