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Human Resources

Human Resources. Leslie Lum. Human Resource Goals. Staffing - Planning, recruiting and selecting people to work for the company Motivation - Designing jobs, performance appraisals, compensation, employee benefits Training and Developing - Orientation, employee training and development

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Human Resources

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  1. Human Resources Leslie Lum

  2. Human Resource Goals • Staffing - Planning, recruiting and selecting people to work for the company • Motivation - Designing jobs, performance appraisals, compensation, employee benefits • Training and Developing - Orientation, employee training and development • Maintenance - Safety and health, communicating key company issues, employee relations

  3. Human Resources and the Law • Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination in hiring, compensation and terms based on race, religion, color, sex or national origin • Others: • Age Discrimination in Employment 1967 - Employees 40 - 70 years old • Vietnam Veterans (1974) • Pregnancy (1978) treated as any other disability • American with Disabilities (1990) - reasonable accomodation • Family and Medical leave (1993) - up to 12 weeksunpaid leave

  4. Employee Rights • Can I have access to my personnel file? • Can the company use a credit report to decide whether to hire me? • Can the company administer drug tests on me? • Can the company make me take a lie detector test? • Can the company fire me because they don’t like the perfume I’m wearing? • Can the company fire me for having an obscene picture on my personal website?

  5. Employee Rights • Federal employees may have access to their personnel files • Candidates rejected on the basis of credit reports may obtain full details • Drug tests may be administered • Lie detectors can be used for security jobs but is limited in other use • Employment-at-will - dismissal for good cause, no cause or even bad cause as long as it is not a legally prohibited cause

  6. Recruiting • Job Description • Duties or tasks performed • Skills required and preferred • Qualifications - Education and experience • Sources for Applicants • Ads, internal, internet, job fairs • Initial Screening • Does the applicant have the right skills and qualifications

  7. Selection • Application form • Create time line for background, get consent for reference checks • Disclaimers • Employment tests • Skill testing, Drug testing • Interview • Background checks • Credit, Criminal, References, Past employers • Job offer

  8. Benefits • Time off: Holidays, personal days and vacation • Health insurance: Paying your medical, dental, drug bills • Life insurance: If you die • Short term disability: Sick leave • Long term disability: You can’t work • Pension plan: When you retire, what will you get? • 401K: Saving before the taxman. Your company may also contribute to your savings.

  9. Create Your Own Benefits Plan • Number of holidays, personal days, vacation days • What would you offer and how much will your employees pay for health insurance? • What will be your sick leave policy? • Will you give long term disability? • How much will you match 401K savings?

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