Mostly facilitated via computer, online or in some other format (training manual), are asynchronous in nature and have timeline for designated deadlines
Self Study
Employers have the right at any time, with or without prior notice, to hire, fire, demote, or promote whomever they choose for no reason or any reason
Employment at will
Brief, written descriptions that should inspire and that communicate the goals of the organization and those they serve. They are forward-focused
Vision Statement
a broad statement that reflects an organization’s philosophy, objectives, or standards concerning a particular set of management or employee activities
A policy
a violation of employee rights as defined in a country’s labor statutes
Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs)
Biological & physiological
Safety
Love/belonging
Esteem
Self-actualization
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Once the data has been acquired or collected, it must be __________ and organized in a way that supports the goals of the analysis.
aggregated
More specific descriptions of how an organization will achieve its vision and goals for the future - about a paragraph.
Mission Statement
composed of workers and management representatives. Their purpose is to promote communication between management and employees on issues that affect workers' interests.
Work Council
Designed to create a set of standards by which employers could hire in a fair and nondiscriminatory manne
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
Offering paths to achieve goals. Offers performance rewards, helping individuals identify clear paths to achieve their goals and remove obstacles to a success.
Path -Goal Theory
Process of identifying any possible threat and removing or reducing it. Involves removing hazards, keeping legal docs and policies. Examples: worker to worker violence, domestic violence, bodily injury, liability for wrongful termination.
Risk Management
The leader expects subordinates to set high level performance goals and objectives
Achievement Leadership
Concerns adjustment issues when employees (and families) return from an overseas job assignment.
Repatriation
Prohibits discrimination against any person over 40. Was an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 and was amended again in 1990 by the Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1976
Graphic planning and control chart is designed to demonstrate relationships between planned performance and actual performance over time.
Flow Chart
the process by which management and union representatives negotiate the employment conditions for a particular bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
This process provides an orderly way to resolve the inevitable differences of opinion in regard to the union contract that develop during the life of the agreement.
Grievance Procedure
Composed of revenues, expenses and net income for a given period of time. "Profit and loss statement"
This is an example of a ULP by an employer
a) Filing charges against the union for coercing employees
b) Conducting scheduled performance appraisals during negotiations
c) Refusing to bargain with a legally recognized union
d) Terminating an employee for just cause
the 7 types of learning
Linguistic, logical, spatial, kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal
Action taken in support of another union that is striking the employer. Contracts may include provisions prohibiting sympathy strikes.
Sympathy Strike
.....it's an HR term, get your minds out of the gutter.
Evidence Based Decision Making
List the 4 stages of the grievance process.
1) Immediate supervisor
2) Next Level
3) Higher Level Management
4) Third Party determination
What are 4 fundamentals in international labor law?
Fair wages, labor rights, a living wage, and a standard workday