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| Requirements for a Legally Binding & Enforceable contract |
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• Offer
• Acceptance
• Consideration |
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| What kind of contract may be legally binding and enforceable? |
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• Written
• Oral
• Combination of the two
(Within this broad parameter, however, are numerous caveats and considerations) |
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| • A statement (oral or written) that explicitly limits an employee right and reserves that right for the employer. |
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| • An attempt by the organization to induce the offer receiver into the establishment of an employment relationship. |
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| • The most important reward the organization has to offer in its’ attraction strategy. |
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| 4 Special Hiring Inducements |
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• Hiring Bonuses
• Relocation Assistance
• Hot Skill Premiums
• Severance Packages |
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| Consideration when an organization puts together a specific job offer |
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Definition
• Knowledge of terms and conditions offered by competitors
• Applicant truthfulness about KSAOs and reward information provided
• The receiver’s likely reaction to the offer
• Policies on negotiation of job offer content with the offer receiver |
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| 2 presentation types for a job offer |
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• Mechanical approach
• Sales approach |
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| • Relies on simple one-way communication from the organization to the offer receiver. |
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| • treats the job offer as a product that must be developed and sold to the customer (i.e., receiver) |
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6 components that are candidates for inclusion, from a newcomer’s perspective (socialization) |
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Definition
• People
• Performance proficiency
• Organization goals and values
• Politics
• Language
• History |
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| Obligations and responsibilities that the organizations must oversee when establishing the actual employment relationship |
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Definition
• Employing only those people who meet the employment requirements under the IRCA
• Avoiding the negligent hiring of individuals
• Maintaining the organization’s posture toward employment-at-will |
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Term
Jobs in Staffing
Private sector: |
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Definition
• Most are housed within the HR department
(corporate and plant or office site levels). |
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Jobs in Staffing
Public Sector: |
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| • They are found within the central personnel or HR office, as well as in various specified agencies such as transportation or human services. |
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| • Selected course or guiding principle |
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| • A prescribed routine or way of acting in similar situations |
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| A survey of HR representatives showed that the major advantages of outsourcing include: |
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Definition
• Access to superior information from specialists
• Access to technology and services that are difficult to implement internally
• General cost reduction |
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Term
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Definition
| • Refers to the consistency of operation of the organization’s staffing system |
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| Reasons to have staffing process standardization |
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Definition
• Ensures that the same KSAO information is gathered from all job applicants, which, in turn, is a key requirement for reliably and validly measuring these KSAOs
• Ensures that all applicants receive the same information about job requirements and rewards
• Will enhance applicants’ perceptions of the procedural fairness of the staffing system and of the decisions made about them by the organization
• Less likely to generate legal challenges by job applicants; if this is challenged, they are more likely to successfully withstand the challenge |
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Term
| Hiring cost estimates are composed of: |
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Definition
• Advertising
• Agency fees
• Employee referrals
• Travel costs for applicants and staff
• Relocation costs
• Pay and benefits for recruiters |
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Term
| The 2 key customer of staffing systems |
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Definition
• Managers
• Job applicants |
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| Staffing systems require that Record keeping keep two sets of data |
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Definition
• Employee personnel file
• Non staffing decisions: medical EEO, and I-9 |
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Term
What goes in the two files on each employee?
Employee personnel file |
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Definition
| • Comprise only documents that relate directly to the job and the employee’s performance of it. |
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Term
What goes in the two files on each employee?
Non staffing decisions: |
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Definition
| • medical info, EEO, and info @ authorization to work (e.g., I-9 forms) |
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Term
| EEO Report: how many people it takes for private employers to file an annual report |
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Definition
| • 100 employees (50 for federal contractors) |
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Term
| An audit forces organizations to: |
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Definition
| • Study and specify what in fact its staffing practices are and to compare these current practices against legally desirable and required practices. |
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Term
Alternative Dispute Resolution Approaches
Mediation
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| from within or outside the organization helps the parties negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. Settlement is not imposed. |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Approaches
Arbitration |
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| A neutral person (_______) from within or outside the organization conducts formal hearing and issues a decision that is binding on the parties |
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