MG 768 - Human Resources Management

• Recognize the various aspects of managing human resources in the modern business organization • Recognize how the legal environment and the implementation of equal employment opportunity influence all areas of human resource management
• Identify the use of information technology and its value in the management of human resources
• Have an awareness of job analysis and design, human resource planning, recruitment and selection
• Identify the linkage between organizational strategy and human resource strategy
• Identify the value in training and developing all employees, including performance appraisal systems and career planning
• Explore the various organizational reward systems used in compensating employees and to identify the effectiveness of these systems on organizational performance
• Be introduced to the legal environment and structure of unions, the collective bargaining process, the broader areas of employee relations and employee health and safety

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• Introduction to human resource management Human resource management defined Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) Uses of an HRIS and data security
• Equal employment opportunity The legal environment EEO laws and landmark court cases
• Implementing equal employment opportunity EEOC compliance Affirmative action plans BFOQ’s Sexual harassment, comparable worth, business necessity, and other areas
• Staffing the organization Job analysis Job design
• Human Resource Planning (HRP) HRP related to organizational planning Steps in HRP process Tools and techniques of HRP
• Selecting employees Selection process Drug testing Validity and reliability Uniform guidelines on employee selection
• Career development Need and responsibility for Implementation and review of career progress
• Performance appraisal systems Definition and uses Appraisal methods, errors and feedback Performance approval plans Performance appraisal and the law
• Incentive pay systems Requirements and how to make it work Individual incentives Group incentives
• Employee benefits Identified Types of - legally-required, requirement-related, insurance-related
• Union organizing and collective bargaining Legal environment Union membership decision and campaign Good faith bargaining Collective bargaining agreements
• Employee relations employee rights Discipline defined and causes identified the discipline process Discipline in unions and non-union organizations Grievance procedures
• Employee safety and health Occupational safety and health act Organizational safety programs employee health and wellness workplace violence