Essays and Research Papers on Human Resource Issues

This 8 page paper looks at issues concerning equal pay under English law. The paper considers the case of a woman who is paid less than several men performing the same or similar tasks, including her predecessor, someone working in a different location, someone in the same location but a different office and a former ...

A 9 page look at AIDS discrimination in the workplace and specific issues faced by administrators. It is argued that managers must make extremely difficult decisions as the law does not allow them to discriminate but their healthy employees and customers often want them to do so anyway. The ADA, ERISA Law, and other regulations ...

A 3 page paper. Individuals with disabilities are protected under the law from discrimination. If the disability is not observable, should an individual disclose the disability in the job interview? This is the question discussed in this paper. The paper begins with a brief summary of the law that pertains to this specific question. Bibliography ...

This 3-page paper focuses on two potential cases of employment discrimination dealing with race and dress code. The paper discusses the EEOC laws regulating these two factors and how a plaintiff and respondant would act in such situations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 12 page paper. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Resolution Act (COBRA) was passed by Congress in 1985. The continuation of health provisions for certain individuals are contained in Title X of COBRA, which was signed into law as Public Law 99-272 on April 7, 1986. It was the first time the federal government had ...

This 10 page considers the duty of care in different instances including the duty of a land occupier and an employer. Three cases are considered, the first looks at a child trespasser that is injured on railway property, the second looks at a secretary with repetitive strain injury and the third considers a death that ...

A 7 page paper discussing whether affirmative action truly is as dated as some believe. The place to which business has come today is the realization that it must have a diverse workforce. Affirmative action rules still are useful in that laws still exist and are in place in the case that unfairness does begin to grow ...

This 4 page paper responds to five questions: Can a code of conduct be an ethics code if it only restates legal requirements? Provide an example of an ethics code that goes beyond the law. What are some of the best practices for promoting an ethics code? Identify five employee behaviors that are less justifiable ...

This 6 page paper examines when it is useful to use psychological testing. Laws which prohibit certain types of test or questions are duly noted. Also addressed is the problem of liability, particularly when an agency sends a worker out to a firm, school or home setting. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on various federal laws prohibiting employee discrimination based on race, gender and age. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper. The writer presents the highlights of this case heard by the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the rulings of the lower court and this court, explains the law that was violated and comments on the case. This was a case where a temporary employee alleged racial discrimination when she laid ...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the company and then explores a law suit waged by Massachusetts employees. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper. The scenario is that the employer terminated a woman's limited-term contract when he learned she was pregnant. The essay considers the laws regarding this type of contract in the EU and in Spain, including reasons for dismissal and makes a recommendation to the employer. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper assessing the role of leadership in promoting cultural diversity. The position of this paper is that many of today's organizations pursue greater cultural diversity but often do so mechanically from duty and matters of law rather than from an awareness of the improvement that cultural diversity can bring to the ...

An 18 page paper discussing in detail the reasons for job analysis and the means by which organizations can accomplish meaningful job analysis. Job analysis seeks to quantify all aspects either of a specific job or of a cluster of jobs, ranging from production to senior management levels. The well done job analysis ...

This 4-page paper is a sample memo to supervisory personnel at fictitious InterClean. Topics include diversity, integration and an understanding of HR laws. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page paper. The paper explains the functions of human resource management and how they have evolved over time and how they will keep evolving. The writer reports how important HR is to the overall performance of the organization. The second section discusses human resources for government contractors, including the need for following ...

A 6 page discussion of laws and other considerations concerning mandatory workplace testing. Writer argues that employers should be allowed to mandate the tests but also that they must be responsible for ensuring that they use the most accurate equipment available. Bibliography lists 8+ sources.

THis 5-page paper focuses on an alleged suit filed on a account of an "English-only" policy for a workplace. Aspects discussed include violation of civil rights and violation of national origin laws. Bibliography list 2 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at Obeng's model of change, outlining the different laws which make up this model and the way they describe the change process. The model is applied to the change which took place at the GMW Mini Cooper plan in 2002. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 3 page paper contends that dictatorships in the workplace only lead to decreased productivity. Examples from law enforcement are used, however, to demonstrate that democracies don’t really work either. Teamwork is a reliable alternative. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at several industries and how diversity hiring can benefit them. The travel industry, the airline industry, journalism and law enforcement are each discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the 1995 findings of the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations, otherwise known as the Dunlop Commission. Provides an overview of labor relations at Electromation Inc. a company with extensive labor negotiations, some of which have reached the courts. Concludes that while the impact of the findings ...

A 10 page paper that explore the issues surrounding employe concerns (fears and misconceptions) and how this has made it incumbant upon employers to train employees in discrimination laws and AIDS awareness generally. The paper provides training examples and techniques, economic facts to employers, and other resources available to employers. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 11 page paper provides an overview of OSHA including the law under which this Administration was created. The paper discusses inspections, employer rights and responsibilities following inspections, types of violations and potential penalties, contesting any part of the citation, the occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and a case study. Bibliography lists 8 ...