Chapter 1 & 2 Staffing (Part 2)

Question 1

Need For Laws and Regulations?

Answer 1

Balance of power
Protection of employees
Protection of employers

Question 2

Balance Of Power:

Answer 2

Employment laws and regulations exist, in part, to reduce or limit the employer’s power in the employment relationship.

Question 3

Protection Of Employees (1):

Answer 3

1. These protections pertain to employment standards (minimum minimum wage, nondiscrimination, overtime pay, and safety and health standards), individual workplace rights, and consistency of treatment.

Question 4

Protection Of Employees (2):

Answer 4

2. Provide employees with individual rights that they could not acquire along in a contract with their employers. Examples include, organizing and collective bargaining rights, civil rights protections, and constraints that place limits on the right of the employer to unilaterally terminate the employment relationship.

Question 5

Protection Of Employees (3):

Answer 5

3. guarantees consistency of treatment among employees.

Question 6

Protection Of Employers (1):

Answer 6

Laws & Regulations provide guidance to employers as to what are permissible practices as well as impermissible practices.

Question 7

Protection Of Employers (2):

Answer 7

Questions about the meaning of the law are clarified through many avenues – court decisions, policy statements from government agencies, informal guidance from enforcement officials, and networking with other employers.