Chapter 3 Flashcards
The set of laws and policies that requires all individuals’ rights to equal opportunity in the workplace, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, or disability.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)
The State shall
promote equal opportunities in employment for everyone regardless of the age
RA 10911 “Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act”.
Creates the expectation and program requirements that companies make a positive effort to recruit,
hire, train, and promote employees from groups who are underrepresented in the labor force
Affirmative Action
It requires employers to take positive steps to ensure that employment of applicants and treatment of employees during employment are without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin
Affirmative Action
It refers to any actual or perceived difference among people: age, race, religion, functional specialty, profession, sexual orientation, gender identity, geographic origin, lifestyle, tenure with the
organization or position, and any other perceived
difference, including values and nontraditional work experiences.
Diversity
Ensuring that factors are in place to provide for and encourage the continued development of a diverse workforce by melding actual and perceived differences among workers to achieve maximum productivity.
Diversity Management
An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Against Any Individual in Employment on Account of Age.
RA 10911
Prohibit arbitrary age limitations in employment.
RA 10911
Promote the right of all employees and workers regardless of age to be treated equally in terms of Compensation, Benefits, Promotion, Training ang Other Employment opportunity.
RA 10911
Prohibits discrimination with respect to terms and conditions of employment solely on the basis of sex. (Anti-discrimination against women)
RA 6725
the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities, identified employment as one of the rights and privileges of persons with disability. The said law provides for equal opportunity for employment for all including PWDs
RA 7277
reorganized the POEA and expanded its powers and functions to enhance its effectiveness in responding to changing market and economic conditions and to strengthen the worker protection and regulation components of the overseas employment program.
Executive Order No. 247, s. 1987
Protect the rights of Filipino workers overseas to have fair & equitable recruitment and placement practice to ensure their welfare
Executive Order No. 247, s. 1987
Illegal recruitment shall mean any act of canvassing, enlisting, contracting, transporting, utilizing, hiring, or procuring workers and includes referring, contract services, promising or advertising for employment abroad, whether for profit or not, when undertaken by a non-license or non-holder of authority
RA 8042
An act establishing a code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employees, to uphold the time-honored principle of
public office being a public trust, granting incentives and rewards for exemplary service, enumerating prohibited acts and transactions
RA 6713