CHAPTER 8 PART 3 Flashcards
Requires 12 weeks’ unpaid leave for medical or family needs: paternity, maternity, family member illness. Private actions for lost wages and other expenses, reinstatement.
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991
An analysis identifying the jobs, people, and
departments for which training is necessary.
Needs assessment
Teaching lower-level employees how to perform their present jobs
Training
Helping managers and professional employees learn the broad skills needed for their present and future jobs.
Development
Employees choose from a menu of options to
create a benefit package tailored to their needs.
Employees are given credits to spend on benefits that fit their unique needs.
Cafeteria or flexible benefit programs
The system of relations between workers and
management
Labor relations
What are 3 Labor laws?
- The National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act
- Taft-Hartley Act
- Landrum-Griffin Act
What are 3 Factors Performance Appraisals Should Include?
- Adequate notice
- Fair hearing
- Judgement based on evidence
Involves letting employees know what criteria will be used during the appraisal.
Adequate notice
Ensuring that there is two-way communication during the appraisal process and the employee’s side of the story is heard.
Fair hearing
Involves documenting performance problems and using factual evidence as opposed to personal opinions when rating performance
Judgment based on evidence
