Unit 2: Workforce Planning and Employment

Contents of Unit 2 Workforce Planning and Employment

Employment Discrimination

Civil Rights Acts
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance
Affirmative Action Plans
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967) as Amended
Disability Discrimination
Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act (USERRA) (1994)
Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986) as Amended (1990)
Hiring Non-immigrants: Visa Requirements

Human Resource Planning

Strategic Planning Model
Alignment Between Business and Human Resource Planning
Analysis of Present Employees
Forecasting Employment Needs
Implementing Human Resource Plans

Job Analysis, Job Description, and Job Specification

Job Analysis
Uses of Job Analysis
Job Descriptions
Job Specifications
Job Identification: DOT (Dictionary of Occupational Titles)
Methods of Job Analysis

Recruitment

Determining Recruitment Needs and Objectives
Internal Recruiting Sources
External Recruiting Sources
Evaluating Recruiting Effectiveness

Selection

Application Process
Reliability
Validity
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
Application Forms
Interviewing
Pre-employment Testing
Background Investigations
Medical Examinations
Validation and Evaluation of a Selection Process
Applicant Notification

Organizational Exit

General Issues
Termination Interviews
Layoffs and Reductions-in-Force
Retirement
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (1988)

International HR Management

Labor Force Comparisons
Hiring Local Versus Expatriate Managers
Selection of Expatriates

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