Chapter 5

Prohibit Age discrimination

-Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -Age discrimination act of 1967

Bias

A tendency or preference towards a particular perspective or ideology.

Managers should give employees _______ _______ to report incidents of sexual harassment.

Alternative ways

Quid pro quo

Asking for or forcing an employee to perform sexual favors in exchange for receiving some reward or avoiding negative consequences.

People Management

Diversity is , after all, about people, both inside and outside the organization.

Other Types of Diversity

Diversity refers to any dissimilarities or differences that might be present in a workplace.

Provide sexual harassment education and training to all organizational members, including _________.

Managers

Family and Medical Leave Act

Gives employees in organizations with 50 or more employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year for family or medical reasons.

Cobra

Medical insurance for time period after laid off.

A firm's sexual harassment policy should be communicated to each new employee and reviewed with current employees on a ______ basis.

Periodic

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Prohibits discrimination against employees 40 years and older.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have disabilities or chronic illnesses; also requires reasonable accommodations for these individuals.

Equal Pay Act

Prohibits pay differences for equal work based on gender.

Ethnicity

Social traits (such as cultural background or allegiance) that are shared by a human population

________ and _________ need to be familiar with a firm's sexual harassment policy.

Suppliers, Consumers

Hostile work enviroment

Telling lewd jokes, displaying pornography, making sexually oriented remarks about someone's personal appearance, and other sex-related actions that make the work environment

Disability/Abilities

The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 Prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities.

Race

The biological heritage (including skin color and associated traits) that people use to identify themselves.

Religion

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion.

GLBT: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

U.S. federal law does not prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation.

Discrimination

When someone acts out their prejudicial attitudes toward people who are the targets of their prejudice.

Strategic

Workforce diversity is a key to extracting the best talent performance, market share, and suppliers from a diverse country and world.

Prejudice

a pre-conceived belief, opinion, or judgement toward a person or a group of people.

Mentoring

a process whereby an experienced organizational member (a mentor) provides advice and guidance to a less-experienced member (a protege).

Organizational Performance

cost savings include reducing employee turnover, absenteeism, and the chance of lawsuits.

Sterotyping

judging a person based on a prejudicial perception of a group to which that person belongs.

Employees ___________ _______ before they file complaints.

sometimes wait

Diversity Skills Training

specialized training to educate employees about the importance of diversity and to teach them skills for working in a diverse workplace.

Glass Ceiling

the invisible barrier that separates women and minorities from top management potions.

Workforce Diversity

the ways in which people in an organization are different from and similar to one another.

Managers must protect employees from sexual harassment from any ___________ ________.

third-party employees

Investigations of harassment charges and any disciplinary actions should proceed a ______ ______.

timely manner