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