This course covers basic employment law, components of human resources management, the role of human resources personnel, affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, confidentiality and records management. Human resources planning, job descriptions and specifications, recruitment, the selection process, testing, employment interviews and the evaluation of the selections process are discussed.
Emphasis is on establishing procedures that ensure high quality candidates and employees.
Provides an overview of base pay compensation and benefits. Topics include principles of pay systems, the relationship of pay systems on an organization's needs, costs of benefits, statutory coverages, retirement plans, defined benefit approaches and contribution plans, profit sharing, life, dental, disability and health plans. Health and safety issues are also addressed. This course provides a legal and practical overview of employee relations and labor relations in both union and nonunion environments. Communications styles, facilitation, grievances and discipline handling, crisis interventions, conflict resolution, labor relations and the role of government in human resources management are addressed.