HRM textbook

SUBJECT INDEX 681
contemporary topics in, 376 (See also
Competency-based pay)
automating strategic compensation
administration, 382
board oversight of executive pay, 381
broadbanding, 378 379, 379f
comparable worth, 380 381
managing compensation allocations, 380
total rewards and tomorrow s
pay programs, 381 382
defined, 352
equity and, 353 354
geographic differences in cost
of living, 359
for managers (See Executive pay)
pay policies, 358 359
for professional employees, 375 376
in small businesses, 614
See also Incentives; Job evaluation
Employee compensation laws, 354 358
Age Discrimination in Employment
Act, 358
Americans with Disabilities Act, 358
Davis-Bacon Act, 354
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act, 358
Equal Pay Act, 357
exempt/nonexempt
employees, 355, 356, 357f
Fair Labor Standards Act, 354 355
Family and Medical Leave Act, 358
federal wage garnishment law, 358
independent contractor, 355, 356f
Social Security Act of 1935, 358
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights
Act, 354
unions and labor relations laws, 358
Walsh-Healey Public Contract Act, 354
workers compensation laws, 358
Employee data, privacy
in, 143 144, 144f
Employee depression, 557
Employee discipline. See Fair discipline
guidelines
Employee engagement, 19, 326 327
actions that foster, 326
defining, 327f
importance of, 326
monitoring, 326
Employee Free Choice Act, 521
Employee handbook, 244 245
Employee health. See Workplace
health hazards
Employee leasing firms, 447 448
Employee monitoring, 474 475
Employee orientation, 244 246
checklist, 245f
employee handbook, 244 245
goals of, 244
needs analysis, 247 248
current, 248
strategic, 247
task, 248, 249t
process of, 244 245
purpose of, 244
technology, 246
Employee participation, unsafe acts
reduced through, 548 549, 549f
Employee performance in training needs
analysis, 249 250
Employee privacy
background checks, 196
common-law protections against
invasion of privacy, 475
company security and, 563
employee data, 143 144, 144f
ethics and, 474
testing of employees, 183 184
Employee recruiting, 146 147
applications for managers, 161t
challenges in, 146
in China, 582
defined, 146
effective, need for, 146
importance of, 146
organizing, 146 147
recruiting yield pyramid, 145 146, 145f
supervisor s role in, 146 147
See also Application forms; Online
recruitment
Employee retention, 322 349
comprehensive approach to, 324
job withdrawal, 325 326
reducing voluntary turnover,
strategies for, 323
talent management and, 325
See also Employee turnover
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
(ERISA), 358, 411, 435, 441
Employee rights
employment laws, 463
public policy, 462 463
unalienable rights, 462
Employee safety
Deepwater Horizon disaster
example, 532 533
global safety concerns, 593 594
kidnapping and ransom insurance, 594
protective measures, 594
terrorism, 593 594
Hispanic workers, safety training for, 547
importance of, 532
management s role in safety, 532 533
safety checklist, 542 544f
in small businesses, 614
supervisor s role in, 533
workers compensation costs,
controlling, 550 551, 551t
See also Accidents; Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA);
Occupational security and safety;
Unsafe acts; Unsafe conditions
Employee safety responsibilities
checklist, 549f
Employee selection
careful, importance of, 176
in China, 582
discrimination in, 49 50
ethics and fair treatment promoted by, 467
person and job/organization fit, 176
reducing unsafe acts through, 546
in small businesses, 611 612, 614
standards, 49 50
application forms, 50
arrest records, 50
educational requirements, 49
garnishment, discharge due to, 50
height, weight, and physical
characteristics, 49 50
preference to relatives, 49
tests, 49
workplace violence and, 559
work sampling technique for, 190
Employee stock ownership
plan (ESOP), 411, 440
Employee testing
bias in, 182
computerized multimedia candidate
assessment tools, 192
employers use of, 184 185
of expatriates, 586 587, 587f
job previews used in, realistic, 193
management assessment
centers for, 191 192
miniature job training and evaluation, 193
online, 185
privacy issues, 183 184
reliability in, 177 178
rights of test taker, 183 184
summary of assessment methods, 194t
techniques for managers, 193
utility analysis in, 182
validity in (See Validity)
video-based simulation, 192
See also Tests in employee selection
Employee training. See Training
Employee turnover, 322 325
costs of, 322
involuntary, 325
reasons for, 323f
voluntary, 322 323
Employment agencies, 154 155
private, 154 155
public and nonprofit, 154
Enterprise incentive management (EIM)
systems, 400
Enterprise risk management. See
Occupational security and safety
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC), 32
enforcement process, 51 54, 52f
management guidelines for addressing
claims, 54f