COMM 410 Study Guide - Final Guide: Performance Appraisal, Sick Leave, Instructional Design
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Introduction to the employment relationship: what is strategic human resources management? (hrm, align hrm strategy (ex. Minimize risk, cost, and losses: what are the three major contexts of the employment relationship? i. ii. iii. Unions and collective bargaining on management and the employment relationship. High performance human resource management : adoption of bundles or groups of practices to maximize workforce contribution to value. Boost profits through people? : succession plans (growth opportunities, self-managed teams, good compensation. Fair minimum standards: wages, hours, holidays, parental leave, notice required on dismissal, ect. Employer"s duty to give responsible notice, or pay in lieu of notice, upon dismissal, unless just. Practices: no discrimination race, gender, age, disability, political beliefs, ect. Organizational accountability for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. Protection & compensation for occupational injury and illness. Arbitration board appointed by management and labour. Employment equity act (applies to particular employers only) Removal of barriers in employment for 4 designated groups.
