Chapter 11: Discussion questions

3. Employers are required by law to provide specific benefits to employees. What laws mandate benefits to employees. And what are the provisions of those laws?

4.Identify and contrast the various ways employers can control the cost of health care.

6.Prior to 1979, all employers could prescribe a mandatory retirement age- usually 65 years. What would you think are the advantages and disadvantages of a mandatory retirement age? What factors might affect an individual’s decision to retire at a particular time, and what factors might affect his or her ability to adjust to retirement?

7.describe 401(k) pension plans, listing advantages/disadvantages. As an employee would you want control over the investment decision of your 401(k)? Explain.

Chapter 12: Discussion questions

1.When OSHA was enacted in 1970, it was heralded as the most important source of protection for the US worker in the 2nd half of the 20th century. What is your opinion about the effectiveness or the ineffectiveness of the act? Should it be expanded, or it should businesses have more freedom to determine safety standards for their workers.

2. What steps should management take to increase the motivation of their employees to operate safety.

5. Identify the sources of stress in organization.
a. In what ways do they affect the individual employee? The organization?
b. what can managers and supervisors do to make the workplace less stress stressful?

Chapter 13: discussion questions

1. Explain 3 areas in which employee rights and employer responsibilities could result in conflict. How might this conflict arise?

2. Define employment at will doctrine. What are 3 major court exceptions to the doctrine?

3.What are the legislative and court restrictions on employer drug testing in both the private and public sectors?

5. a.What should be the purpose of an investigative interview, and what approach should be taken.
b. discuss why documentation is so important to the disciplinary process. What constitutes correct documentation ?

Chapter 14: discussion questions

1. Under the provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act, which unfair labor practices apply to both unions and employers?

2.Contrast the arguments concerning union membership that are likely to be presented by a union with those likely to be presented by an employer.

3. Describe the steps in the traditional organizing drive. What “nontraditional” organizing tactics are unions using to increase their membership ranks?

It’s basically a questions/answers test from the textbook.

Managing Human Resources 16th edition, 2013

Authors: Bohlander, G.W. and Snell, S.A.
ISBN: 16th edition: 1111532826