PMD Chapter 5 - Discrimination

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People Management Debates

Emergence Of

Laws onDiscrimination
http://www.apiit.edu.my/


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Learning Outcomes

Understand why laws on discrimination

emerged

Awareness of the various applicable law

pertaining to discrimination

Understand the challenges in managing

discrimination

Understand Bona Fide Occupational

Qualification


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Key Terms

Emergence

Gender Discrimination

Racial Discrimination Age Discrimination

Rehabilitation Act

American with disability Act


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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT

IF YOU WERE ASKED TO PERFORM

SEXUAL FAVOURS IN RETURN FOR

BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT

IF YOU WERE DENIED THE

OPPORTUNITY FOR A GOOD JOB DUE

TO YOUR ETHNIC BACKGROUND


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Types Of Discrimination

There are a lot of forms of discrimination

that we are all aware of due to copious

amounts of campaigning.

Sexual discrimination and racial

discrimination are the two main subjects

that saw the emergence of diversity

related law implementation.


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Racial Discrimination

Racism: The belief that a race of people is inferior to another.

Moral racism: The belief that a race of people is morally inferior,

and as such members of that race are deserving of less respect

and concern.

Genetic racism: The belief that a race of people is geneticallyinferior, and as such members of that race are (on the average)

less intelligent, and generally less capable.

These two forms of racism usually go together. However, they are

logically distinct and it is possible for someone to subscribe to oneform of racism without subscribing to the other.

Various practices in the U.S. which have been motivated by racism:


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Slavery(treating human beings as disposable property, without rights or

privileges). Practiced mainly in the southern U.S. until the Civil War.

Job discrimination (excluding people from jobs because of their race).

Outlawed at the national level in 1964.

Segregation(in schools, public places, sports, etc.). Public segregation

was outlawed in 1964.

Denial of Voting rights (poll taxes, literacy tests). After the Civil War,

many areas (especially in the South) made it difficult for blacks to vote byselectively imposing literacy tests and other obstacles. This was also

outlawed in 1964, and again in the 1965 Voting Rights Act.


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18661stlaw passed by congress that

impacted the employment relationship

Gave all citizens the right to enter into

contract as whites

Did not end racial discrimination until 1871

1871- Emergence of civil rights act thatgave individuals the right to sue if they felt

discriminated


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Equal Pay Act

Passed in 1963

Prohibits wage discrimination based on

gender for jobs that require equal

skill,effort , responsbility and performed

under similar working conditions.

Four exceptions to this: Bona fide

Seniority,quality of performance, quantity

of output and factors other then sex


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Civil Rights Act - 1964

Title VII refers to the employment section

Prohibits discrimination in employment

based on race, color, religion,sex and

national colour

Includes hiring, firing,promotion, transfer,

compensation and admission to training

programme


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Age Discrimination In

Employment 1967

Prohibits employment discrimination

against applicants or employees who are

40 or older

Prohibits the setting of mandatory

retirement age ( allowed in some

occupations dealing with public safety)


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Rehabilitation Act -1973

Prohibits discrimination by organisation

with federal contracts against applicants or

employees who are handicapped

Compliance only by federal contractor-

private employment not covered


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Americans with Disabilities Act

1990 Extends the protection first offered under

the Rehabilitation Act

Covers all public and private employers

with more than 15 workers


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Sexual Harassment

1986- through a Supreme Court ruling,

sexual harassment constituted a form of

sexual discrimination under title VII


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Challenges Managing Sexual

Harassment Employees have different perceptions and

standards of what is offensive

Unaware of the existence of the policy by

the employees

Fear of reporting the incident

Determining how best to investigateallegations of sexual harassment


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Reference Material

Strategic ManagementCompetitiveness

and Globalization: Concept and Cases,

Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson, 6th

edition,Thomson Southwestern

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