In the U. S., the landscape of the American workplace is changing dramatically due to shifting demographics.
The work environment is rich with diversity—and with diversity there are conflicts among workers and supervisors as everyone wants his/her unique needs to be met.
It is now a frequent occurrence for HR professionals to deal, almost daily, with issues of hostile work environment because of employees claiming to be "offended" by something another worker said or did, or what the individual "needs".
So what should you do when an employee requests time off on Sundays because of his religious faith? If Sunday is a busy workday and your business operates 24/7, should you simply say “No”?
Learning Objectives
In this informative Webinar, you’ll learn to avoid a number of ways to help you avoid the legal landmines.
We’ll help you understand the employer obligations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other anti-discrimination laws, and we’ll give you strategies on how to hold employees accountable for performance, regardless of protected class.
Agenda
Demographics: where we are today--and where we’re headed
Leadership: do your managers really embrace diversity—or is it just the HR team?
Creating sound policies that mirror the laws and set expectations for appropriate conduct in the workplace
Creating job descriptions that set clear expectations—and create an affirmative defense to allegations of discrimination
Reasonable accommodations—what you need to consider before saying "yes" or "no"
Creating performance goals and standards to provide the boundaries for employee performance
About Your Speaker
Natalie Ivey is President and CEO of Results Performance Consulting, Inc., (www.rpchr.com), a firm specializing in leadership and employee development training and continuing education programs for the HR profession.
Ms. Ivey is an author and a national public speaker with more than two decades of leadership and HR management experience with Fortune 500 organizations. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources certification (SPHR). Ms. Ivey is a nationally known speaker on a variety of topics within the HR profession and is known for her “tell-it-like-it-is”, direct approach to teaching leadership and HR education.
Her specific areas of expertise and that of her firm’s include: designing and delivering contemporary leadership training with emphasis on people skills; employee relations and legal compliance training courses for HR and management teams; and consulting with employers on how to improve organizational behavior and employee performance.
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