MGMT100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Absenteeism, Performance Management, Performance Appraisal
o Sexual harassment:
• Occurs as behaviour of a sexual nature that affects a person's
employment situation
o Occupational health and safety:
• Major causes of work-related deaths:
▪ Mechanical failure
▪ Being hit by a moving object
▪ Contamination by chemicals and other substances
▪ Falls, trips and spills
• Sound OHS means organisations can enjoy lower workers
compensation costs and absenteeism, and employees can be more
productive knowing that they operate in a safe working
environment
o Industrial relations:
• The process of negotiation and bargaining between employers and
employees
• Unions:
▪ Represent the interests of employees in an industry,
occupation or organisation
▪ Today directly represents about 20% of the workforce
(compared to 60% in the 1950s)
• Business associations:
▪ Represent the interests of organisations in an industry or
region
o International HRM:
• HRM practices need to become more sophisticated and culturally
sensitive when an organisation operates in the international context
• Cultural differences in IR and HRM systems in Asia
▪ HRM strategies and programs are most successful when local
staff are directly involved in their creation and implementation
o Strategic HRM:
• Applies to the HRM process to ensure the effective
accomplishment of the organisation's mission
• Involves attracting, developing and maintaining a quality workforce
to implement organisational strategies
• HR planning:
▪ Analyses staffing needs and identifies actions to fill those
needs
How do organisations attract a quality workforce?
• Recruitment (external and internal):
o Set of activities designed to attract a qualified pool of job applicants to
an organisation
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