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American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1994
This guide provides information on Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in a question-and-answer format for employees. The guide covers such topics as the following: which employers must comply; what employment practices and activities are covered; who is protected against employment discrimination; definitions of a person with a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Age Discrimination, Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1985
This information paper provides employers, policymakers, and the general public with examples of innivative personnel policies and practices designed by private sector employers to increase employment opportunities for older workers. Part 1 is an introduction and overview. It defines the problems of the older worker and describes the National…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
McGuire, Nan; And Others – 1984
This handbook provides detailed information about job sharing for both administrators and potential sharers who are interested in implementing this new work arrangement. It incorporates results of a survey of job sharing in health care organizations as well as interviews and contacts with health care providers. A section on employees and job…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Employment Practices, Health Occupations, Health Personnel
Mitchell, Stephen – 1996
This guide, which was developed from a list of labor-management best practice guidelines that was constructed by nationally recognized work labor-management relations professionals, businesspersons, and union representatives, is designed to help employers determine whether a consultant has the substantive, process, and interpersonal skills…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Competition, Consultants
Sanders, Wayne – 1983
The "at-will" rule in American law is defined as the right of a private sector employer to dismiss an employee without a contract for virtually any reason. The rule has thrived since the nineteenth century and is still a major factor in the employer-employee relationship. However, recent court decisions have fashioned common law…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Research, Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1994
This guide provides answers to the most-often asked questions about age discrimination. Section 1 discusses the purposes of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), including who is protected, what is unlawful, and what is permitted. Section 2 describes discriminatory actions prohibited by the ADEA. It covers discrimination in hiring, on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Employment Practices
Noel, Rita Thomas – Training and Development Journal, 1990
This practical guide for making a company user friendly for all potential employees, including the disabled, includes a test of attitudes toward disabled, a discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989, and a list of agencies that can provide information and services. (JOW)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Attitudes toward Disabilities
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1998
This document, which is intended for employers, explains the benefits of and strategies for using school records in making hiring decisions. The document begins with a discussion of the benefits reaped by employers, students, and parents when employers use school records. Discussed next are the objectives and potential benefits of the Making…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices
Church Council of Greater Seattle, WA. – 1987
This guide is intended for use by older persons and their families who contemplate hiring someone to assist periodically with household routines and personal care. The guide offers suggestions and lists the various steps needed to hire a worker. Organized in 12 short narrative sections, the guide covers the following topics: determining what help…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employers
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. Office of the American Workplace. – 1994
This guide identifies selected workplace practices that individual businesses have used to become high performance work organizations. The guide, which is intended for managers, directors, labor leaders, workers, investors, and other individuals interesting in adopting high performance work practices, lays out the basic steps involved in…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Change Strategies, Check Lists, Employer Employee Relationship
Oregon State Dept. of Human Resources, Salem. – 1989
This pamphlet, addressed to employers in Oregon, emphasizes the necessity of high school students finishing school. It suggests ways that employers can facilitate student employees' education by encouraging them to remain in school, rewarding good school performance, and setting up realistic schedules that minimize conflicts with school. The…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Bevan, Stephen; Barber, Linda; Robinson, Dilys – 1997
This book, which is intended to assist human resource professionals and line managers in the United Kingdom, is a practical guide to retaining key employees. Discussed in the introduction are the relationship between downsizing and retention, problems that retention difficulties pose for human resource management, and the effects of retention…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices
Harris (Louis) and Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1982
A national cross section of 2,502 adult Americans and owners or managers of 800 companies in the precision metalworking industry were surveyed to study public attitudes toward working in this industry and to explore recent recruiting and training practices in the precision metalworking field. The survey results indicated that Americans as a whole…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1996
This article explains briefly how the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 applies to certain hiring practices. The four sections of the paper cover the following: (1) the scope of the ADEA, including coverage, prohibited conduct, and legal remedies for workers who feel they have suffered discrimination; (2) hiring older workers,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Discrimination, Compliance (Legal), Employment Interviews
Love, Laura – 1994
This manual, intended as a training module for professionals involved in providing community-based vocational education, provides a thorough review of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as it applies to vocational education, training, and employment of students. Individual sections address the following topics: (1) relationship of the FLSA to…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Employer Employee Relationship
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