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Lesson 03: Laws Surrounding the Talent Lifecycle
Lesson 03: Laws Surrounding the Talent Lifecycle
Reading Assignment
- See your Course Readings List for details.
Objectives
After successfully completing this lesson, you will be able to:
- Cite and explain laws relevant to staffing and why compliance is strategic
- Describe Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity and their application in the staffing process
- Identify key elements that support successful EEO Programs
- Describe specific challenges to EEO in the talent lifecycle
Commentary
As evident through the reading and work in this lesson, many laws exist focusing on the staffing function illustrating that the consequences can be quite costly for an organization in the form of litigation and/or damaging public relations in the event any of the laws are violated. Anyone who is involved in the hiring process, albeit HR professionals, line managers, hiring managers, etc., all share the role of insuring compliance with the law. Therefore it's important that individuals be educated and trained on proper interviewing and legal compliance before engaging in the talent acquisition process.
Today, with social media tools becoming more commonplace, legal compliance in staffing is even more of a challenge. Organizations will need to be diligent in addressing the use of social media tools, such as LinkedIn and Facebook in the recruitment process, as access to information becomes more open and widespread thus subject to possible legal violation.
As you engage in the activities for this lesson, think about your personal interview experiences. Have you experienced any legal infractions? How would you grade your current (or past) organization when it comes to training, educating and complying with staffing laws? What could be improved based on your newfound knowledge? What concerns do you have with usage of social media tools in recruitment?
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