A Manager's Guide to Employment Law: How to Protect Your Company and Yourself
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0787964042 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Managers face potential legal issues on a daily basis. In A Manager's Guide to Employment Law, Dana Muir provides us with some compelling examples and clear explanations that underscore this point." — John E. Brune, supervisor specialty engine and components, Powertrain R&D, Ford Motor Company"Everyone who manages people will want to read this book. If you manage people, you should read this book. At times it seems that employee advocacy and protecting company rights and assets are at odds with each other; this book offers a practical approach to attaining both simultaneously!" — DeShawn Clayton, human resources manager, The Pepsi Bottling Group "It's clear that experience and common sense are not enough to insure that you will avoid legal issues involving all the aspects of managing people. In today's work environment no manager can aff
An important key to managers' success is accomplishing these goals while protecting themselves and their companies from legal liability. Expert author Dana Muir identifies the subtle and unnecessary mistakes managers make that cause legal headaches and shows how becoming familiar with basic principles of employment law will enable them to develop an internal compass to help make the right decisions. U.S. Managers at all levels are constantly challenged to do more with fewer employees, to motivate diverse groups of people, and to face up to tough people problems in their workforces. Each chapter focuses on legal concepts of broad application in today's workplace, providing real examples of problems managers face and offering strategies for addressing those problems.. Yet some in management tend to blame legal requirements for hindering progress toward solving problems. law, however, provides managers with broad discretion in many employment situations and in m
"great introduction and reference" according to R Smith. I was brand new to an upper level administration job. Immediately, there were personnel issues I never had to deal with before, leaving me lost. After reading this book, however, I feel much more comfortable with employment law. This book is an excellent introduction and one I still use as a reference. It may be too basic for employment lawyers and seasoned HR directors, but for everyone else I think it is perfect.