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Employee Relations

Summary: Best practices, legal issues, dispute resolution alternatives, employee handbooks, and more
Document OVERVIEW

Folder Laws & Best PracticesDocument Guidelines & Policies
Three critical guidelines (EEOC, ADA and Sexual Harassment) are featured in this section to help managers understand the rights of employees and ensure against discriminatory practices.
Document Constructive Discipline
Document Training
Training becomes a critical factor in positive employee relations to ensure that not only are managers treating their subordinates with respect and within their rights, but that employees understand their rights. This section provides links to four sites which offer training for your organization, links to workshops, and interactive learning materials.
Document Best Practices
This document is devoted to recommending sites which are either built in a concise and useful format or provide many valuable resources on Employee Relations in higher education, the public and private sectors. This is by no means an all-inclusive list; you may find other sites better suited for your organization. However, this section serves as a starting point and will give you ideas on how to either create your own Employee Relations site, or modify an existing one.

Folder Conflict ResolutionDocument OVERVIEW
Resolving Conflict in the Workplace: Prevention and Maintenance versus Reaction and Expense
Document Common Questions
Document Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative dispute resolution is characterized by those techniques which which emphasize disputants' interest rather than rights or power (Downie et al, 1998). Seven major techniques have been developed and will be covered.
Document Sample Policies
Document Bibliography

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