Sabbatical leave, 386
Sabotage, 514–515
Safety. See Workplace safety/health
Safety programs, 517, 519–520
Salaried employees,
Salaries. See also Compensation
executive, 346–347
performance appraisal interview discussion of, 221
for women, 136
Sales commission plans, 350
Salespeople, compensation plans for, 350
Same-sex marriage, 130–131
Same-sex sexual harassment, 92
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 415, 441
SARs (stock appreciation rights), 348
Scanlon Plan, 340
Secret Ballot Protection Act, 482
Security issues
after employee layoff, 194
human resource information systems, 75
internal security, 15–16
Segar v. Civiletti, 216
Segmented communication channels, 125
Selection. See also Employee recruitment/selection
costs of, 185
for expatriate assignments, 543–543
explanation of, 155, 163
job performance predictors for, 164–171
legal issues related to, 173–174
person/organization fit and, 171
reaction to selection devices, 172–173
reliability and validity in, 163–164
Self-assessment, 266–268
Self-funding plans, 378
Self-insurance pools, 370
Self-managed teams (SMTs), 12, 50–51
Self-review, 215
Senior employees,
Seniority
layoffs and, 193
in unionized companies, 491
Seniority defense, 89–90
Senior mentoring programs, 141
Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR), 35
SEP (simplified employee pension), 384
Separation pay, 185
Service industry, –10
Severance pay, 185, 387
Severity error, 216
Sexual harassment
cases involving, 90–93, 137
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations on, 85
hostile work environment, 90
investigation of complaints of, 93–94
policies related to,
quid pro quo, 90
reducing potential liability for, 93
same-sex, 92
Title VII and, 90–91
Sick leave, 385–386
Simplified employee pension (SEP), 384
Simulations, for employee training, 246–247
Situational factors, of performance, 224
Skill assessment exercises, 267
Skill-based pay, 294
Skills assessment, 267
Skills-based compensation plans, 311
Skills inventories, 272
Skills training, 248
Slides, for employee training, 245–246
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), 534–535
Small businesses
compensation case, 357
compensation plans in, 311–312
employee suggestions in, 419
family-owned, 311–312
flexible work schedules in, 72
global markets and, 534–535
growth of, 12
layoffs in, 189
minority and women-owned, 121–122
pay-for-performance plans in, 351–353
workers’ compensation and, 369–370
SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), 534–535
Smoking, 438
SMTs (self-managed teams), 12, 50–51
Socialization
explanation of, 155
process of, 254–255
Social media. See Technology/social media
Social networking, 408–409
Social Security, 367–369
Social Security Act of 1935, 367–369, 370
Software
performance appraisal, 230
recruitment, –
South Africa, AIDS in, 512
Speak-English-only rule, 90
Speak-up programs, 414–415
Special-purpose teams, 51
SPHR (Senior Professional Human Resources), 35
Spirit of cooperation, 326–327
Staff employees,
Staffing process, 24
Statistical selection strategy, 171
Statutory rights, 430
Stereotypes
of Asian Americans, 127
avoiding promotion of, 142
cultural, 553
of Hispanics, 132
of Muslims, 134–135
of older individuals, 133
Stereotyping, 119
Stock appreciation rights (SARs), 348
Stock awards, 348
Stock-based programs, 348
Stock options, 347, 348
Stock purchase plans, 348
Strategic HR choices
compensation as, 26
employee and labor relations as, 26–27
employee rights as, 27
employee separations as, 26
explanation of, 24
international management as, 27
performance appraisal as, 26
staffing as, 24
training and career development as, 26
work flows as, 24
Strategic human resource (HR) planning
benefits of, 21
challenges of, 22–24
explanation of, 21
strategic HR choices and, 24–27
Strategic plans, 23
Stress
burnout, 520
pay-for-performance and, 329
from rapid change, –
Strikes. See Labor strikes
Structured interviews, 167–168
SUB (supplemental unemployment benefits), 371
Subcontracting, 69. See also Outsourcing
Subordinate review, 215
Substance use/abuse, 454–455
Succession planning, 151, 269
Suggestion systems, 418–419
Supplemental unemployment benefits (SUB), 371
Support groups, 139
Survivor benefits, 369
Suspension, 446
SWOT analysis, 282
System factors of performance, 224