The Value of Fair Treatment in the Workplace

Value of Fair Treatment in the workplace
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Introduction
The issue of discrimination and unfair treatment of the employees at workplaces is still a problem even the modern world. It is only unfortunate that despite the evolution of time and all the effort which has been made to deal with the menace, it still a challenge which is alive and which is causing tremendous negative effects. It is as a result that various measures and rules have been formulated in an attempt to deal with the problems. This paper will provide a discussion of the need to adopt voluntarily the various practices of hiring and promotion as well as general measures which can help to reduce discrimination in the workplaces in the contemporary world. The paper will also discuss the benefits and costs of prohibiting federal forms of discrimination all in an attempt to reduce the menace of discrimination in the workplace and the aim of this discussion is to provide knowledge on the importance of adopting the various forms of anti-discrimination which are adopted by both the federal and state governments so as to enhance diversity in the workplaces. The technique which will be used by this paper is the reading, analysis, and evaluation of other sources technique.
Analysis of the benefits and costs of voluntarily prohibiting 3-5 federal forms of discrimination prohibited under the federal anti-discrimination law
The United States of America is one of the countries which are well known for having a high level of diversification. Regardless of the origin, race or ethnicity or religious affiliation of the people, in the United States, all people are greatly viewed as one (Austin, 2013). The laws are enacted and implemented so as to safeguard the rights of the people and it explains better the reason why both the federal and the state governments have formulated various laws which bar an employee from showing any form of discrimination to another, in terms of hiring, firing or any other form of discrimination and unfairness to the employees.
The human resource department of a firm is tasked with the responsibility to carry out investigations on the reported and alleged employee complaints on harassments or any form of discrimination at the workplace or out of workplace provided it is related to work issues (Doeringer, 2012). It means that HR should investigate all forms of workplace conflicts so as to provide an amicable solution to the conflicting parties. In extension, the solution would cushion the organization against any form of legal liability which might be as a result of the conflicts.
Concerning the forms of discrimination outlawed by the state laws, this paper points out the aspects of diversity, equal payments, discriminations, harassments among others (Doeringer, 2012). When evaluating the benefits and costs of some of them, many nations to measure the costs and benefits of diversity, i.e. racial, gender and religious aspects. The benefit normally outweighs the cost. To such firms, the cost is critical in the sense that it directly implies the money required for the implementation activity. The benefits include; improved firm’s reputation, attract employees with useful talents, make innovations and creative aspects to be better, adds strength to the cultural values in an organization, and helping to deal with the shortage of employees. When talking about the costs, a firm has to take some steps to change the internal cultural aspects, for instance, to make sure that a diversified workforce is employed, it is retained and nurtured and it, therefore, points out to the fact that a lot of money has to be spent on the education of the employees. Additionally, a lot of costs have to be incurred in efforts to comply with the laws (Paludi, 2012).
There is an assumption that both men and women have equal ability and skills to undertake a given job, which is true and therefore firms are obligated by law to pay both men and women equally in accordance to their level of work, experience e.tc without discriminating on gender basis (Austin, 2013). It is, however, disheartening to note that the women employees still; are underpaid as compared to their male counterparts. Comparatively, the women earn about 78 cents in every dollar which a man earns in the United States. The pay gap is one of the concerns to be addressed with all necessary urgency.
Benefits and Costs of voluntarily prohibiting a form of discrimination not covered by any form of the federal anti-discrimination laws
The benefits and cost of voluntarily prohibiting forms of discrimination not covered by and of the federal anti-discrimination laws amount to religious discrimination. Many employers have a tendency to decide on some things/ decisions which pertain the hiring and firing of the employees based on religion i.e. religious believes. In the scenario whereby the certain employee is of a different religious background, such a form of discrimination is highly likely to be against a person (Hays-Thomas, 2016). Any employer shouldn’t use the religious affiliation of a person as a reason to discriminate against them instead the employer should strive to utilize the religion of an ind...