Week 3 EOC: Work Place Fairness

a. Note that the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) sponsors the site. Why do you believe they would do so?
“In the past, some managers felt their employees were not sophisticated enough, nor had the financial resources, to really challenge policies those employees felt were discriminatory or unfair. It is not true today.” (Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, P. 96) I believe that the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) sponsors the site so that they can have support from outside organizations. Having support from more than one company and/or organization makes it a better organization. When an organization is a nonprofit organization, it is a good idea to get sponsors because it gives them the opportunity to receive outside resources and also money that will help them be more successful without having to feel like the organization has to come up with all of the money, for example. NELA is an organization that wants to help people who have been discriminated (for example) in their workplace. NELA is a create company that helps employees in cases that involve employment discrimination, illegal workplace harassment, wrongful termination, denial of employee benefits, and also other employment-related matters.
b. What specific resources are available on this site? List at least three such resources.
“Web sites such as Workplace Fairness provide significant assistance to any employee with access to the Internet. According to its posted information, Workplace Fairness “provides information about job rights and employment issues around the country and in all 50 states.” (Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, P, 96) Some of the resources that are available on the NELA site are seminars, articles, reports, different advocacy programs, references from the United States’ courts, and many other resources. NELA is a create website that helps every person and/or employee that is facing some sort of discrimination or harassment in their workplace.
c. What are some specific work-related issues you feel would compel an employee to seek out the type of information found on a site such as this one? How can hospitality managers best address these issues?
“It is for workers, employers, advocates and anyone else who wants to better understand, protect, and strengthen workers’ rights.” (Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, P. 96) Since the NELA website focuses on anyone who is interested in knowing more about the protection of someone’s job any situation due to issues with discrimination, illegal workplace harassment, wrongful termination, denial of employee benefits, and also other employment-related matters would be a great issue would compel an employee to seek out information found in the NELA website. An issue that someone might have can be that they have been feeling discriminated in their job because of their color of skin, hair, ethnicity, etc. Also if someone feels harassed. Examples of these issues are those who NELA can help with. I feel that the hospitality managers can best address these issues by researching themselves about what is right from wrong. They should go to this website and do some research so that they are educated enough and they should be able to teach that everyone is equal in their workplace, for example.