Introduction
Managers in hiring organizations must always have sufficient legal knowledge on matters relating to employment. This helps them know the legal repercussions of their action and recognize the legal aspects of problems that arise in employment situations. Some of the specific legal aspects in employment include drug testing and pre-employment medicals, credit and background checks, immigration and employment contracts.
The legal aspect in employment processes is very important because it is a sensitive issue which if mishandled, can lead to legal consequences. Every employment process, right from employee selection to terminations, is guided by employment laws and must be followed to the letter and the spirit. Managers beware of the legal issues in hiring employees. New employees should be selected in a transparent, fair and legal manner. This will avoid legal cases regarding infringement of individual rights during the hiring process.
Interim and permanent employment and termination process
Employment contracts are an important legal aspect in employment law. Managers must know the legal requirements and processes involved when agreeing on employment contracts. Interim employment must have the duration and terms of employment in the employment contract. Permanent employment also has to be well spelt out in the employment contract. Managers need legal knowledge to understand how these contracts are formulated, how wages are decided upon and how termination processes are conducted. Termination of employment can only be done in specific cases or when both parties mutually agree to end the contract. Therefore, managers need legal knowledge to handle the hiring, employment and termination scenarios competently.
Conclusion
Legal knowledge in human resource is important in helping managers understand how to conduct hiring processes as per the requirements of the law. Legal knowledge is required in handling permanent employment, interim employment and employment termination procedures competently. Therefore, legal knowledge in human resource is important in helping managers make their decisions in line with the law.
References
Cascio, W. F., & Aguins, H. (2005). Applied Psychology in human resource management (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Edwards, J., Scott, J. C., & Raju, N. S. (2003). The human resources program-evaluation handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
