Legal Issues in Reduction of Work Forse

Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation

Fast serve; Incorporated is a $25 million company whose main product is direct marketing of branded sports apparel.   The company has recently decided to end its online retail outlet.   The shutdown of the online distribution service led to the reduction of its workforce. A couple employees will have to be laid off with the remaining employees retained with new job descriptions. Work productivity, reliability, skill sets, educational background and employment status will be key in retaining employees also employment law will have to be taking into account. The five employees considered for layoff are Carl Haimes, Brian Carter, and Sarah Boyd, Nora Manson and Jenny Mills. The table below will demonstrate the legal concept that relates to the employment position of these workers at FastServe (University of Phoenix, 2008).

In a table, identify, for each of the five candidates for dismissal

|Concepts                 |Employment Law Concepts                                                       |Reference to Concept in Reading       |
|Employees                 |                                                                             |                                     |
|Carl Haimes               |         Sexual Orientation Discrimination                                   |Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964   |
|                         |                                                                             |does not specifically address sexual |
|                         |Carl Haimes has been the target of sexually offensive remarks and harassment |orientation however, the legislation |
|                         |by his colleagues and supervisor.   An investigation confirms that the         |does prohibit discrimination based on|
|                         |allegation was true. He is a good employee with an above average in           |sex. “Sexual Orientation             |
|... [continues]

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