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The Role of Unions In Staffing. Union Membership. Since requiring union membership as a condition of employment is unlawful Unions are relatively indifferent to whom management hires and how it goes about doing that. Staffing Factors Influenced by Union Contracts.
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Union Membership • Since requiring union membership as a condition of employment is unlawful • Unions are relatively indifferent to whom management hires and how it goes about doing that
Staffing Factors Influenced by Union Contracts • job requirements and rewards -> person/job matching process • job tasks, job titles, job structures • internal staffing: • job postings • lines of movement (mobility paths) • seniority
Lines of Movement • To which other jobs are employees eligible to move • Restrictions upon movement by department, function, shift, location • Eligibility for job moves • Factors taken into account for promotion/transfer decisions
Seniority • When seniority begins • What happens if seniority is interrupted • How one builds up seniority • How to exercise seniority rights • Whether seniority transfers from one department to another • Seniority calculation formulas