Question

Explain why compliance with HR law is an important part of doing business.

(Submits a thorough explanation of all aspects of HR law compliance and supports the explanation with examples)

Answer 1

1. It helps ensure the company does the right thing The laws are there to make sure thatthe company has good management practice. The laws also have benefits beyond just complying with them. They ensure that discrimination is avoided as they can be a legal liability and cause poor morale and low job satisfaction, which may lead to poor job performance.

2. Realize limitations of the HR and legal departments If a manager makes a poor decision HR may not be able to resolve the situation and the legal department can’t always solve the issues created by the manager. The legal department is there is to assist in limiting the damage that already occurred.

3. Limited Potential Liability Considerable financial liabilities can occur when HR lawsare broken or perceived as broken.