Labor Relations

Preventing Workplace Discrimination Simulation

Preventing Workplace Discrimination

Some of the things that the employer can do in the workplace to accommodate people with disabilities would include making modifications to the buildings or workspace in which the disabled person occupies. Modifying the bathrooms to meet special needs. Raised toilets and rails around the walls to assist with entering and exiting the facilities. They may need to make the building wheelchair accessible by building ramps and widening door frames. Some employers may buy special chairs and keyboards to help eliminate fatigue in some disabled individuals. They may also use the TTY system for the deaf to be able to answer phones and voice activated typing systems. Drug abuse problems are not covered under the ADA, but companies may want to offer their employee's opportunities to go to rehabilitation services and FMLA time for them to give them the time they may need to partake in the treatment without fear of losing their job due to time off.

The personality of the potential employee should be a good match for the culture of the company. The personality of the person should also be a good fit for the position they are applying for. A receptionist with a bad attitude is likely to alienate customers and put them off by the way she answers the phones or transfers calls. A sales person will not be as effective if they are shy and have social anxiety disorder. There also has to be a chemistry between the employee and the employer. If the personalities are not a good fit it could cause a hostile work environment.

The person's attitude and work ethic needs to match what the employer is looking for or the relationship will be unsuccessful. Attitudes toward work is important and needs to be positive or the employee may cause a negative work environment. The expectations of future upward mobility should match the goals of what the company is trying to achieve. If the expectations of the company are higher than what the employee can provide then the match is not a good one. If the employee has higher expectations then what the company