busienss law

Running Head : Business Law

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Date : April 16 , 2009

Business Law

Workplace testing and Performance Evaluation

Workplace testing entails looking at the various ways of testing the work of the employees with the aim of improving the quality of services of products the organizations deals with so as to build on its profits Employers and employees want the same thing and that is why it is important to match the right people with the right job as per their qualifications (Repa , 2007 ' The range

of testing that is allowed in the workplace entails getting advice from private consultants to give information on a person 's physical and mental status and the measure of their integrity . This is done through medical examinations , drug and alcohol testing , examining job applications during the recruitment process and examining existing workplace performance by seeing how much output an individual produces in a given period

Some limitations of pre-employment testing include : Employers can find themselves facing legal issues when they undertake testing of individuals before they are hired in the organization (Repa , 2007 Another limitation is that employers cannot know certain behaviors of a person . People 's social lives are not included in their resumes and they also cannot predict the true characters of the people they hire during the interview sessions . Management failure can occur when they hire people in a rush without considering all the options available especially when they see the recruitment procedures as tiring Management also fails as they...