Possible Illegal Discrimination at Tractors, Inc. , Tractor Inc, is a family owned heavy equipment , ie, tractors, paving , the company tht has been in business for more than 25 years. over the past , several years the company has experienced rapid growth, increasing from 100 employees to 500.tractors Inc. is begining to realize that it needs to change or enhance its current performance management system. the company still uses the performance management systems it implemented more than 10 years ago consider the current performance system is conducted yearly, then the supervisor schedule a former meeting with employee to discuss the appraisal.dureing the meeting , the manager reviews the rating with the employee. including any comment that the manager may have. discuss opportunities for improvement and development.
In recent months the company received a complaint from a female employee that she did not get input about her appraisal, managers do not complete the appraisal in a timely manner. another two female employee complained that they had passed up for promotion. the rating of I.e. sue is that she attend her hours only and if she could handle her kids extra acitity by someone else she can stay longer hours at work, this made sue feels that only because men at work have home moms or single with less knowledge in her department get promoted.
Consider Tractors, Inc.’s performance management system in light of what we have discussed as an ideal system and how a company can ensure that its system is legally sound. As the new human resources manager, you have been asked to identify those areas of the current performance management system that could face a legal challenge. Please develop a one-page summation, identifying the potentially illegal aspects of the current system and your suggestions for making the current system more legally sound.