5 Reasons Employers need Job Descriptions
Many of my clients have asked me to outline the reasons why job descriptions are critical. I have also included a sample job descriptions template for you.
1) Job descriptions outline the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities each position must have to successfully complete tasks.
2) Job descriptions clearly identify the expectations and responsibilities of the job.
Job descriptions outline the working conditions, tools, and equipment necessary to complete the job.
3) Job descriptions document the mental, physical, and environmental factors necessary to complete the position.
4) Job descriptions help the employee understand the essential functions of the job and attest to understanding what is expected of them. This also provides an opportunity for the employee to ask for any accommodations under Americans with Disability Act Amended (ADAAA).
5) Job descriptions not only educate the potential employee about the scope of the job, they also PROTECT the employer in case of a dispute.
If you have questions about how to write job descriptions for your place of business please don’t hesitate to give me a call.
ADA On September 25, 2008, the President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADA Amendments Act” or “Act”). The Act makes important changes to the definition of the term “disability” by rejecting the holdings in several Supreme Court decisions and portions of EEOC’s ADA regulations. The Act retains the ADA’s basic definition of “disability” as an impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. However, it changes the way that these statutory terms should be interpreted in several ways.
