Exam 15: Employee Rights and Responsibilities

_____ typically incorporates a sequence of steps, each becoming more stringent, that are designed to change an employee's inappropriate behavior.

What are the guidelines that should preferably be followed by employers while storing employee records?

If an employer deliberately makes conditions intolerable for an employee as an attempt to force an employee to resign, the employer is guilty of wrongful discharge. .

One industry in which dress and appearance codes and policies are important is the food and beverage industry.

Individuals outside the normal chain of command who act as problem solvers for both management and employees are called_____.

If employees have a legal right to some benefit, they also have a moral right to the same.

Grace is asked by her employer to quit her job on the grounds that she is not punctual. Considering that the law of employment-at-will holds in the given scenario, which of the following statements is true?

The right of U.S. citizens to be protected from search and seizure does not apply to employees searched at work by representatives of their private employers.

What are the consequences of substance abuse in workplaces? What rights do employees have with regards to drug testing?

An employee has rights and responsibilities beyond those spelled out in the job description, employment contract, HR policies, and the employee handbook.

The final stage of both the progressive and the positive approaches to discipline is_____.

Describe three alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes that are commonly used.

Describe an employee handbook. What are the best practices that companies should consider while developing employee handbooks?

Including a disclaimer in an employee handbook that employees can be terminated at any time with or without cause does not imply that the right of employment-at-will holds.

Considering the reciprocal nature of rights and responsibilities, if an employee has the right to a safe working environment, then the employer has_____.

Operating managers, and not HR staff, are the main users and enforcers of rules, procedures, and policies in a company.

Unionized employees are free agents, unrestrained by any implied or written contracts.

Mere employee expectations about acceptable behavior and performance cannot legally be considered an implied contract.

An individual's right to freedom of speech, which isgranted by the U.S. Constitution, is unrestricted in the workplace.

Discipline is a process of corrective action that enforces organizational rules.