Exam 14: Respecting Employee Rights and Managing Discipline

Which of the following is NOT an example of employee theft?

Employees may be discharged for refusing to violate a professional code of ethics.

Employment-at-will is a common-law rule that tends to favor the employer.

A legally binding promise between two or more competent parties is called a(n)________.

Additional Case 14.1 You are the HR director at Catalina Manufacturing. The firm is considering random drug testing for employees at its California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas facilities. Management believes that the assembly of high explosive devices and a recent rash of drug-related accidents make drug testing imperative. -Refer to Additional Case 14.1.To receive maximum support from employees,Catalina's HR department should most likely communicate the need for drug testing as a:

The Privacy Act of 1974:

In most cases involving employee discipline:

For which of the following reasons can employees refuse to obey superiors and be protected from losing their jobs?

Additional Case 14.2 Gloria, an employee at Hamilton Resources, which is a unionized company, has performance and absenteeism problems. Gloria's manager, Dean, wants to fire her immediately. As the HR manager at Hamilton, you explain to Dean that he needs to try to improve the employee's performance first and save termination as a last resort. Sometime later, the CEO asks you to review and update the firm's employee discipline process. He wants to give employees as much responsibility for their own performance improvement as possible. He is also willing to invest in management training to ensure the best and most fair process. As HR manager, you will be responsible for training managers on the new discipline process. -Refer to Additional Case 14.2.If Dean had fired Gloria immediately,the action would most likely be considered:

All employee discipline,regardless of cause or process,should be documented in writing by managers.

What is the primary reason that managers resist using the positive discipline process?

About ________ of the U.S.labor force is covered by union contracts.

Theft from employers costs U.S.business approximately $120 million dollars a year.

Employee disclosure of an employer's illegal,immoral,or illegitimate practices to persons or organizations that may be able to take corrective action is called ________.

A common-law rule that allows employers the right to terminate employees at any time for any cause is best known as:

Discuss the concept of the "Just Cause Standard of Discipline," identifying the seven questions a manager needs to answer before proceeding with discipline.

A company's whistleblowing policy should most likely:

Which of the following is true about employee privacy rights?

Employee rights may be categorized into three groups.Identify these categories and explain the rights within each.

In most cases,what role in employee discipline is typically played by HR staff?