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SECTION 5 Employee Relations
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Chapter Objectives
interrelated.
After you have read this chapter, you should be able to:
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Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Equal employment opportunity
Collective bargaining
Workplace safety
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promises of the employer.
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FIGURE 15–1
Provisions in Employment
Contracts
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Contractual Rights (cont’d)
• Non-Compete Agreements
for a specified period of time.
Non-piracy agreements Non-solicitation of current employees Intellectual property and trade
secrets Employment Contract Clauses
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Contractual Rights (cont’d)
• Employer’s Intellectual Property Rights:
pursuing them elsewhere
employers
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Contractual Rights (cont’d)
• Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)
employment-related actions.
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Rights Affecting the Employment Relationship
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Employment-at-Will (EAW)
Employers
Employers have the right to hire, fire, demote,
or promote as they choose, unless there is a law
or contract to the contrary.
Employees
Employees have the right to quit and got another
job under the same constraints.
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Employment-at-Will Restrictions
• Wrongful Discharge
Fortune v National Cash Register Company
• Constructive Discharge
to get (to force) that employee to resign or quit.
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FIGURE 15–2 Keys for Preparing a Defense against Wrongful Discharge
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FIGURE 15–3 Criteria for Evaluating Just Cause and Due Process
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Work-Related Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Arbitration Peer Review Panels Ombuds
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Methods
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Managing Individual Employee and Employer Rights Issues
• Right to Privacy
• Privacy Rights and Employee Records:
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Privacy Rights and Employee Records
• ADA Provisions
limited conditions specified in the ADA.
• Security of Employee Records
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FIGURE 15–4 Employee Record Files
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Employees’ Free Speech Rights
Employers’ Restrictions on Employees’ Free Speech
Rights
Advocacy of Controversial
Views Publication of Blogs and Wikis Engaging in Whistle-Blowing
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Employee Rights and Personal Behavior
Body Appearance
An employer can place legitimate job-related
limits on an employee’s personal at-work
appearance such as tattoos and body piercings
Off-Duty Behavior
An employer can discipline an employee if the employee’s off-the-job behavior puts the company in legal or financial jeopardy.
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FIGURE 15–5
Recommended Employer Actions
Regarding Electronic
Communications
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E-mail and Voice Mail
• Electronic Communications Policy Elements
only.
business purposes.
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Sample
Sample
Illegal Drug Use
Employee Theft
Types of Employee Misconduct
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Balancing Employer Security and Employee Rights
Workplace Monitoring
• Monitoring e-mail and voicemail
• Conducting video surveillance at work
• Monitoring employee performance
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Substance Abuse and Drug Testing
• Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988
Failure to comply can lead to contract termination.
Act does not cover tobacco and alcohol.
Off-the-job drug use is not included.
• U.S Department of Transportation (DOT)
pilots and mechanics, pipeline workers, and licensed sailors.
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FIGURE 15–6 How Substance Abuse Affects Employers Financially
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Drug Testing and Employee Rights
• Policies for Conducting Drug Tests
• When to Test (Conditions)
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HR Policies, Procedures, and Rules
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FIGURE 15–7 Typical Division of HR Responsibilities:
Policies, Procedures, and Rules
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Employee Handbooks
At-will Prerogatives
Harassment Hours worked
Pay/benefits
Policies in Handbooks
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Employee Handbooks
• Legal Review of Language
• Readability
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Communicating HR Information
Internal Publications and Media
Electronic Communication Downward and Upward Internal
Communications
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Avoidable without justifiable
cause (e.g., feigning illness)
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Controlling Absenteeism
Disciplinary approach Positive reinforcement
Combination approach Paid time-off (PTO)
“No fault” policy
Controlling Absenteeism
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FIGURE 15–8 Employee Absenteeism Control Actions
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HR Metrics: Measuring Absenteeism
• Measuring Absenteeism
100 days)
work of
(Number employees)
of number (Average
period during
absence job
gh lost throu s
person-day of
Number
×
×
• Other Measures of Absenteeism:
Incidence rate —absences per 100 employees each day
Inactivity rate —percentage of time lost to absenteeism
Severity rate —average time lost per absent employee during a specified period of time
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HR Metrics: Measuring Absenteeism (cont’d)
• Calculations of the costs of absenteeism should usually include:
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Employee Discipline
• Discipline
• Effective Discipline:
discipline.
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Organizational culture of avoiding discipline
Lack of support by higher management
Fear of lawsuits
Avoidance of time loss
Guilt about past behavior
Fear of loss of friendship
Reasons Why Managers Might Not
Use Discipline
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Employee Discipline (cont’d)
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FIGURE 15–9 Progressive Discipline Process
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Discharge: The Final Disciplinary Step
• Termination Process
• Separation Agreement
for specified benefits.