Assignment 1: Employment-At-Will Doctrine
Due Week 3 and worth 200 points
As a manager and supervisor of an accounting department, discuss the following issues related to the employment-at-will doctrine and liability of an employer based on actions and responses to the employee’s behavior and actions. Jennifer, a recent graduate, has recently been hired by your accounting firm out of college. Upon being hired, she engages in a number of different behaviors that need your attention. * For each category of behavior, describe what steps you would take to address the situation.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
1. Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving skills, competence, and abilities:

I have been observant of the behavior and work ethic of your new employee Jennifer. She is a recent college graduate and she has been unable to learn basic computer applications that are vital to her everyday job functions. I am aware that you offered Jennifer training opportunities and well as supported her to perform better but that still has not assisted her. The next steps that need to take place in order for Jennifer to be productive are to counsel her on the work assignments she has and advise her that her performance is inadequate. Explain the reasons why her work is inadequate. Specifically state what she is doing and what is unacceptable about the work she is providing. Explain to Jennifer what is expected of her in the future after having this discussion. Last but not least provide a clear warning that a failure to correct performance deficiencies will result in stiff consequences.

After you have explored informal ways to address Jennifer’s performance issues, and have documented your counseling sessions with her, you can provide her with a more formal method which would be an