Week 2 Assignment Question /Answers
HRM320: Employment Law
Professor: Justin Lawrence
DeVry University
Michael Nealy
January 16, 2015

1. What do you think are some of the factors in the modern workplace that contribute to a theft of time? How can those factors be managed? * There are many factors that can contribute to theft of time in the modern day workplace, for instance should you decide to take an extended coffee break, or if you search the internet a little too long when you should be working on other projects that’s considered to be theft of company time. Should you find yourself using the company phone for personal use such as talking to family members and friends rather than staying on task with the work that is at hand then you are guilty of the offense of theft of time. You are in fact stealing the employer’s money by not managing good use of the time that you have. * Here are some way that can best manage those scenarios. Where I work there are three bells that ring that at different times that lets you know when it is break time and when to return from break. The first bell lets you know that’s it’s time for break, the second bell lets you know that you should be returning from break and finally the third bell lets you know that you should be at your workstation. Should be caught too many times not at your work station you could be disciplined. That is one way to manage your time. As for the second scenario the best way to manage the internet is to have the IT department set a block so that you may not surf the net for personal use during the company hours. 2. What does the word Whistleblower mean (legally speaking)? Give an example of whistleblowing. * Whistleblowing generally states that the disclosure of a person, usually an employee in a government agency or private enterprise, to the public or those in authority, of