Strayer University | Employment-At-Will Doctrine | LEG 500/Professor Armonda | | Alicia Hewitt | 4/16/2012 | | The Employment-At-Will Doctrine is a doctrine that defines an employer can fire an employee at any time, without cause, and the employee can terminate employment at anytime. If there is a contract, the contract must be honored until set date of termination, or employee fails to honor set contract (Halbert & Ingulli, 2012, p.46). Describe what steps you would take
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Running head: The use of Consensual Relationship Agreement 1 Strayer University Professor: Tameria L. Vickerson The use of Consensual Relationship Agreement 2 Abstract We spend on average about 40 plus hours a week at work, is no wonder how romance in the workplace happens. I met my husband in the workplace. Our President also met his wife at work. People that work
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Consensual Relationship Agreement: Will It Work for You? By: Takilya B. Hood Strayer University October 30, 2012 BUS520: Organizational Behavior Dr. Carolyn Birmingham Consensual Relationship Agreement: Will It Work for You? 1 Argue for the use of Consensual Relational Ship Agreement in your current (of future) workplace? In today’s society most companies
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Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study Strayer University Leadership and Organizational Behavior Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study 1. Argue for the use of Consensual Relationship Agreements (CRAs) in your current (or future) workplace. A consensual relationship agreement, according to DeMaria, is an agreement that “requires both individuals to acknowledge the following: the relationship is voluntary and consensual; they understand the company's policy against harassment;
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Consensual Relationship Agreements: A Case Study Zachary -- Dr. Kimberly A Carter BUS520 Leadership and Organizational Behavior April 22, 2012 Consensual Relationship Agreements: A Case Study Introduction A consensual relationship agreement is a written contract between coworkers used by their employer to publicly disclose a romantic relationship. The purpose of this contract is to protect the employer from future litigation in the event that the said relationship goes bad or to address
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romantic relationships at work are developing more frequently. Workplace romance may be the only option for employees whose workload limits their outside activities; but for employers, this trend may prove problematic as the potential liability associated with these relationships rises (Wilson,Filosa, et al, 2003). Since this trend is continuing, how are employers protecting themselves as well as their employees? One type of workplace policy that is being adopted is a consensual relationship agreement
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Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study Kelly Glover Professor John Mitchell Lithonia Campus BUS 520 – Organization and Leadership October 30, 2012 Strayer University Abstract This paper will discuss Consensual Relationship Agreements in the workplace. Within the paper, I will argue for the use of CRAs in the workplace by explaining the benefits. I will also present a counter argument against the use by explaining the cons. Ethical principles and other options
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justify these criticisms. Consensual Relationship Agreements (CRAs) are “essentially a written “contract” in which the romantically involved parties acknowledge the following: Their relationship is voluntary and consensual. They agree to abide by the employer’s antidiscrimination, anti- harassment, and workplace conduct policies. They promise to report any perceived harassment to management, if it occurs. They agree to behave professionally and not allow the relationship to affect their performance
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Vastano Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study November 10, 2012 Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study Consensual workplace agreements are being adopted by some companies it response to workplace romances. I am going to argue for the use of them and also counter against their merit. There will be a discussion of the ethics involved in their use. I also plan to give an alternative to the consensual workplace agreements. There are many reasons for using Consensual Relationship Agreements
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The purpose of this project is to examine the Consensual Relationship Agreement Case Study. In developing the project, concepts will be identified in the areas of organizational behavior models of individual, group and organizational processes; how ethical decisions are made; and concepts of individual differences, personality traits, and perspectives. According to Hellriegel & Slocum (2011) the characteristics of a Consensual Relationship Agreement (CRA) is defined as being “a written “contract”
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