by the Society for Human Resource Management predicted that 55 percent of office romances would likely result in marriage, but that 28 percent of these office relationships may result in complaints of favoritism from coworkers, 24 percent in sexual harassment claims, and another 24 percent in the decreased productivity of the employees involved (Wilson). After careful contemplation of the deontological and utilitarian theories, I have determined that the rules and regulations restricting dating on
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and Organizational Behavior - Bus 520 January 23, 2013 Consensual Relationship Agreements Argument For Workplace romances can lead to accusations of poor judgment, breaches of ethics, favoritism, lost productivity, poor employee morale, sexual harassment claims and even workplace violence. Such concern has led an increasing number of companies to institute "consensual relationship agreements," also known as "love contracts." (Kurtz, 2012) People dating each other in the workplace can wreak
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transferring, firing and revising handbooks and company policies (Sills, 2008). Why? Possibly to avoid major disruption in the workplace related to social, professional and financial conflicts. As a result, several companies have developed consensual relationship agreements (CRAs). Hellreigel & Slocum (2011) define CRAs as written contracts in which involved parties acknowledge their relationship as voluntary and consensual, agree to abide by workplace policies, and agree to avoid behaviors that could potentially
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put in place to not hold schools or districts responsible for the suffering these children went through. In my research I have found there is no federal law that addresses bullying directly. However, schools have an obligation to resolve the harassment, majority of bullying concerns aren’t adequately resolved. Sometimes the bullying escalates after the bully is reprimanded for their actions. When families feel the issue hasn’t been resolved and/or the bullying has worsened, they are able to
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that offered a bigger than normal amount of loans to its customers. Colombo’s works performance was superb to anyone else in her office, she was a great worker. In a performance review she earned an “exceeds expectations” according to a termination/harassment lawsuit filed for her. The suit said that the work area became hostile for her in 2005 after one of her fellow workers, who was a man, started asked her to approve loan that had false information and other things that were incorrect. He also even
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workplace policy and guidelines of any job is important. There are also many opinions on why this policy is unnecessary, and can give the vibe of invading one’s personal space. Implementing such a policy will allow for the company to have a surety in place, so that the company is safe from lawsuits, and being solely liable for any mishappenings of those involved. Implementing these types of policies may also convey the sense of fairness to all. There are two ethical principles: sexual harassment, and
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Group 4 Business Ethics March 16, 2013 Question #1 What steps you would take to change an organization culture? Changing an organization’s culture is one of the toughest tasks to take on. This is so because the organization culture was formed over a period of years with interaction between customers, and employees of the organization. Culture change requires commitment, understanding and tools. These are some steps to take in changing an organization culture:- • Be aware of the
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Indirect discrimination 3 2.0 Theories of discrimination 4 3.0 Type of discrimination at workplace 4 3.1 Age discrimination at workplace 4 3.2 Racial discrimination at workplace 5 3.3 Disability discrimination at workplace 6 4.0 Sexual harassment 7 5.0 Impact of discrimination at workplace 10 6.0 If you’re Being Discriminated Against... 10 6.1 Don't Pretend That It Isn't Happening 10 6.2 Seek Advice 10 7.0 If You Are Accused of Discrimination... 11 7.1 Take the Accusation
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Human Resource Systems Final Paper Rodolfo A. Pinero HRCS/645 20 August 2013 Human Resource Management Application Paper Reflecting upon my 33 years of military experience in the field of Naval Administration and Legal I have found a great similarity in the field of Human Resources and Management. This particular course in the Human Resource Systems has expanded my knowledge in understanding the different human resource tools that are available and similar to the ones used in the military. However
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(Dharmaraj, 2012). In the office, one tends to meet people who share in at least one of his or her common interest(s)-the career path he or she has chosen. Any activity such as dinner and drinks after a long days work can lead in individuals developing a love interest in one another. Many actors and actress can be seen in films together; Only later for it to come out that they are dating. President Obama met his wife while employed at Sidley & Austin, LLP (Essence Magazine, 2010). Those
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