Assignment 1 Employment-At-Will Doctrine Name LEG 500 Professor Name Name of University Date Action 1: According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, employers are prohibited from inquiring about whether an employee has a disability or not (Disability Discrimination). Therefore, would review the employee’s personnel records to identify whether or not she openly disclosed having a disability. As Jennifer’s direct supervisor, it is imperative that due diligence
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Scenario 1: When addressing the issue of a new hire who has not shown the ability to learn the systems needed to perform a job one of the very first questions that should be asked is what made the hiring manager believe this employee would be competent? According to Manzoni and Barsoux, managers often bear some blame for an underperforming employee and most commonly the failure occurred during the candidate selection process. In reviewing interview notes, questions asked and not asked we will
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In organization it is a giant different between productive and counterproductive behavior, and they both have important impact in business. Managers work hard to achieve their goals, which is to stay productive. Organizations do not want to stay at the same stage or go under year after year not growing. For the organizations to achieve their goal is for the employees being productive. An organization to understand the difference with productive and counterproductive behavior will allow maximizing
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Absenteeism also places a hardship on co-workers and team members who report to work regularly. Regular attendance is an important responsibility of every employee, and employees are expected to be at work, on time, every working day. Extreme tardiness or leaving early can be as detrimental to the company as an absence. Multiple tardies or leaving early will be considered a “pattern” or “attendance problem.” Other factors, such as degree of lateness or leaving early, may be considered. When
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Employee Theft Buena Vista University Employee Theft Each year employers lose large sums of money to employee theft. Often times this theft is not seen as stealing by the employee but is seen as an employee right or benefit, or maybe just not thought about in terms such as theft. The use of company products, such as copy or fax machines, for personal use, taking home paper clips or pens, and running personal errands on company time are all examples of employee theft
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Case Report: Changing How to Store Information Anthony Willis University of Maryland, University College This paper was prepared for Managing People and Groups in the Global Workplace, AMBA 620, taught by Professor Lucia Miree A. Case Synopsis During his tenure at the Information Technology department, Shanu paints the picture of a positive work environment where the employees are satisfied and happy with their jobs. After three years of working with the company, Shanu witnessed two junior
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who relish in the gossip media, the infamous World Star Hip Hop. These social media sites have all, had some clips of individuals some bizarre and often time violent episodes in the workplace. Such recorded acts that have aided authorities in the prosecution of individuals who committed heinous crimes within the workplace. For example, one clip I observed is where a group of employees are all on the computer consoles set in a oval shape. Employee “A” is seen throwing a inanimate object at employee “B”
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Whether you’re running a large or small business, be it online or offline, a corporation needs many things to run properly. It needs a structure of some type; it needs furniture, heating, lights, etc… However, the most important thing you need in running a successful business is to have someone that will organize things and keep the department running smoothly are those persons who are identified as managers, and are highly essential to any company and department. Being a good manager always starts
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ASSIGNMENT 1 EMPLOYMENT AT WILL DOCTRINE ROBERT COLEMAN LEG 500 LAW AND ETHICS IN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PROFESSOR TERESA SMALLWOOD J.D., MDiv. April 21, 2012 It has been brought to my attention that our recent hire Jennifer has been having a number of issues during her employment. I am going to have to review a number of things to determine what we are going to do about the situation. The first issue at hand is the lack of competence and skills that she is showing when it comes to her
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people what to do - it also involves choosing the right approach and management style to suit the situation. Managers play a pivotal role in getting things done by motivating, inspiring and leading others at work. Employees who feel valued in the workplace tend to be more committed to their work. This results in higher levels of performance, reduced absenteeism and more competitive businesses. According to the theorist Henri Fayol, the key functions of managers are to: * make forecasts and plans
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