Be that as it may, implementing creative activities and providing trainings that focus on communication skills and active listening skills, as well as bringing awareness about different types of conflicts can create a better working environment, hence, ultimately decreasing or even ending workplace conflict. American society has come a long way when it comes to prejudice and racism. However, cultural diversity and racism continues to be the dominant cause of conflict in the workplace; it is an underlying issue that unless dealt with destroys workplace morale, communication and relationships. According to the Psychological American Society, “racial diversity tends to create more difficulties for team process as well as performance” (Mannix & Neale, 2005, p. 35). It is apparent in office settings that racism and prejudice are prevalent between people of diverse cultures.
So what is a whistle blower? According to Black’s Law Dictionary, a whistleblower is an employee who turns against their superiors to bring a[n] problem out in the open. BusinessDictionary.com states that a whistle blower is a person who discloses improper or criminal activity within an organization. Finally, under Sarbanes Oxley, “A “whistleblower” is someone, usually an employee, who reports an employer who has broken the law to an outside agency.” Under this very important act, whistleblowers are protected by federal and state laws. Employers may not retaliate against them for reporting misconduct.
The petitioner, Vance, alleged that Davis, whom Vance claimed was her supervisor, had created a racially hostile work environment in violation of Title VII. Under EEOC’s guidelines, it states that for harassment to be unlawful “the conduct must create a work environment that would be intimidating, hostile, or offensive to reasonable people” (Harassment). Furthermore, if the harassment stems from a supervisor, the company is held liable for the harassment charges, in this case Ball State University (BSU) would be held liable but only if Davis was indeed the supervisor. In this particular case, Davis and Vance are mere co-workers and the only way BSU would be held accountable is if they took no action against complaints filed by Vance, which they did follow through
The PDA states that woman cannot be banned from certain jobs due to she might have issued with pregnancy; this is Paula’s choice to make. Paula has a very strong case against NewCorp because of Sam’s action; this is a very big offense and can really harm NewCorps reputation. Legal Encounter 3 NewCorp needs to be very careful in this situation with Paul as if they try to fire or demote him after he issued a complaint with OSHA it can cause several legal actions against NewCorp to arise. Congress passed an Occupational Safety and Health act of 1970 that requires all employers to provide a safe workplace for employees and OSHA is the federal agency that regulates this. Since Paul has already issued a complaint with OSHA NewCorp can’t take any action against Paul right now because he can file a complaint with the department of labor and that can open up a whole new can of worms for
Changes in gender and age of workers has had a significant impact on the culture of today and influenced the pattern of work related standards such as work ethics (Chicago Tribune Business 2014). Stereotyping is the act of ascribing a set of traits to a person or group of people based on cultural preconceptions (Forbes global post). When stereotypes persist in the workplace, candidates for promotion may be overlooked, work teams do not function properly and the corporate culture erodes. In many cases, lawsuits are brought up, thus damaging the public perception of the company. Most companies deal with stereotyping in the workplace by educating as well as a clear directive to treat every worker as an individual.
CRACKERBARREL AND DEALING WITH DISCRIMINATION CRACKERBARREL AND DEALING WITH DISCRIMINATION Can an organization change its stripes? Before laws were passed to protect workers, an onslaught of lawsuits plagued companies having to deal with the answer to this question. Discrimination in the workplace has been an ongoing battle between the coworker and employee. In 1964 the civil rights act was invoked, Title VII, to protect employees and their rights at work. It has since been amended in 1972 by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act which states an employer cannot discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
When there has been a material breach, the aggrieved party is also relieved of a duty of further performance under the contract. Scenario 3 Loretta can file a sexual harassment suit against John her boss. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that occurs in the workplace. Persons who are the victims of sexual harassment may sue under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits sex discrimination in the workplace. 1. submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's
Some example of discrimination are, sex, religion, gender, color, and sexual harassment (Bennett-Alexander, Hartman 2007). Discrimination is an unfortunate reality within the workplace in the United State, and title VII and its amendments will help deter the employers from this action. Without title VII employers would be taking advantage of their employees by only hiring who they feel are capable of doing the job whether they can or not, or if they have the qualifications or not. Companies have the right to hire the most qualified person for the job, as long as they are not knowingly discriminating against the person. Other forms of discrimination that happen most often within the workplace are age and disability discrimination, these are also protected under title VII and it amendments, for example, there is age discrimination in employment act (ADEA) and the American with disability act
Organizational behavior - ESLSCA 37C Workplace bullying case study Problem definition: Workplace bullying, is the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior against a co-worker or subordinate. Workplace bullying can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation. It can come in different forms and shapes. • Unwarranted or invalid criticism • Blame without factual justification • Being treated differently than the rest of your work group • Being sworn at • Exclusion or social isolation • Being shouted at or being humiliated • Excessive monitoring or micro-managing • Being given work unrealistic deadline Justification for problem definition: Workplace bullies often operate within the established rules and policies of their organization and their society - Hence they follow the procedure. Bullying in the workplace is in the majority of cases reported as having been perpetrated by management - the impact is usually critical to both the individuals and the business.
International Journal of Manpower 20,1/2 16 The nature and causes of bullying at work University of Bergen, Norway Keywords Bullying, Conflict, Harassment, Occupational health, Organizational behaviour, Work psychology Abstract The present paper reviews and summarises the research and literature on the nature and causes of bullying at work. Bullying occurs when someone at work is systematically subjected to aggressive behaviour from one or more colleagues or superiors over a long period of time, in a situation where the target finds it difficult to defend him or herself or to escape the situation. Such treatment tends to stigmatise the target and may even cause severe psychological trauma. Empirical studies on the causes of bullying have concentrated on the personality of the victim and psychosocial factors at work. Most studies treat bullying as a unified phenomenon, in spite of the fact that different kinds of behaviours are involved.