Together, policies and procedures ensure that a point of view held by the governing body of an organization is translated into steps that result in an outcome compatible with that view. Policies and procedures, involve Legislations, which are protected by law. If law is violated, then prosecution procedures take place, it is a nonstop circle. Grievance- procedure Is a written complaint about work conditions, that doesn’t satisfy, upset worker. They can make a formal grievance complaint if they’ve tried solving a problem by talking to manager but they’re not satisfied.
Confidentiality - Workplace confidentiality is a framework of workplace procedures and policies designed to maintain the integrity of confidential or potentially compromising information handled in the workplace. For certain types of information, there are laws about how the information should be handled, designed to maintain privacy for people trusting companies with confidential information. For others, no specific laws dictate information handling practices, but the workplace develops best practices on the grounds that the information should be
They tell him of a system that makes it so you don’t have to get out of your car to order, the drive-thru. Mac and his wife have a meeting with Duncan about ways to improve the sales. Mac brings up the drive-thru and Duncan is very impressed with the idea. Mac and his wife aren’t happy with where they are at in the business so they decide that they will steal from Duncans safe. They tie up Duncan and force him to tell them the combination to the safe.
The legal issue to be decided The issue is about the sexual harassment of an employee by his supervisor. The US employment law under Title VII is associated with the case as it allows employers to avoid harassment liability that does not involve adverse employment action such as termination (James and Bridget). 3. The holding in the case The US Supreme Court decided that CBS must use affirmative defense in this case. The court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff and acceptance claims under Title VII.
The law on confidentiality and restrictive covenants are in place to ensure that employer’s business interests are protected. Employers may rely on mechanisms such as the confidentiality clauses and restrictive covenants to protect their businesses from damaging competition, disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information. The objective of these provisions is to avoid employees from abusing they employer’s business interests when the employment has come to end. The degree of protection provided to employers differs if the employee has ended the contract of employment. The implied duty of fidelity protects business interests and imposes a obligation employee must not disclose any information or trade secrets of their employers business.
Gerri Landau “Silkwood” Silkwood is a true story about Karen Silkwood, a laboratory worker at the Kerr-McGee Plutonium recycling plant who threw herself into union work in hopes of putting an end to the radiation poisoning of their employees. This is a movie about a whistleblower and the effective involvement of labor unions. Karen has gotten a coworker to cover her shift and learns about the temporary shutting down of the plant due to contamination in their section. A friend of Karen’s becomes contaminated and this is when she decides to be proactive against it. Most of Karen’s coworkers believe she has had some involvement with the contamination.
After the murder, Neff begins to care about what might happen to Lola, Mr.Dietrichson’s daughter, both of whose parents have been murdered. Neff is also worried about Keyes, the determined manager of the claims office, whom we later discover he is confessing to on the Dictaphone. Later, in a confrontation between Phyllis and Walter, she shoots him in the chest, but he has the strength to shoot and kill her. Neff goes back to the office, wounded and confesses what happened through the Dictaphone. In the majority of noir films, the femme fatale remains committed to her independence, rarely allowing herself to be converted by the hero or captured by the police (Blaser).
When it comes to organizational culture affects the way workers respond and react when positioned in ethical problems Organization’s culture can disclose the unwritten ethical standards that guide workers in their decision-making. Some companies can prevent unsafe ethical behavior by changing their organizational culture. Organizational culture is the study of the attitudes, beliefs and psychology within an organization. It not only includes how workers act together, but also how they connect with others outside of the organization. Ethical standards are the code of conduct required by the organization for workers to follow.
Dear Mr. Moore, As per your request I have reviewed the case in the details and all the facts found throughout my investigation point out that your company is liable for the conduct of your employees and sexual harassment accusations brought by Virginia Pollard. Virginia Pollard was the only woman working in the warehouse, and she has become a victim of pranks perpetrated by her six male colleagues. They made her work environment very uncomfortable and stressful.” Her co-workers taped her drawers shut, locked her out of the guard shack she sat in to watch the inventory, filled the guard shack with trash, and backed a forklift up to the door and made it backfire in her ear.” She was constantly exposed to inappropriate language and behavior
When a resignation is received, HR should take reasonable steps to do an outtake interview with the employee to find out why they are leaving and whether the company can take steps to improve the work environment. These outtake interviews should be kept in company records should a complaint arise, so that it can be demonstrated that the company did not have the requisite intent to constructive discharge employees. Finally, the company should make it a policy to address all employee complaints. This will not only foster better communication with employees, but allow the company to demonstrate that it has not constructive discharged an