Chapter 4 : Employer and Employee Rights

Industrial Relation

1. Employer And Employee Rights

2. ID NAME 1771 Sadia Islam 1773 Ramiza khondkar 1774 Toma Sen 1775 Moriom Khanom 1776 Shamima Akter

3. 1.Privacy Act . 3.Polygraph Protection Act 2.Drug-Free Workplace Act 4.Adjustment And Retraining Act Employee Rights Legislation

4. 1.The privacy Act: It requires federal government agencies t o make information in an individual’s p ersonnel file available to him or her 2.The Drug-Free Workplace Act: Requires specific government related g roups to ensure that their workplace is d rug free .

5. 3.The Polygraph Protection Act: Prohibits the use of lie detectors in screening all job applicants. 4.The Worker Adjustment And Retraining Notification Act: Specifies employer’s notifica tion requirements when closing down a plant or laying off large numbers of workers.

6. Social media C Current issues regarding employee rights

7. Determined likelihood of drug usage_466 Passed on written test. 4264 Utah August 12-July13 welfare applicant drug test

8. Honesty test Whistle-blowing A specialized questionnaire for assessing one’s honesty. A situation in which an employee notifies authorities of wrongdoing in an organization

9. Employee Monitoring Be more Productive Work Smarter Not Harder.

10. Workplace Security Protecting employer’s data,property,productivity , Employee theft.

11. Workplace Romance A Personal Relationship that develops at work. In Accordance with a survey-47% admitted to that romance another 19% consider it and The rest 11% involved with that.

12. The Employment –at-Will Doctrine Rooted in 19 th century Permitted employers to discipline or discharge Employees at their discertion . An employer can dismiss an employee for good reason,for no reasoneven for a cause morally wrong.

13. Exceptions To The Doctrine Contractual Relationship Statutory Considerations Public Policy Violation Implied Employment Contract Breach Of Good Faith

14. D iscipline : The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior

15. F actors to Consider W hen Disciplining 1.Seriousness of the problem 2.Duration of the problem 3.Frequency and nature of problem 4.Extenuating factors

16. 5.Degree of socialization 6. History of organization’s Discipline practice 7.Management backing

17. Disciplinary Guidelines Make disciplinary action corrective rather than positive. Use a progressive discipline approach. Follow the hot-stove rule… Immediate response.. Advance warning.. Consistent action Impersonal application

18. Disciplinary actions Written verbal warning Written warning Suspension a suspension dismissal