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Ethics and Employee Rights and Discipline14
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Learning Objectives1. Explain what is meant by ethical behavior at
work.
2. Discuss important factors that shape ethical behavior at work.
3. Describe at least four specific ways in which HR management can influence ethical behavior at work.
4. Employ fair disciplinary practices.
5. List at least four important factors in managing dismissals effectively.
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Explain what is meant by ethical behavior at work.
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Ethics and Fair Treatment at Work
• What is ethics?• Ethics and the law• Ethics, justice, and fair treatment• Ethics, public policy, and employee rights
oUnalienable rightsoPublic policyoEmployment rights
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Review• Ethics• The law• Justice, and fair
treatment• Public policy, and
employee rights
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Discuss important factors that shape ethical behavior
at work.
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What Shapes Ethical Behavior at Work?
• No one smoking gun• The person (bad apples)• Situations (bad cases)• Outside forces (bad barrels)oPressuresoEthics policies and codesoOrganizational culture
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Review
• Smoking guns and apples
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Describe at least four specific ways in which HRmanagement can influence
ethical behavior at work.
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Using HR Management Methods to
Promote Ethics and Fair Treatment
• Selection• Ethics training• Performance appraisal• Reward and disciplinary systems• Managing ethics compliance
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Review
• Selection• Training • Performance• Rewards• Compliance
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Employ fair disciplinary practices.
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Managing Employee Discipline and Privacy
• Fairness in disciplining
• Bullying and victimization
• What causes unfair behavior?
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Managing Employee Discipline And Privacy
• Basics of a fair and just disciplinary processoRules and regulationsoProgressive penaltiesoFormal disciplinary appeals processes
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Discipline without Punishment
1. Oral reminder
2. Formal written reminder
3. Decision-making leave
4. Purge suspension from file
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Managing Employee Discipline and Privacy
• Employee privacy
• Employee monitoringoRestrictions
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Review• Appeals• Discipline, not
punishment• Employee
privacy & monitoring
• Fairness• Bullying• Unfair behavior• Rules and
regulations• Penalties
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List at least four important factors in managing
dismissals effectively.
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Managing Dismissals
• Termination at will and wrongful discharge
• Grounds for dismissaloUnsatisfactory performanceoMisconductoLack of qualifications for the joboChanged requirements
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Managing Dismissals
• Other issues in dismissalso InsubordinationoFairnessoSecurity measures
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Managing Dismissals
• Avoiding wrongful discharge suits• Personal supervisory liability• The termination interviewoOutplacement counselingoExit interview
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Layoffs, Downsizing, and the Plant Closing Law
• The plant closing law• The layoff process
a. Objectives and constraints
b. Downsizing team
c. Address legal issues
d. Post-implementation actions
e. Security concerns
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Managing Dismissals
• Preparing for layoffs• Dismissal’s effects• Bumping/layoff procedures• Layoff and downsizing alternatives• Adjusting to downsizings and
mergersoMerger guidelines
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Review (1)• Termination at will and wrongful
discharge• Grounds for dismissal• Insubordination• Fairness• Security measures• Avoiding wrongful discharge suits
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Review (2)• The termination interview• The plant closing law• The layoff process and preparation• Dismissal’s effects• Bumping/layoff procedures• Alternatives and adjusting
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