Module 14-1

Ethics and Employee

Rights and Discipline 14

Module 14-2

Learning Objectives 1. 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.

Module 14-3

Explain what is meant by

ethical behavior at work.

Module 14-4

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 rights

oPublic policy

oEmployment rights

Module 14-5

Review

• Ethics

• The law

• Justice, and fair

treatment

• Public policy, and

employee rights

Module 14-6

Discuss important factors

that shape ethical behavior

at work.

Module 14-7

What Shapes Ethical

Behavior at Work?

• No one smoking gun

• The person (bad apples)

• Situations (bad cases)

• Outside forces (bad barrels)

oPressures

oEthics policies and codes

oOrganizational culture

Module 14-8

Review

• Smoking guns

and apples

Module 14-9

Describe at least four

specific ways in which HR

management can influence

ethical behavior at work.

Module 14-10

Using HR Management Methods to

Promote Ethics and Fair Treatment

• Selection

• Ethics training

• Performance appraisal

• Reward and disciplinary systems

• Managing ethics compliance

Module 14-11

Selection

Training

Rewards

Review

• Selection

• Training

• Performance

• Rewards

• Compliance

Module 14-12

Employ fair disciplinary

practices.

Module 14-13

Managing Employee

Discipline and Privacy

• Fairness in

disciplining

• Bullying and

victimization

• What causes unfair

behavior?

Module 14-14

Managing Employee

Discipline And Privacy

• Basics of a fair and just disciplinary

process

oRules and regulations

oProgressive penalties

oFormal disciplinary appeals processes

Module 14-15

Discipline without

Punishment

1. Oral reminder

2. Formal written reminder

3. Decision-making leave

4. Purge suspension from file

Module 14-16

Managing Employee

Discipline and Privacy

• Employee

privacy

• Employee

monitoring

oRestrictions

Module 14-17

Review

• Appeals

• Discipline, not

punishment

• Employee

privacy &

monitoring

• Fairness

• Bullying

• Unfair behavior

• Rules and

regulations

• Penalties

Module 14-18

List at least four important

factors in managing

dismissals effectively.

Module 14-19

Managing Dismissals

• Termination at will and wrongful

discharge

• Grounds for dismissal

oUnsatisfactory performance

oMisconduct

oLack of qualifications for the job

oChanged requirements

Module 14-20

Managing Dismissals

• Other issues in dismissals

o Insubordination

oFairness

oSecurity measures

Module 14-21

Managing Dismissals

• Avoiding wrongful discharge suits

• Personal supervisory liability

• The termination interview

oOutplacement counseling

oExit interview

Module 14-22

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

f. Remain informative

Module 14-23

Managing Dismissals

• Preparing for layoffs

• Dismissal’s effects

• Bumping/layoff procedures

• Layoff and downsizing alternatives

• Adjusting to downsizings and mergers

oMerger guidelines

Module 14-24

Review (1)

• Termination at will and wrongful

discharge

• Grounds for dismissal

• Insubordination

• Fairness

• Security measures

• Avoiding wrongful discharge suits

Module 14-25

Review (2)

• The termination interview

• The plant closing law

• The layoff process and preparation

• Dismissal’s effects

• Bumping/layoff procedures

• Alternatives and adjusting