Employee Relations
HRM ought to comprehend, and design strategies that create a welcoming workplace anchored in a specific but evolving company culture. An analysis of employee relations reveals one challenge: how does HRM management of employee rights influence the culture of an organization? This paper will focus on several aspects of employee relations: (1) rights and responsibilities, (2) employee involvement strategies, (3) arbitration and mediation.
The influence of HRM management of employee rights on the culture of an organization
Human Resource Management is key on managing employee rights, and its influence on the culture of an organization.
Evaluation of the concepts of employee rights and responsibilities
Employee rights and responsibilities. His/her rights and responsibilities are numerous. This paper will focus on due process, duty of diligence, duty of obedience, duty of loyalty, and employment-at-will. First, each right and responsibility will be defined. Second, the employee rights and responsibilities will be evaluated.
Definitions. First, due process entails that employment actions are taken into accordance with established procedures (Reed & Bogardus, 2012, p. 399). Second, the duty of diligence obliges an organization to act “with reasonable care and skill” while working for the employer (Reed & Bogardus, 2012, p. 400). Third, the duty of obedience instructs an organization to perform within the power granted by the organization, and to follow the
However, the ruling in this case and others like it prove that employers can, in fact, be bound by articles written in an employee handbook when disciplining or discharging an employee. An abysmally written handbook can greatly jeopardize an employer’s right to terminate at will. Trends show that courts are increasingly acknowledging enforceable promises in the past employment practices of firms, in employer handbooks and in oral commitments. In addition to including an at-will disclaimer in employee handbooks, employers should also require employees to sign an acknowledgment confirming that they understand and agree to employment-at-will and that at-will employment can at any time be modified by a written agreement. Personnel manuals should explicitly state that the employer reserves the right to terminate employment at will. All written policies should also be free of any language that could be considered as a guarantee of job security. To be sure that these common pitfalls are avoided employers must retain the service of a labor attorney to draft and air-tight employee manual and acknowledgment
However, this is not to say that due process does not include duties on the part of the employee. Employees must follow all business practices that align with their job and their position with the corporation. Breach of contract and their duties to their employer can still result in dismissal from their post.
Employee's Responsibility: To take reasonable care of themselves in the workplace and to be mindful of the effects of their acts and omissions. Policies and procedures are what differentiates each workplace. Every workplace should develop and implement policies and procedures which are relevant to the individual workplace incorporating the legislation from the 2 statements. for example, a newspaper shop would have a different set of policies than a care home because there are different tasks being carried out by the staff. Ethical Issues and Research • Human rights Individuals in the European union countries have among other rights, a right to life, to be free from torture degrading treatment, and discrimination and to have their privacy respected.
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The study of human resource management will help you understand an organisation, its structure, the way it works and its culture. Organisations need their employees to contribute effectively to the achievement of the organisational purpose. In order to achieve this, staff will have to be properly selected, trained and managed. Managers have to understand how to motivate employees and win their commitment to the organisation.
One of the things everyone looks forward to is having security. However, the job market has not been strong enough to give job security. Since the Market crashed in 2008, there has been an increase in “at will” employees. At will employment means that the company or the firm has the right to terminate your employment at any given time for any reason with or without a legit cause. At will also give employees the flexibility to quit their job as they wish without giving any notice or reason. In “Employment at Will and Due Process” by Patricia A. Wethane and Tara J. Radin expresses their views on “At Will” employment. Radin and Werhane mention several views on ethical treatment of employees, in principle and in practice, against at will employment. In this article they believe it violates certain rights that employees have, it violates the principle of fairness, and there are certain legal objections.
The original assignment in this module dealt primarily with employers trying to find wrongdoing by employees. We now turn to the question of employee rights and employer obligations. Using at least two (2) of the foundational ethical theories studied in Module 2, you should answer the following questions. With each answer, you should discuss the issues and set forth and defend a clear position.
When we are dealing with the employment relationship between employers and employees, ethical issues are most likely to emerge. Especially, if a manager fires a worker without a proper reason, critics will follow this employer’s behavior. In Patricia Werhane’s paper, “Employment at Will and Due Process”, discusses two doctrines which are Employment at Will (EAW) and Due Process. It also addresses some justifications and objections for EAW, and shows Werhane’s supportive view to Due Process. In contrast, EAW is defended by Richard Epstein in his article “In Defense of the Contract at Will”. In my paper, I will attempt to develop my argument in favor of Employment at Will that could improve flexibility and efficiency of
This memo will examine employment laws as well as how these laws are applied. I will also examine the penalties of noncompliance of the different laws. There are diverse employment laws an organization must follow to stay in compliance. If these laws are not followed by the organization,
Depending on the status of the employee upon hiring or later, he or she may be granted at a will contract or a property interest contract in a continued employment (Varone, 2012). Because at a will employees cannot expect a continued employment, they can be terminated for any reason or without reason (Varone, 2012). For property interest employees, due process must be provided before job termination stated Varone (2012). Public employees such as municipal and district firefighters even under at a will contract cannot be terminated without just cause or in a violation of law affirmed Varone (2012). A fire chief who was fired due to an alleged incompetence filed a law suit against his employer. The facts, the issues, the ruling, the rationale, a perspective, and example in which the court’s decision might be cited are addressed in this paper.
According to the text the employment-at-will doctrine is a legal rule that developed in the nineteenth century, giving employers unfettered power to “dismiss their employees at will for good cause, for no cause, or even for cause morally wrong, without being thereby guilty of a legal wrong.
The employment at will doctrine is a very interesting doctrine. According to it, employers can fire employees for good, bad or no cause at all. Employees need to pay close attention to the doctrine under which their employment contract was offered or signed. A good example of this is the case of Waddell v. Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc.
Mary-Kathryn Zachary, JD, (2012) wrote this article because she become conscious of the unjust behavior that some employers impose upon employees, as it relates to the employment at will law. The article
Warhane and Radin, in their article “Employment at Will and Due Process”, suggest that one of the major reasons employment at will is acceptable is that it protects the proprietary rights of employers. In particular “the proprietary rights of employers guarantee that they may employ or dismiss
Human Resource Management is designing management systems to ensure that human talent is used effectively and efficiently to accomplish organizational goals (Mathis & Jackson, 2008). To that end, Human Resource