Exam 11: Separating and Retaining Employees

Sean has just been discharged from his job after the company he was working for started downsizing. Confused about his state of joblessness, Sean threatens to sue the company for reparations. Which program can help the company avoid such situations from exiting employees?

The positive or negative bottom-line views that people have of themselves are known as

Gizmo Multimedia Corp. is an organization that follows the process of progressive discipline. The organization communicates with Lyla, an employee, about unacceptable behavior and responds to a series of her offenses. Which step would immediately precede a threat of temporary suspension?

Discount Furniture has seen sales decline in a highly competitive environment. To be able to offer a lower-cost product, management decides to close its factory in North Carolina, laying off 85 workers from the company's 465-person workforce. Under the Workers' Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, what must Discount Furniture do?

People's perception of ________ is their judgment that impartial methods were used to determine the consequences an employee obtains.

Fernando, a manager at a top engineering company, believes he can hire a few employees by promising them job security and later terminating them if business slows down. On what grounds could such a termination be considered a wrongful discharge?

Discuss the principles of justice that are to be followed in a system of disciplining or discharging employees.

Describe alternative dispute resolution, including the most common techniques. Explain its increase in use.

Michelle, a professional counselor, is asked to talk to an ex-employee of GearTech Corp. about his performance issues. Michelle talks to this ex-employee about his grief and fear, as well as some strategies for finding a new job. Which role is Michelle performing?

________ is an employee's recognition that demands of the job are incompatible or contradictory.

According to the hot-stove rule, which quality makes discipline more effective?

Elliot, a human resource manager, tells managers in his organization that following the system of progressive discipline requires written documentation at every step of the process. In which situation could this be optional?

Describe how organizations contribute to employees' job satisfaction and retain key employees by defining the role analysis technique and listing its steps.

Saad was an employee at a chemical company called FGR Inc. He noticed that several of the security personnel at FGR allowed tankers to be filled over the legal limit with highly inflammable gases. Saad gathered ample evidence of such instances and presented it to senior management. A few months later, the company had not acted, and Saad contacted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Less than a week later, the company fired Saad. Assuming that Saad had not had disciplinary issues and wanted to file a claim alleging he was wrongfully discharged, what would be the strongest basis for his claim?

A(n) ________ refers to the meeting of a departing employee with the employee's supervisor and/or a human resource specialist to discuss the employee's reasons for leaving.

To improve job satisfaction, organizations can

Explain the hot-stove rule.

Explain what job withdrawal is and discuss the four types of conditions that lead up to it.

Talent poaching makes it difficult for companies to

Employees are satisfied with their jobs as long as they perceive that