Exam 9: Rights and Employee Development

Brandon was injured at work when a belt on the machine on which he worked came off.He had reported to management that the belt looked frayed and that the machine was two months overdue for its scheduled maintenance.However,the machine had not been serviced.It would appear that Brandon's right to _________ was violated.

The organization has a duty to _____ any disciplinary infractions.

When coaching,negative feedback will result in a greater improvement in employee performance than positive feedback will.

Progressive discipline is usually only used in cases involving minor behavioral infractions,such as coming in late to work or insubordination with a superior.

___________ standards ensure that we investigate disciplinary infractions fully and fairly,and provide disciplinary action that matches the level of the offense.

The individual employee never has a duty to avoid harming the rights of other employees in the course of exercising his or her own rights; the employer holds this responsibility.

A major failure on the part of an employee to exercise care in the work environment would likely be considered to be:

Social media tools make it easier to manage employees at work.

Which concept allows for either the company or the employee to break their work relationship at any time,with or without any particular reason as long as no law is broken?

Joyce tells Sue which work location to complete work,how many items to produce,when to take breaks,and where to go for help.Joyce is using the __________ style.

The right of an employee to know what they are being asked to do and the consequences of that action to the individual or others is part of which basic right?

Montana is currently the only U.S.state that does not recognize that under common law,"employment relationships are presumed to be 'at-will.'"

Briefly discuss the major employee rights within organizations. Which are limited,and how and why are they limited?

Serious misconduct is typically a purposeful or intentional act by the employee.

Taylor did not lock the safety guard on the vertical saw at the lumber yard,despite being trained on safety protocol.Taylor's conduct could have harmed coworkers or customers.This type of conduct is called:

Explain the different between coaching and counseling.

A ___________ style is appropriate when interacting with moderately capable employees.

_____________ at organizations have a right to create,and require compliance with,a code of employee conduct.

A corrective action that is taken to get employees to meet standards and follow the code of conduct is called:

Coaching,counseling,and discipline ____________ around the world.