Exam 11: Separating and Retaining Employees

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

If employers covered by the _____ do not notify the employees (and their union,if applicable)of layoffs,they may have to offer back pay and fringe benefits and pay penalties as well.

Historically,if an organization and employee do not have a specific employment contract,the employer or employee may not require a specific time to end the employment relationship.This is referred to as the _____ doctrine.

Johanna,a professional counselor,was recently asked to talk to an ex-employee of Highlanders Corp.,a manufacturing company,about his performance issues.Johanna talked to this ex-employee about how his skills set did not allow a good fit in the manufacturing industry.Into which of the following roles does Johanna fit best?

The hot-stove rule differs from a progressive discipline process in that with the hot-stove rule:

Armando,a manager at a top engineering company,believes he can hire a few employees by promising them job security and later terminating them on different grounds.His co-worker,Zemara,believes that this action would violate the implied employment agreement.Which of the following statements would weaken Armando's belief?

Discuss the primary sets of people in an organization who affect job satisfaction.What are the reasons a person may be satisfied with these people?

Which of the following principles of justice suggests that organizations should engage in a formal discipline process when preparing for problems in which the consequences become more severe if the employee repeats the offense?

Explain alternative dispute resolution systems and the stages that generally constitute this system.Justify its increase in use.

Jarvis,a manager at Livingston Corp.,believes that he can fire Yolanda,his subordinate,at any time he wishes to do so.Which of the following,if true,would help strengthen Jarvis' belief?

Mark,a highly productive employee at Swenovo Inc.,believes that if he is continually expected to perform his very best on all projects,it might lead to physical and psychological problems as time goes on.Which of the following would help strengthen Mark's belief?

Threadz Corp.,a textile manufacturing company,wants its employees to be enthusiastic and committed to the company's goals and values.To gauge their commitment,Threadz Corp.conducts regular employee surveys about its employees' motivation,pride,and satisfaction levels.From this scenario,we can say that Threadz Corp.measures _____.

Retaining top performers is not always easy because _____ for high-demand positions,such as software engineers,from other companies has become the norm.

Discuss the following approaches to discipline: hot-stove rule and progressive discipline.