Chapter 11 - Navigating the Employment Relationship Flashcards
4 main functions of an employer policy manual:
1) Provide information to employees
2) Make relatively minor changes to company rules
3) Helps ensure consistency
4) Reduce the potential for wrongful dismissal litigation
TRUE OR FALSE: One way to amend an employment contract is through negotiation.
True
A key tool in an employer’s ongoing management of the employment relationship.
Performance appraisals
Discipline that is imposed in a series of increasing steps.
Progressive discipline
Occurs when an employer is aware of misconduct and takes no disciplinary action within a reasonable time.
Condonation
4 steps of a discipline policy:
1) Verbal warning
2) Written warning
3) Final written warning
4) Termination
A period of time when an employee is monitored to determine his or her suitability for a job.
Probation
2 kinds of absenteeism:
1) Culpable
2) Innocent
Involve being late without good reason, leaving work without permission, or failing to follow absence notification procedures.
Culpable absences
Arise as a result of a legitimate medical or other cause, and they can never be subject to disciplinary measures.
Innocent absences
A ground for employer dismissing the employee on a non-disciplinary basis.
Frustration of contract
Coverage of attendance management programs:
1) Person and/or number to call
2) Notice requirement
3) Anticipated date of return
4) When a doctor’s note is required
5) Form of the doctor’s note
6) Employer’s contact program
7) Procedure for returning employees
TRUE OR FALSE: While negligent acts may be grounds for just cause termination, employees are not liable to their employers for damages resulting from simple acts of negligence while on the job.
True
