Chapter 14 - Employee Rights and Responsibilities

Question 1

Define “Rights”.

Answer 1

-Powers, privileges, or interests derived from law, nature, or tradition.
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Question 2

Define “Statutory Rights”.

Answer 2

-Rights based on specific laws or statutes passed by federal, state, or local governments.
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Question 3

Define “Responsibilities”.

Answer 3

-Obligations to perform certain tasks and duties.

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Question 4

Define “Contractual Rights”.

Answer 4

-Rights based on a specific contract between an employer and an employee.
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Question 5

Define “Employment Contract”.

Answer 5

-Formal agreement that outlines the details of employment.

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Question 6

Define “Noncompete Agreements”.

Answer 6

-Agreements that prohibit individuals who leave an organization from working with an employer in the same line of business for a specified period of time.
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Question 7

Define “Implied Contract”.

Answer 7

-An unwritten agreement created by the actions of the parties involved.
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Question 8

Define “Employment at Will (EAW)”.

Answer 8

-A common-law doctrine states that employers have the right to hire, fire, demote, or promote whomever they choose, unless there is a law or a contract to the contrary, and employees may quit at any time with or without notice.
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Question 9

Define “Wrongful Discharge”.

Answer 9

-Termination of an individual’s employment for reasons that are illegal or improper.
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Question 10

Define “Constructive Discharge”.

Answer 10

-Process of deliberately making conditions intolerable to get an employee to quit.
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Question 11

Define “Just Cause”.

Answer 11

-Reasonable justification for taking employment-related action.
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Question 12

Define “Due Process”.

Answer 12

-Occurs when an employer is determining if there has been employee wrongdoing and uses a fair process to give an employee a chance to explain and defend his/her actions.
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Question 13

Define “Organizational Justice”.

Answer 13

-The fairness of decisions and resource allocations in an organization.
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Question 14

Define “Procedural Justice”.

Answer 14

-Perceived fairness of the processes used to make decisions about employees.
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Question 15

Define “Distributive Justice”.

Answer 15

-Perceived fairness in the distribution of outcomes.

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Question 16

Define “Interactional Justice”.

Answer 16

-The extent to which a person affected by an employment decision feels treated with dignity and respect.
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Question 17

Define “Open-Door Policy”.

Answer 17

-A policy that allows workers with a complaint to talk with someone in management.
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Question 18

Define “Arbitration”.

Answer 18

-Process that uses a neutral third party to make a binding decision, thereby eliminating the need to involve the court.
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Question 19

Define “Ombuds”.

Answer 19

-Individuals outside the normal chain of command who act as independent problems solvers for both management and employees.
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Question 20

Define “Right to Privacy”.

Answer 20

-An individual’s freedom from unauthorized and unreasonable intrusion into personal affairs.
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Question 21

Define “Whistle-Blowers”.

Answer 21

-Individuals who report real or perceived wrongs committed by their coworkers or employers.
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Question 22

Define “Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)”.

Answer 22

-The practice of employees using their own mobile devices such as smartphones and digital tablets in the workplace.
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Question 23

Define “Policies”.

Answer 23

-General guidelines that help focus organizational actions.

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Question 24

Define “Procedures”.

Answer 24

-Customary methods of handling activities.

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Question 25

Define “Rules”.

Answer 25

-Specific guidelines that regulate and restrict individuals’ behavior.
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Question 26

Define “Employee Handbook”.

Answer 26

-A physical or electronic manual that explained a company’s essential policies, procedures, and employee benefits.
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Question 27

Define “Pulse Survey”.

Answer 27

-Frequent, short questionnaires used to solicit anonymous employee feedback.
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Question 28

Define “Discipline”.

Answer 28

-A process of corrective action used to enforce organizational rules.
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Question 29

Define “Termination”.

Answer 29

-Occurs when an employee is removed from a job at an organization.
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Question 30

Define “Separation Agreement”.

Answer 30

-Agreement in which a terminated employee agrees not to sue the employer in exchange for specified benefits.
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