Chapter 15: Employee Rights and Responsibilities

Question 1

Powers, privileges, or interests derived from law, nature, or tradition

Answer 1

Rights

Question 2

Rights based on laws or statutes passed by federal, state, or local governments

Answer 2

Statutory rights

Question 3

Rights are offset by _____

Answer 3

Responsibilities

Question 4

Rights based on a specific contract between an employer and an employee

Answer 4

Contractual rights

Question 5

Formal agreement that outlines the details of employment

Answer 5

Employment contract

Question 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

Answer 6

Noncompete agreements

Question 7

An unwritten agreement created by the actions of the parties involved

Answer 7

Implied contract

Question 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

Answer 8

Employment at will (EAW)

Question 9

EAW

Answer 9

Employment at will

Question 10

Termination of an individual’s employment for reasons that are illegal or improper

Answer 10

Wrongful discharge

Question 11

Process of deliberately making conditions intolerable to get an employee to quit

Answer 11

Constructive discharge

Question 12

Reasonable justification for taking employment related action

Answer 12

Just cause

Question 13

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 or her actions

Answer 13

Due process

Question 14

The fairness of decisions and resource allocations in an organization

Answer 14

Organizational justice

Question 15

The perceived fairness of the processes used to make decisions about employees

Answer 15

Procedural justice

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Interactional justice

Question 17

A policy that allows anyone with a complaint to talk with someone in management

Answer 17

Open-door policy

Question 18

ADR

Answer 18

Alternative dispute resolution

Question 19

Process that uses a neutral third party to make a binding decision

Answer 19

Arbitration

Question 20

Individual outside the normal chain of command who acts as independent problem solver for both management and employees

Answer 20

Ombuds

Question 21

An individual’s freedom from unauthorized and unreasonable intrusion into personal affairs

Answer 21

Right to privacy

Question 22

Enacted to protect individual privacy rights in the United States. It includes provisions affecting HR recordkeeping systems

Answer 22

The Privacy Act of 1974

Question 23

Individuals who report real or perceived wrongs committed by their employers

Answer 23

Whistle-blowers

Question 24

TSA

Answer 24

Transport Security Administration

Question 25

BYOD

Answer 25

Bring
Your
Own
Device

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Bring Your Own Device

Question 27

General guidelines that focus organizational actions

Answer 27

Policies

Question 28

Customary methods of handling activities

Answer 28

Procedures

Question 29

Specific guidelines that regulate and restrict individuals’ behavior

Answer 29

Rules

Question 30

EC

Answer 30

European Community

Question 31

A physical or electronic manual that explains a company’s essential policies, procedures, and employee benefits

Answer 31

Employee handbook

Question 32

Short questionnaires used to solicit anonymous employee feedback

Answer 32

Pulse surveys

Question 33

A process of corrective action used to enforce organizational rules

Answer 33

Discipline

Question 34

When an employee is removed from a job at an organization

Answer 34

Termination

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Separation agreement