Employment Scenarios
Employers and managers should have well-written policies in the workplace. These policies should be well known to the employees of the company. The policies define the code of conduct in the workplace (Industrial Relations, 2013). They also have to state the disciplinary actions to be taken upon violation. These policies act as guidelines to dealing with situations that arise in the work setting. The employer needs to define the key terms in each policy, for example, if they say, “inappropriate” they need to state clearly what exactly is considered inappropriate. This enables the employees to understand the regulations and the sanctions involved (Industrial Relations, 2013).
Discussion
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He then got into a physical fight with the firm manager (Industrial Relations, 2013). John demanded an explanation and Brian confessed to abusing the painkiller drugs given to him while he was recovering from the accident. He had fully recovered but kept taking the drugs and soon became addicted. The company has a clear drug and alcohol policy (Guerin, 2014). In it is a clause that states that abuse of drugs, whether legal or illegal, within the workplace, is prohibited. If this abuse affects the employee’s performance in any way or compromises the safety of the employee or the other employees then, disciplinary action has to be taken. Brian was in clear violation of the policy. His work performance was affected, and he posed a risk to his colleagues. Because of how the problem started, he was given a written reprimand and allowed time to get treatment and rehabilitation for his problem (Duff, White, & Turner, …show more content…
She has hired ten people to work for her. Among the ten is Ann Parker, a new employee of the company, having stayed there for five months. She was a good employee, always first in the office and met all the deadlines. Ann had been receiving messages via email from Kevin, that she considered inappropriate. Kevin first started by asking her out for coffee, but she politely declined. He continued emailing her and soon he seemed to be comfortable enough to write obscene and offensive things to her (Heathfield, 2014). Ann did not report this to her boss. She instead asked him to stop and threatened to report the matter to Mary if he did not. One morning Kevin came early to work. He found her alone in the kitchen making tea. He forced her into a corner and held her hands. He then forced a kiss on her despite her disapproval (Heathfield, 2014). She kicked him and managed to get away. Ann reported this matter immediately to Mary. The company has a strict policy on sexual harassment. It has a clear email and internet policy as well. These written policies are always given to the employees when they join, and the standard disciplinary procedures are stated. Mary did a thorough investigation (Industrial Relations, 2013). She checked the emails Ann had received from Brian and checked the surveillance cameras as well. After she had sufficient evidence that Ann was telling the truth, she filed a complaint and informed Brian. Brian
Employers and managers should have well-written policies in the workplace. These policies should be well known to the employees of the company. The policies define the code of conduct in the workplace (Industrial Relations, 2013). They also have to state the disciplinary actions to be taken upon violation. These policies act as guidelines to dealing with situations that arise in the work setting. The employer needs to define the key terms in each policy, for example, if they say, “inappropriate” they need to state clearly what exactly is considered inappropriate. This enables the employees to understand the regulations and the sanctions involved (Industrial Relations, 2013).
Discussion
The following are three case scenarios …show more content…
He then got into a physical fight with the firm manager (Industrial Relations, 2013). John demanded an explanation and Brian confessed to abusing the painkiller drugs given to him while he was recovering from the accident. He had fully recovered but kept taking the drugs and soon became addicted. The company has a clear drug and alcohol policy (Guerin, 2014). In it is a clause that states that abuse of drugs, whether legal or illegal, within the workplace, is prohibited. If this abuse affects the employee’s performance in any way or compromises the safety of the employee or the other employees then, disciplinary action has to be taken. Brian was in clear violation of the policy. His work performance was affected, and he posed a risk to his colleagues. Because of how the problem started, he was given a written reprimand and allowed time to get treatment and rehabilitation for his problem (Duff, White, & Turner, …show more content…
She has hired ten people to work for her. Among the ten is Ann Parker, a new employee of the company, having stayed there for five months. She was a good employee, always first in the office and met all the deadlines. Ann had been receiving messages via email from Kevin, that she considered inappropriate. Kevin first started by asking her out for coffee, but she politely declined. He continued emailing her and soon he seemed to be comfortable enough to write obscene and offensive things to her (Heathfield, 2014). Ann did not report this to her boss. She instead asked him to stop and threatened to report the matter to Mary if he did not. One morning Kevin came early to work. He found her alone in the kitchen making tea. He forced her into a corner and held her hands. He then forced a kiss on her despite her disapproval (Heathfield, 2014). She kicked him and managed to get away. Ann reported this matter immediately to Mary. The company has a strict policy on sexual harassment. It has a clear email and internet policy as well. These written policies are always given to the employees when they join, and the standard disciplinary procedures are stated. Mary did a thorough investigation (Industrial Relations, 2013). She checked the emails Ann had received from Brian and checked the surveillance cameras as well. After she had sufficient evidence that Ann was telling the truth, she filed a complaint and informed Brian. Brian