Keith W. Walton Case Summary

Describe the issues in the case?
“On January 5, 1999, grievant Keith W. Walton applied for work with the Company by filling out the Company’s employment application (C-1). In it, he reported that he had no relatives employed by the Company. On April 30, 1999, he was hired as a Helper at the Manatee Power Plant and was continuously employed there (working his way up to journeyman mechanic status) for the next seven and one-half years” (Soloane & Witney, 2010). The issue describe in which Keith Walton case study is with him not properly being discharge for allegedly violating the company anti-nepotism policy. Apparently Mr. Walton has an uncle in its employ when he was hired to work as a journeyman mechanic. On his application at the time for hire, he reported that he has no relatives employed by the company. Mr. Keith Walton argument is that he did not know he had a family member working at the company. The company discharge the grievant for violation of its anti-nepotism policy. …show more content…
Having family is a significant part of the workforce, because they represent a new generation of corporate executives who want a better balance between work and family. But “Anti-Nepotism rules here serve the purpose of restricting family members from working in proximity to one another” (Reed, 1988). My analysis says that the Company may refuse to hire relatives of present employees, if they think doing so could result in actual or potential problems in supervision, security, safety or morale, or if doing so could create potential conflicts of interest. They do have an Anti-nepotism policies that is there management policies set in place in which a company will prohibit relatives in supervising a relative, work in the same department as a relative, or exert influence over a relative's hiring, salary, or