There are legal issues in case example A. These issues will need to be brought up and answered before any decision can be made over this case. A letter was sent to Elaine. Could this be considered a contract? If not, was there a contract involved? If there was a contract involved, is it an executory contract or is it not valid at all? This is an employment-at-will employer, does the employer really need to give a reason for the termination? Ethics in business play a big role in today’s society. Could ethics have been violated by the employer? Is this discrimination against Elaine? Did the employer lower Elaine in to this business with lies to gain something from her? Is this an intentional misrepresentation or fraud? Did Elaine have a certain skill that the employer needed and after the employer got what he needed he fired her? These are short legal questions that will need to be further studied.…
Employees being hired should go through a background check and drug testing to verify that any issues have been addressed and resolved. While this will ensure a higher quality of individuals, an internal control to password protect each individual user will hold accountability for computing activities.…
5. There is a No Tolerance Policy for those employees that are not honest with the company. Automatic termination and legal action may be used for those who remove company property of this without the permission from the owners. The company must be able to depend on every employee’s truthfulness and accurate work to take care of proper business transactions.…
"How Accurate Are Lie Detector Tests." The Straight Dope. 23 Apr. 2010. 14 Feb. 2012. .…
My areas of strength from the Conley Readiness Index assessment are precision and accuracy, research, and my attitude towards learning content. Precision and accuracy make me a better student, as they allow me to assure that the work I am submitting is formatted correctly, error free, and is upholding high standards. I consider this to be extremely important to my success in school, as I pay attention to details that matter to professors. My researching ability allows me to collect data from many reliable sources online and at the school’s library. This allows me to make sure what I write about consistently has accurate information present to back up my claims. My attitude towards learning allows me to learn as much as I can and get help when…
As a manager and supervisor I would periodically have done assessments on this employees performs, sat down with her to see where her weaknesses were, provided the needed training she required to perform her job and would have documented all this in her employee file. If after several months of training and support she was still unable to perform her duties then I would proceed with the process of terminating her. It is understandable that she is well educated and recently out of college but…
Statistics reveal that approximately four out of every one hundred workers are fired or resign from their jobs each month, and an estimated one million workers are fired from their jobs each year (S.M. SACK 99). Many people who are fired are done so unlawfully. When a company terminates an employee unlawfully it can create astronomical financial burdens from lawsuits filed by these employees. In today 's society employees have many rights and are protected by laws. Managers must understand these laws in order to protect themselves and their companies from such…
The Honest Company (sometimes Honest) is a consumer goods company, co-founded by Jessica Alba, that emphasizes non-toxic household products to supply the marketplace for ethical consumerism. The company is projected to do $150 million in 2014 sales and had an anticipated valuation of $1 billion as of November 2014. The company has raised multiple rounds of venture capital and anticipates an initial public offering in the near future. Honest serves the United States and Canada and is making plans to serve England, Australia and China in the near future.…
The case presented only one instance when Fierro was caught stealing. Employee theft is difficult to catch and prove. The fact the Fierro was caught tends to lead someone to believe that Fierro probably stole before and/or will do so again. Employee theft is a lot like deer. For every one you see/detect, there is eight or more you do not see. As a result, American business lose between $5 billion to $10 billion per year (Employee Theft, 1984).…
Ethics are an essential part of administering psychological tests and it is necessary that all test users follow the ethical guidelines for assessment when using any type of psychological test. Psychological tests are an important tool in terms of many professions in an array of settings such as in clinical psychology, education, and even business. However, misuse of psychological test by the administrators is a constant and troubling issue that has the potential to harm the individuals who are taking the test and even society as a whole. For test takers, the misuse of a psychological test could result in…
Drug testing is become increasingly popular tool used by business ' today to weed out the potential employment candidate that may have drug problems. This testing does not determine whether a potential candidate has any issues with alcohol abuse, but will help a company determine whether or not the potential employee might be using other substances, such as prescription pills or illegal drugs. This may be a bonus to the company to find out this information upfront, but what about ethics of this practice? Unless the employee is abusing drugs in the workplace it really is none of the business of the company to dictate what an employee does at home or off work hours. That is the argument.…
After the primary stages of the invention of the polygraph test there have been many people that have…
According to the readings in this week, the two major arguments for and against integrity (honesty) testing by employers are that they are intrusive and invade privacy by the nature of their inquiries. Integrity tests are also considered to be unreliable. Managers argue that integrity tests help them to weed out the bad employees; however, it may also make them miss out on a very good potential employee. The managers also argue that the test should help to reduce worker compensation claims.…
One-third of American corporations now require their employees to be tested for drug use. These requirements are compatible with general employment law while promoting the public 's interest in fighting drug use. Moreover, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that drug testing programs are constitutionally permissible within both the public and the private sectors. It appears mandatory drug testing is a permanent fixture of American corporate life. (Bakaly, C. G., Grossman, 1989)…
Hanson, Michael. "‘Overview on drug and alcohol testing in the workplace." Bulletin on Narcotics (1993): 3-44. Journal.…