LEG 500: Law, Ethics And Corporate Governance
ASSIGNMENT # 1: EMPLOYMENT AT WILL DOCTRINE
by
Mohammed A Khan
November 1, 2013
LEG 500: Law, Ethics and Corporate Governance
Prof. Charles E. Wilson
Employment at will doctrine is a doctrine of American Law that defines an employment relationship in which either party (employer and employee) can immediately terminate the relationship at any time with or without any advance notice and with no subsequent liability, provided there was no express contract for a definite term governing the employment relationship and that the employer does not belong to a collective bargaining group.
In USA, any hiring is presumed to “at will” that is the employer is free to discharge individuals for good cause …show more content…
Since the secretary has always received glowing reviews, you call her into your office and determine that she has refused to prepare false expense reports for her boss.
Since the company does not have any whistleblower policy, I will send a show cause notice to that secretary to clarify his/her position for insubordination of his/her superior in written. Getting the written notice, I will mark that piece of paper to our audit department to scrutinize the matter. If the allegation of the secretary is true I will fire the superior and if the secretary was wrong, I will transfer her to a more unimportant department.
Case- 8: Anna’s boss refused to sign her leave request for jury duty and now wants to fire her for being absent without permission. Being a citizen of United States, it is an obligatory duty to attend in the jury board and nothing can supersede such duty. So Anna’s boss has no right to fire her. I must call ann’s boss and let him know the importance to join jury board being citizen of this …show more content…
It draws a line to keep attention to each employee that what would be the consequence of a whistleblower on a particular issue as well as the reward. It is necessary to admit that the protection of whistleblowers is only can be ensured through establishing a whistle blowing policy in the organization. In addition to the whistle blowing legislation, it is very important that policy implementers use a pro-active management approach to whistle blowing that emphasizes the establishment of functional organizational structures and procedures that ensure actual protection of whistleblowers. Among the most important points with regard to a whistle blowing policy are the following:
Managers should address disclosures of wrongdoing to avoid damage to individual or organizational reputations and other negative consequences;
A pro-active management approach to whistle blowing feature three simple guidelines: 1) do some groundwork; 2) be professional; and 3) protect
by
Mohammed A Khan
November 1, 2013
LEG 500: Law, Ethics and Corporate Governance
Prof. Charles E. Wilson
Employment at will doctrine is a doctrine of American Law that defines an employment relationship in which either party (employer and employee) can immediately terminate the relationship at any time with or without any advance notice and with no subsequent liability, provided there was no express contract for a definite term governing the employment relationship and that the employer does not belong to a collective bargaining group.
In USA, any hiring is presumed to “at will” that is the employer is free to discharge individuals for good cause …show more content…
Since the secretary has always received glowing reviews, you call her into your office and determine that she has refused to prepare false expense reports for her boss.
Since the company does not have any whistleblower policy, I will send a show cause notice to that secretary to clarify his/her position for insubordination of his/her superior in written. Getting the written notice, I will mark that piece of paper to our audit department to scrutinize the matter. If the allegation of the secretary is true I will fire the superior and if the secretary was wrong, I will transfer her to a more unimportant department.
Case- 8: Anna’s boss refused to sign her leave request for jury duty and now wants to fire her for being absent without permission. Being a citizen of United States, it is an obligatory duty to attend in the jury board and nothing can supersede such duty. So Anna’s boss has no right to fire her. I must call ann’s boss and let him know the importance to join jury board being citizen of this …show more content…
It draws a line to keep attention to each employee that what would be the consequence of a whistleblower on a particular issue as well as the reward. It is necessary to admit that the protection of whistleblowers is only can be ensured through establishing a whistle blowing policy in the organization. In addition to the whistle blowing legislation, it is very important that policy implementers use a pro-active management approach to whistle blowing that emphasizes the establishment of functional organizational structures and procedures that ensure actual protection of whistleblowers. Among the most important points with regard to a whistle blowing policy are the following:
Managers should address disclosures of wrongdoing to avoid damage to individual or organizational reputations and other negative consequences;
A pro-active management approach to whistle blowing feature three simple guidelines: 1) do some groundwork; 2) be professional; and 3) protect