Employment-At-Will Doctrine Law and Ethics in the Business Environment The concept of employment-at-will holds that both employer and employee have the mutual right to terminate an employment relationship anytime for any reason and with or without advance notice to the other. Specifically‚ it holds that an organization employs an individual at its own will and can‚ therefore‚ terminate that employee at any time “for a good cause‚ for no cause‚ or even for cause morally wrong‚ without being
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AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT January 23 2013 Abstract: Today‚ the majority of employees and managers in the private-sector workforce in the United States are employed at-will. Organizations who employ at-will employees can terminate its employees for any reason‚ provided that reason does not fall within the exceptions of the At-Will Doctrine. Certain circumstances can result in wrongful termination‚ and
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of uncertainty and financial hardship that a loss of employment brings‚ there’s often feelings of anger and betrayal that rise up in the victim. As a result‚ people who been fired from their job are often drawn to the prospect of legal action against their former employer. Unfortunately for these folks‚ at-will employment is the overriding law of the land. Essentially‚ if your job doesn’t require a written contract‚ you can have your employment terminated for almost any reason at all. However‚ there
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suits. Does employment-at-will have anything to do with the termination of an employee? This will give information on the legal ways to terminate an employee. Everyday managers are faced with that dreadful task of firing an employee and that question on their mind prior to doing it is probably‚ "Am I doing this the legal way and will anything come back to haunt me at a later date?" Managers must understand all state and federal laws that pertain to lawful termination and employee
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Running head: EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Employment Conflict Management Conflict Management (MMPBL/540) Professor Louis Aliberti June 16‚ 2008 Employment Conflict Management As many companies within the United States are facing declines in sales due to companies not yielding a large return and the need for advanced technology to support customer demands. Major financial losses are crippling corporations and resulting in restructuring and obtaining advanced technology
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Employment Law Midterm 1. DePeters‚ Co. is sued for sex discrimination on the grounds that too few women are hired because fewer women than men achieve passing scores on a required manual dexterity and physical strength test. DePeters‚ Co. offers in its defense that even though fewer women score high enough on the test‚ a greater percentage of the passing women are hired. The company maintains that‚ as a result‚ the percentage of women in the workforce mirrors the percentage of available women
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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS type of contract definition permanent contract An employee who has been hired and paid directly by that employer for a position without a predetermined time limit. contract with employer period benefits yes without time limit all from employer yes time limit: date rarely‚ in NL all except pension in some cases yes time limit: date‚ task‚ project‚ by law (maternity leave f.e.) rarely yes time limit rarely no‚ work agency
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DEVElopment | EMPLOYMENT LAW ASSIGNMENT | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT REPORT | | ELEONU‚ EKEOMA CHIEMEJOLAM‚ @00345028 | 2/22/2013 | A tribunal Judgement report on constructive and unfair dismissal‚ detriment as a result of whistle blowing/ protective disclosure‚ injury to feelings etc. | EMPLOYMENT LAW MODULE‚ LECTURER: JONATHAN LORD. TABLE OF CONTENT Cover page 0 Table of content 1 INTRODUCTION Jurisdiction of the case within the S(3) of the Employment Right
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statutes and why you believe they might be relevant to the fact scenario. (2 marks) Hint: the common law is not a statute. The legislations that should be considered when evaluating the above scenario are the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC)‚ the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). I believe that the OHRC is relevant to the above scenario because if an employer has decided to terminate someone for just cause‚ they must ensure that they are not violating
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Case Study: Northeastern Mutual Life: Preparing for Employee Terminations ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Introduction Northeastern Mutual Life‚ the major subsidiary of the Calgary Insurance Group‚ is one of the largest life insurance providers in Canada. Northeastern Mutual Life has more than three million individual and business customers in Canada. Among its nine thousand employees‚ Northeastern Mutual Life employs two thousand
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