Module 14-1
Ethics and Employee
Rights and Discipline 14
Module 14-2
Learning Objectives 1. Explain what is meant by ethical behavior
at work.
2. Discuss important factors that shape ethical behavior at work.
3. Describe at least four specific ways in which HR management can influence ethical behavior at work.
4. Employ fair disciplinary practices.
5. List at least four important factors in managing dismissals effectively.
Module 14-3
Explain what is meant by
ethical behavior at work.
Module 14-4
Ethics and Fair Treatment
at Work
• What is ethics?
• Ethics and the law
• Ethics, justice, and fair treatment
• Ethics, public policy, and employee rights
oUnalienable rights
oPublic policy
oEmployment rights
Module 14-5
Review
• Ethics
• The law
• Justice, and fair
treatment
• Public policy, and
employee rights
Module 14-6
Discuss important factors
that shape ethical behavior
at work.
Module 14-7
What Shapes Ethical
Behavior at Work?
• No one smoking gun
• The person (bad apples)
• Situations (bad cases)
• Outside forces (bad barrels)
oPressures
oEthics policies and codes
oOrganizational culture
Module 14-8
Review
• Smoking guns
and apples
Module 14-9
Describe at least four
specific ways in which HR
management can influence
ethical behavior at work.
Module 14-10
Using HR Management Methods to
Promote Ethics and Fair Treatment
• Selection
• Ethics training
• Performance appraisal
• Reward and disciplinary systems
• Managing ethics compliance
Module 14-11
Selection
Training
Rewards
Review
• Selection
• Training
• Performance
• Rewards
• Compliance
Module 14-12
Employ fair disciplinary
practices.
Module 14-13
Managing Employee
Discipline and Privacy
• Fairness in
disciplining
• Bullying and
victimization
• What causes unfair
behavior?
Module 14-14
Managing Employee
Discipline And Privacy
• Basics of a fair and just disciplinary
process
oRules and regulations
oProgressive penalties
oFormal disciplinary appeals processes
Module 14-15
Discipline without
Punishment
1. Oral reminder
2. Formal written reminder
3. Decision-making leave
4. Purge suspension from file
Module 14-16
Managing Employee
Discipline and Privacy
• Employee
privacy
• Employee
monitoring
oRestrictions
Module 14-17
Review
• Appeals
• Discipline, not
punishment
• Employee
privacy &
monitoring
• Fairness
• Bullying
• Unfair behavior
• Rules and
regulations
• Penalties
Module 14-18
List at least four important
factors in managing
dismissals effectively.
Module 14-19
Managing Dismissals
• Termination at will and wrongful
discharge
• Grounds for dismissal
oUnsatisfactory performance
oMisconduct
oLack of qualifications for the job
oChanged requirements
Module 14-20
Managing Dismissals
• Other issues in dismissals
o Insubordination
oFairness
oSecurity measures
Module 14-21
Managing Dismissals
• Avoiding wrongful discharge suits
• Personal supervisory liability
• The termination interview
oOutplacement counseling
oExit interview
Module 14-22
Layoffs, Downsizing, and
the Plant Closing Law
• The plant closing law
• The layoff process
a. Objectives and constraints
b. Downsizing team
c. Address legal issues
d. Post-implementation actions
e. Security concerns
f. Remain informative
Module 14-23
Managing Dismissals
• Preparing for layoffs
• Dismissal’s effects
• Bumping/layoff procedures
• Layoff and downsizing alternatives
• Adjusting to downsizings and mergers
oMerger guidelines
Module 14-24
Review (1)
• Termination at will and wrongful
discharge
• Grounds for dismissal
• Insubordination
• Fairness
• Security measures
• Avoiding wrongful discharge suits
Module 14-25
Review (2)
• The termination interview
• The plant closing law
• The layoff process and preparation
• Dismissal’s effects
• Bumping/layoff procedures
• Alternatives and adjusting