Unit 9: Employment At Will
T/F: According to the video lecture, employment at will (EAW) only accounts for the "will" of one side, namely, the employers. Whereas employees that are not under contract have to offer sufficient time and reasons for leaving a job.
False
T/F: Employment at Will (EAW) is not a rule that states that an employer may terminate the employment of any persons that are not specifically covered by union agreement, legal statute, public policy, or contract; they may dismiss an employee at will for good cause, no cause, or even for causes that are morally wrong, without being guilty of any wrong. You Answered
False
T/F: According to the video lecture, occupational hazards kill 500 workers a year on the job (Census Bureau). OSHA claims that 32 workers are killed on the job each day. Job related injuries cost 65 billion a year to the nation.
False, 5,000 workers die every year
T/F: The video lecture claims that a Harvard research project, which included 168 countries, revealed that 160 countries guarantee paid maternity leave and the entire U.S. is among those that guarantee paid maternity leave.
False, only California has done so, not the entire US
T/F: According to the video lecture, there are two factors that contribute to the absence of civil liberties and the rise of authoritarianism in the work place: 1. Scientific management and personnel engineering in the 20th century. 2. The law gives the government absolute power over the hiring and firing of employees"for good cause, or no cause."
False, the law gives employers absolute power
According to the video lecture, in order to offer an adequate justification for infringing on the privacy of others, an organization must at least establish the following: 1. The legitimacy of infringement 2. The personal interests of the CEO that are at stake. 3. That the steps being taken are reasonable and morally permissible.
False, the personal interests of the company that is at stake
The video lecture offers the following potential problems in relation to _____________________: -Eavesdropping on employee phone calls/conversations -Viewing private email or social media pages -Using GPS to track employees that are using company automobiles
Privacy
