1. What do you think are some of the factors in the modern workplace that contribute to a theft of time? How can those factors be managed? There are two factors that I have seen throughout my years of my current employment that may indeed contribute to theft of time in a workplace. One major issue that contributes to theft of time is where the constant conversation among employees/other acquaintances while on the clock. Socializing has increased within the business today and whenever employers have no control over them employee’s productivity decreases which causes business to make less profits and production schedule times are not on track. I have seen it many times where employees would pass other employees and start a conversation which usually last up to 2o minutes or more, basically talking about personal issues or gossiping about other employees. ““Time is money” (Moran 117) which usually mean both ways for either employer or employees whereas employers their main concerns are productivity and it being completed on schedule after all they are paying for their services to employees to get their duties done on a timely manner and as for “an employee who commits theft of time is not giving the employer adequate work in return for the wage provided” (Moran 117). Another factor that I have also seen continually is the usages of technology especially cell phones on the sales floor. Our stores do have policies about technologies which are strongly not permitted on the sales floor could it only be used off the clock such as breaks or lunch time however many employees do not follow regulation as long as they believe or think they would not get caught. Cell phones have also contributed to the 20mins conversation whenever an employee’s happens to stop one another in the sales floor which it’s inappropriate.
In both situations, there should be some sort of disciplinary action plan that must be created to address employees who defy companies’ regulation. Theft of time is considered as an unethical behavior in any workplace and is far often overlook which is why companies today should enforce there polices more often so that employees would know the consequences of their behaviors. Monitoring their entire business activities both having surveillances throughout the building and having verbal warning of 3 where an employee who happens to get caught disobeying regulation or policies should have at least 2 verbal warnings and on the 3rd time it should be automatically terminated.
2. What does the word Whistleblower mean? Give an example for Whistleblowing? The Whistleblower Protection “Act of 1989 (“WPA”) was enacted to safeguard workers who report major violations of the law from being discharged or otherwise retaliated against by their employers”. (Moran 118) One example of a whistleblower which is considered famous would be “Linda Tripp, who alleged that Monica Lewinsky committed perjury in a deposition regarding Lewinsky’s relationship with President Bill Clinton. After information about Tripp was leaked to the press, she successfully pursued a claim against the Clinton administration under the Privacy Act of 1974”. (Reed, 2002) 3. "Retaliation" has become one of the most often cited reasons for employees filing charges with the EEOC against their employers. Please define "retaliation" in the legal, employment sense - and explain when it is illegal. What can an employee do when they feel they have been retaliated against and for what reasons does retaliation rise to the level of an EEOC lawsuit?
Retaliation generally occurs when an employer punishes an employee for engaging in legally protected activity. Retaliation can include any negative job action, such as demotion, discipline, firing, salary reduction, or job or shift reassignment. But retaliation can also be more subtle. . Various federal and state laws, which vary by state, protect certain persons who seek to assert their legal rights from...
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