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Employee Relationship: Parameters in
Employee Relationship: Parameters in
EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP
Employee Relationship
This arrangement raises issues of power, obligation, responsibility, fair
treatment, and expectations. In many circumstances, the livelihoods of
both parties rely on each others contributions to the relationship.
Though legal requirements might serve to protect some interests, they
can only go so far and cover so many bases.
DUE PROCESS
government cannot take away a citizen's life, liberty, or property
interest without giving them notice and a fair hearing
right to be protected against the arbitrary use of authority
refers to the procedures that police and courts must follow in
exercising their authority over citizens
Employee at Will
The law generally presumes that you are employed at will unless you
can prove otherwise, usually through written documents relating to
your employment or oral statements your employer has made.
Unless an agreement specifies otherwise, employers are free to fire an
employee at any time and for any reason.
An EAW worker may opt to leave a job at any time for any reason.
Without offering any notice at all, so the freedom is theoretically
natural.
Downsizing
When a small business has more employees than it requires,
managers may decide to downsize the organization. This can be the
result of increased efficiency or reduction in demand. While
downsizing affects everyone in the organization, it has the most
significant effect on employees who are dismissed and have to leave
the company.
Corporate downsizing serves as a way for a company to maintain
profitability levels, but the action often causes negative effects within
the workplace. The people who leave aren't the only ones who feel
the effects. The remaining employees feel the negative effects even
after the downsizing takes place, and those can have a harmful effect
on your business
Effects in downsizing
Severance Pay. Employees are entitled to receive severance pay if
their contract of employment provides for it or their employer has a
policy or practice of paying severance pay.
Alternative Employment. Opens up other opportunities he may
not otherwise have considered. Many businesses offer departing
employees help to find another job, known as outplacement support.
Financial Cost. Downsizing reduces the amount you pay in
salaries and benefits, but it comes with its own set of costs. Severance
packages and payment for any continued benefits potentially cost you a
large chunk of money at the time of downsizing If the business turns
around and you need to hire more employees in the future, you incur
more expenses for advertising, recruiting, screening and hiring
employees.