Contents: The New Social Contract, The Employee Rights Movement, The Right Not to Be Fired Without Cause, The Right to Due Process and Fair Treatment, Freedom of Speech in the Workplace. | © 2015 Cengage Learning Chapter 17 Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues © 2015 Cengage Learning Learning Outcomes Identify the major challenges occurring in the workforce today. Outline the characteristics of the new social contract between employers and employees. Explain the employee rights movement and its underlying principles. Describe and discuss the employment-at-will doctrine and its role in the employee rights. Discuss the right to due process and fair treatment. Describe the actions companies are taking to make the workplace friendlier. Elaborate on the freedom-of-speech issue and whistle-blowing. © 2015 Cengage Learning Chapter Outline The New Social Contract The Employee Rights Movement The Right Not to Be Fired Without Cause The Right to Due Process and Fair Treatment Freedom of Speech in the Workplace Summary Key Terms © 2015 Cengage Learning Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues The social contract between organizations and workers continues | © 2015 Cengage Learning Chapter 17 Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues © 2015 Cengage Learning Learning Outcomes Identify the major challenges occurring in the workforce today. Outline the characteristics of the new social contract between employers and employees. Explain the employee rights movement and its underlying principles. Describe and discuss the employment-at-will doctrine and its role in the employee rights. Discuss the right to due process and fair treatment. Describe the actions companies are taking to make the workplace friendlier. Elaborate on the freedom-of-speech issue and whistle-blowing. © 2015 Cengage Learning Chapter Outline The New Social Contract The Employee Rights Movement The Right Not to Be Fired Without Cause The Right to Due Process and Fair Treatment Freedom of Speech in the Workplace Summary Key Terms © 2015 Cengage Learning Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues The social contract between organizations and workers continues to evolve, and is different from contracts of the past. Three employee rights issues- Right not to be fired without good cause Right to due process and fair treatment Right to freedom of speech in the workplace © 2015 Cengage Learning The New Social Contract Today’s worker has held jobs on average. All realize their jobs are vulnerable, and they receive a smaller portion of the economic pie. They are more mobile, less loyal, and more diverse. They seek: Competitive pay Benefits Opportunities for professional growth © 2015 Cengage Learning The Changing Social Contract © 2015 Cengage Learning The Employee Rights Movement Public sector employees have constitutional protections. We focus on employees in the private sector, not subject to constitutional control because of the concept of private property. Individuals and private organizations are free to use their property as they desire. Although labor unions have been successful in improving pay, benefits and working .
