BUS 381 Lecture Notes - Employee Engagement, Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act, The Employer

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 381
• Professor: Natalie Zhao

Document Summary

Fairness of the process used to make a decision. Fairness in interpersonal interactions by treating others with dignity and respect. A positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind characterized by vigor, dedication and absorption. Suggestion programs, employee opinion surveys and communication from management. Protecting privacy: employee right to privacy vs. employer right to know employers concerned with abuse of company property for possible illegal use electronic monitoring easy, inexpensive; legal if balanced with employee rights under privacy legislation (pipeda) Pre retirement counseling: aimed at easing the retirement process. The future of retirement: reduced work hours, responsibility etc. Important for maintain employee engagement on the part of those who still have their jobs: layoffs. Managers send employees home temporarily because there is currently no work. Seniority vs. skill; lay off based on seniority or skill: downsizing. Workforce cuts, often heard during recession and mergers. Employee discipline: rules and regulations, progressive decline.