Homework: Employment-at-Will and Progressive Discipline
Length: 3 to 4 pages.
For this Case Homework we will be focusing on
i. The Employment at Will Doctrine
ii. Progressive Discipline
After reviewing the background reading, prepare a paper in which you
i. Summarize the Employment at Will Doctrine and its exceptions (approximately ½ page), and answer the follow questions:
ii. Which of the exceptions to the Employment at Will Doctrine are most relevant to current HR practice and why?
iii. What is Progressive Discipline? Summarize the steps in Progressive Discipline and Progressive Discipline's approach to employee discharge.
iv. How do the concepts and practices of employment at will and progressive discipline interact?
v. How important are the employment at will doctrine and progressive discipline to realizing employee potential and maximizing organizational outcomes? Explain your answer.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.