before it becomes a problem
the best time to address a problem is
prevention
should be practiced whenever possible
improves
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preventing problems before they begin reduces stress and
visible attention
employee tardiness and absenteeism deserve a managers
avoid problems
conscientious and common sense management helps to minimize or
pervasive
issues of employee privacy and confidentiality are
business needs
employee privacy and confidentiality conflicts usually amount to individual rights versus
american society
the rights of individuals to privacy and confidentiality have been a growing concern in
9/11
the rights of individuals to privacy has been growing since
apprehension
______ about how government might use information is also growing
employ
businesses are widely perceived as exercising their legal right to review computers and electronic documents and to monitor telephone conversations as they attempt to know more about the people they seek to
detriment
employees are increasingly open with the details of their personal lives being detailed openly on social media often to their own
protected
employees expect that their privacy will be
legitimately needed
many people believe that organizations ask for more personal information than is
individual rights
are continually giving way to perceived needs for drug testing especially concerning people in occupations having responsibility for public health and safety
AIDS
this controversy was largely responsible for adopting universal precautions under which all bodily fluids are regarded as potentially hazardous
employee polygraph protection act of 1988
adverse reactions to the routine use of polygraph tests led to the passage of this
individual privacy
title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 and the privacy act of 1974 were the first major laws to have a significant impact on
privacy act of 1974
law that ensures record confidentiality guarantees employees the right to examine the personnel files and requires that no info be disclosed without the consent of affected employees
states
the privacy act has served as a model for privacy laws in many
selected employees
the polygraph protection act allows for testing of
fair credit reporting act
limited organizational access to personal financial data; keeps employers from receiving reports about employees with the exception of specifically defined purposes related to work
workplace
agencies serve subpoenas, summonses, and warrants to employees in the
HR
if legal order servers enter via administration they will be referred to
external request
any _____ _____ for information about an employee should be referred to HR
signed release
with the exception of responding to legal orders HR should not release any information to outside parties without first securing a _____ ____ from the affected employee
employee searches
searches of desks and lockers are sometimes necessary but organizations should have a published policy governing these
perception of discrimination
any search policy should be applied evenly and consistently to eliminate any
including managers
no employees ______ ______ should be exempt from search
employee consent
should be requested before a search although it is not necessarily required by law
moral and ethical principles
the case study emphasizes
ethics
are important in any situation involving management
chief executive officer
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