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Buss. Environment 17
Business Environment Chapter 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1099 economy | the new social contract of contingent workers |
| 1978 Civil Service Reform Act | Legislation that |
| Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) | Any of the various ways companies provide due process for their employees in handling complaints and resolving disputes |
| Collective bargaining | Process by which unions negotiate with a company for certain employee rights |
| Defend trade secrets act | includes strong protections for corporate whistle-blowers; establishes clear procedures for immunity for employees who disclose trade secrets to government as part of a whistle-blower case |
| Due process | The right to receive an impartial review of one's complaints and to be dealt with fairly |
| Employee engagement | Describes the connection between a business's employees and its mission |
| Employee rights | The entitlement of an employee to equal opportunity |
| Employment-at-will doctrine | Belief based on the private property rights of the employer |
| Enterprise rights | Employee rights that come from employer promises |
| False Claims Act (FCA) | A federal law dating to the Civil War that in part allows employees who expose contractor fraud to share with the government in any financial recoveries realized by their efforts |
| FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement | provides compensatory damages for whistle-blowers-expanding the scope of protected activity |
| Fissuring | when employers are avoiding the costs of full-time workers (health care |
| Gig economy | characterized by work consisting of a series of short-term jobs coordinated through a mobile app |
| Good cause norm | The belief that employees should be discharged only for good reasons |
| Good faith principle | A restraint on employment-at-will in which employers hold themselves to a standard of fairness and good faith dealing with employees |
| Hearing procedure | A way of opening up employee-complaint processes |
| Implied contract exception | An exception to employment-at-will in which statements in employee handbooks |
| Mandatory arbitration | A dispute-resolution mechanism in which parties must agree to a form of arbitration prior to a dispute |
| Michigan Whistle-Blowers Protection Act of 1981 | The first state law to protect any employee in private industry against unjust reprisals for reporting alleged violations of federal |
| Millennial generation | workers born between 1980 and 2000 |
| National Labor Relations Act | law passed in 1935 that protects American workers from unfair management practices |
| Ombudsman | In the corporate world |
| Open-door policy | A dispute-resolution method in which a senior-level executive or human resources executive asserts that his or her "door is always open" for those who think they have been treated unfairly |
| Outplacement | Assistance provided to laid-off employees |
| Peer review panel | An employee due-process mechanism in which a committee of respected employees in an organization |
| Private property | holds that individuals and private organizations are free to use their property as they desire |
| Public policy exception | An exception to employment-at-will that protects employees from being fired because they refuse to commit crimes or because they try to take advantage of privileges to which they are entitled by law |
| Social contract | In employment terms |
| Statutory rights | Rights provided by the law |
| Whistle-Blower Protection Act | passed by the government to protect whistle-blowers against employer retaliation |
| Whistle-blower | A former or current employee who exposes illegal or immoral practices under the control of their employers |
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