Big Lots: Case Study
Formative Assessment Activity
HRM/546-Human Resource Law
Formative Assessment Activity
The commencement of the class’s courses examines the concept of employment-at-will within firms. The paper analyzes the following questions: how does the employment-at-will concept employs to Big Lots? What exceptions refine its application to Big Lots? And how is it used by the managers for the protection of the organization?
Application of Employment-at-Will
One state that follows employment-at-will is the state of Texas. Big Lots has not exhibited the practice of at-will within the company. Howbeit, on hiring, employees are supposed to sign paperwork that comprises of the company’s information and the application of employment-at-will. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act promotes ethical behavior within the company and is an application of employment-at-will. Bennett-Alexander (2007), states that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act protects employees, who expose corporate misconduct related to violations of federal law. Whistle-Blowing also plays a vital role at Big Lots, which bears a number for the reporting of distrustful behavior. In acquiescence to the act, the number assigned protects the callers’ identity by keeping them anonymous. Title VII is the Big Lots’ largest employment-at-will application. It defends employees against discriminations in the categories of color, race, national origin and religion. However, some exceptions do …show more content…
Ever Big Lots store has around 20 employees, which influences the exclusions to the regulations of employment-at-will. Promissory estoppels is one exclusion that employs to Big Lots, in which an employee will have to prove the promise made to him or her regarding employment. For instance, if an interviewed candidate denies the job offered to him or her, he or she will have to prove that the job was promised to him or
HRM/546-Human Resource Law
Formative Assessment Activity
The commencement of the class’s courses examines the concept of employment-at-will within firms. The paper analyzes the following questions: how does the employment-at-will concept employs to Big Lots? What exceptions refine its application to Big Lots? And how is it used by the managers for the protection of the organization?
Application of Employment-at-Will
One state that follows employment-at-will is the state of Texas. Big Lots has not exhibited the practice of at-will within the company. Howbeit, on hiring, employees are supposed to sign paperwork that comprises of the company’s information and the application of employment-at-will. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act promotes ethical behavior within the company and is an application of employment-at-will. Bennett-Alexander (2007), states that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act protects employees, who expose corporate misconduct related to violations of federal law. Whistle-Blowing also plays a vital role at Big Lots, which bears a number for the reporting of distrustful behavior. In acquiescence to the act, the number assigned protects the callers’ identity by keeping them anonymous. Title VII is the Big Lots’ largest employment-at-will application. It defends employees against discriminations in the categories of color, race, national origin and religion. However, some exceptions do …show more content…
Ever Big Lots store has around 20 employees, which influences the exclusions to the regulations of employment-at-will. Promissory estoppels is one exclusion that employs to Big Lots, in which an employee will have to prove the promise made to him or her regarding employment. For instance, if an interviewed candidate denies the job offered to him or her, he or she will have to prove that the job was promised to him or