Eleanor Thomas
November 03/2014
HRM/546
Instructor: Denise Brown
This week the class force of three topics and how they applied within an organization. Employment at will, Independent Contractor or employee, and disparate treatment and disparate Impact. Each one of these topics helps make an organization run smoothly.
How is employment at well applied in your organization or in one with which you are familiar? Since I have not been on my new job long enough to really answer this question fairly. I will be applying this question to my former work place. For years I work as an insurance agent and I have seen employees come and go. Now that I have a clear understanding of how Employment - at -Will can work within an organization, I must say I have seen it with in my chosen organization. Employment -at-Will has been applied on a daily basic at the last company I work for. With Employment-at-will being stated to be An employment relationship where there is no contractual obligation to remain in the relationship; either party may terminate the relationship at any time, for any reason, as long as the reason is not prohibited by law. (D. Bennett-Alexander, P. Hartman) 2007. The company takes extra steps to make sure that they follow the guile line when it come to their employees. They make sure that there is an open door policy when it comes to the employees. Employment at will has benefit the company and the employees. The company has an ideal of what they can and cannot get away with as well as the employees.
To what extent do the exceptions to employment at will limit its application in the organization? The Human Resource department plays an important role in the business, because they help make the rules of the company. Because the HR department has a clear understand of the topic at hand, they are able to head off any unwanted issue before they arrive. Problems only arise when the company does not understand what they