managers look at an employee’s specific traits in relation to the job, such as friendliness to the customer
trait method
100
This type of evaluation system is a systematic way to examine how well an employee is performing in his or her job
performance evaluation system
100
the right of an employer to fire an employee or an employee to leave an organization at any time, without any specific cause.
employment-at-will principle (EAW)
100
is an organization of employees formed to bargain with an employer
union
100
means the employee chooses to leave the organization.
Resignation
200
method looks at individual actions within a specific job
behavioral method
200
name three areas performance systems measure
completion of required tasks/responsibilities, quality of work, level or performance, going above and beyond, performance of business in which you work and others
200
refers to an employee’s telling the public about ethical or legal violations of his or her organization.
Whistleblowing
200
Local representative of a union at an organization
steward
200
payment when an employee has a layoff; can include pay, benefits, or other compensation for which an employee is entitled when they leave the organization
severance package
300
method compare one employee with other employees
Comparative method
300
appraisal method is a way to appraise performance by using several sources to measure the employee’s effectiveness
360-degree performance appraisal method
300
means the employee resigned, but only because the work conditions were so intolerable that he or she had no choice
constructive discharge
300
process is the process of negotiating an agreement between management and employees.
Collective bargaining
300
refers to the process of reducing the total size of employees, to ultimately save on costs.
Rightsizing
400
focused on employee accomplishments, such as whether or not employees met a quota
Results method
400
refers to how well members of the organization, manager and employees, accept the performance evaluation tool as a valid measure of performance
Acceptability
400
requires organizations with more than one hundred employees to give employees and their communities at least sixty days’ notice of closure or layoff affecting fifty or more full-time employees.
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
400
a formal way by which employees can submit a complaint regarding something that is not administered correctly in the contract.
grievance process
400
In this type of system, a committee of management and employees is formed to review employee complaints or discipline issues.
peer resolution system
500
the source answers a series of questions about the employee’s performance in essay form
essay appraisal
500
Act of 1978 set new standards for performance evaluation
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (All agencies were required to create performance review systems)
500
means punishment of an employee for engaging in a protected activity, such as filing a discrimination charge or opposing illegal employer practices.
Retaliatory discharge
500
percentage of employees required to start a labor union
legally, you could file with as few as 30% of employees signed up, but it's best to wait for a solid majority
500
the third party facilitates the resolution process, but the results of the process are not binding for either party.