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| Covenant of non-disclosure |
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| Is a formal policy where employees have a duty to protect confidential information. |
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| Points the way to more positive and productive behavior rather than to penalize the person for his or her mistakes. |
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| Perception of equity in the allocation of rewards or penalties given by the organization |
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| The overall organizational strategy to which layoff may contribute |
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| Relationship between an organization and its employees from the time the employees start working at the organization until they leave the organization. |
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| Common law standard that states that a private institution has the right to terminate its employees, with or without just cause, in the absence of a written contract. |
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| Programs sponsored by organizations and designed to ensure honest, fair and responsible actions on the part of the employees. |
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| The Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA) |
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| A federal law that regulates how such agencies provide information about consumers. |
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| Means an employee can chose his or her work schedule within some limits. |
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| A formal, written complaint about the way in which the employment relationship is being carried out. |
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| Some state courts recognized implied contracts as an exception to the employment at will doctrine. Are contractual obligation made beyond written contract between employers and employees which can be inferred as a commitment on the part of the employers for providing continuing employment to the employees. |
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| Interpersonal/Interaction Justice |
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| The perception of fairness towards the authority figure who enacts the procedure. |
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| Refers to a situation where two people divide the responsibilities for a regular, full time job. |
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| or fairness is thought to exist when people receive those things they believe they deserve to receive based upon their contribution. |
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| Refers to the tactical, physical action of eliminating redundant skills in the organization. |
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| contractual arrangement with employees that restrict their acceptance of employment with an industry competitor upon voluntarily leaving the current organization. |
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| individual perception to fairness in an organization |
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| the dissolution of the employment relationship. |
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| A term used for the organizationally sponsored, formalized activities associated with an employee's socialization into the organization |
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| a perception of fair rules, laws, or policies that allocate values rewards and punishments. |
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| When employees continue to violate policy and discipline becomes more and more severe. |
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| Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001 |
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| Allows governmental officials to access to business records and transactions |
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| The provision of a negative consequence following a behavior. |
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| Realistic Job Previews (RJP) |
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| Present relevant, balanced, and unbiased information about the organization, the job, and the conditions under which the job candidate will work. |
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| Employees voluntary leave their position within the organization |
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| An exit from an organization position or career path of considerable during taken by an individual after middle age and taken with the intention of reduced psychological commitment to work thereafter. |
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| The process by which an individual comes to appreciate the values, abilities, expected behaviors, social knowledge essential for assuming an organizational role for participating as an organizational member. |
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| Dissolution of the employment relationship that is originated by the employer |
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| The weakest of the at will exceptions include the intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation |
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| Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) |
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| Establishes the rights of reservists and the national guard to return to work at the end of their service. |
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| Reporting misconduct to persons who have the power to take action |
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| Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification Act (WARM) |
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| Requires organization of employers with more than 100 full time employees to give affected employees 60 days written notice when a plant will close or when mass layoffs are expected that will last 6 months or more. |
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