Chapter 6 Moral rights in the Workplace
Chapter Six – Moral rights in the Workplace
Review Questions
1. Explain the difference between an employee’s legal rights and moral rights.
2. Explain three different meanings of a right to work. Which, if any, do you think should
be among the moral rights of employees?
3. What is the legal doctrine of employment at will? Explain three different legislative or
judicial limitations on this doctrine. Do you think any are unreasonable?
4. What is the definition of due process? How does this relate to the concept of just cause?
5. Explain and evaluate four major counterarguments to due process rights in the workplace.
6. Explain what you take to be the strongest argument in defense of an employee’s right to
participate in managerial decision making. Explain what you take to be the strongest
argument against such a right.
7. Explain how individual bargaining between employer and employee would be the
preferred method of the classical model of corporate social responsibility for establishing
a healthy and safe workplace. Describe at least two objections to this approach.
8. Explain how the nature of the employer-employee relationship helps to determine the
extent of privacy in the workplace.
Chapter Six – Moral Rights in the Workplace
Discussion Questions
1. In the Quon v. Ontario case, the police officers filed a lawsuit even though they were not fired
for the information that the police chief learned about their text messages. How, if at all, is
someone harmed simply by another person reading private text messages?
2. Both Swann and Leone were fired for what they posted to Facebook. Should they have been
surprised that their employers might read their postings? It is unknown if Colvin knew about or
consented to having his picture posted to Facebook. What issues does this raise?
3. In both the Swann and Leone cases the employers did not give the employee an option to
explain or appeal their decisions. Should they have?
4. Do you disagree with any of the actions of the employers in these cases? Why or why not?
5. If you were responsible for hiring employees, would you look to a Website such as Facebook
to gather information about them?
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