This signature assignment is designed to align with specific program student learning outcomes in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree. The signature assignments may be graded with an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college\/school and used for program improvements.\tResource: Avery Foster v. Federal Express Corp., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53779 (E. Dist. Ct. MI)\t\u00a0\t\u00a0\tThe issue in the case is whether the company’s employment handbook created an implied contract. Avery Foster was terminated for falsifying an employee timecard. He argued that he was told in his initial interview that he would be guaranteed employment at Federal Express as long as he was a good worker and was protected from “just cause” termination. The court found there was good cause to terminate Avery Foster and that the handbook did not create an implied contract of guaranteed employment.\tProgressive discipline is an employee disciplinary process that provides a graduated and measured range of responses to employee performance or conduct issues. Critical thinking consideration: Short of termination, could progressive discipline have been effective in this matter?\t\u00a0\tGiven the circumstances and issues that arose in the Avery Foster case, create the following:\t\u00a0\tDesign a Progressive Discipline Policy that would be appropriate for most organizations to follow, with consideration to the following measures:\t\u00a0\tIdentify the discipline issues to be addressed: attendance, performance, conduct, or a single broad category of non-performance.\t\u00a0\tDetermine whether or not the provisions of the policy should permit the company to modify and\/or apply the policy in any manner it deems appropriate under the circumstances, including acceleration of steps, exclusion of steps, or repetition of steps.\t\u00a0\tAssess when a supervisor may act independently or needs to seek upper management approval.\t\u00a0\tExplain instructions on when to involve Human Resources.\t\u00a0\tClarify the role of Human Resources to advise or approve disciplinary action.\tDetermine when a witness should be present.\t\u00a0\tOutline the different sequences and progressive levels of discipline that an employee can receive.\t\u00a0\tDevelop rules regarding merit increases in relation to disciplinary action.\tWrite the policy in the third-person in no more than 1,400 words.\t\u00a0\tUse headings that appropriately signal the steps and keep your policy organized.\tUse a minimum of three different research resources, and identify all sources in your Reference page.\tClick the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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