Module 2 - Case

EMPLOYEE VOICE

Case Assignment

Begin by viewing the following:

Facebook Vent Against Supervisor Not Grounds for Firing, Retrieved from www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/11/09/facebook.firing/

Parexel International, LLC, 356 NLRB No.82 (2011). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT5hljA3WCU

Then review

No concerted protected activity, no problem—the NLRB recognizes “pre-emptive strike” retaliation (March 14, 2011). Retrieved from http://www.martindale.com/labor-employment-law/article_Obermayer-Rebmann-Maxwell-Hippel-LLP_1255826.htm 

Also review—Employees recording & publicizing management’s union communications, retrieved from http://www.laborrelationstoday.com/2013/10/articles/corporate-campaigns/not-a-trick-or-treat-employees-are-recording-and-publicizing-managements-union-campaign-communications/

After reviewing the above information please respond to the following questions:

• Compare and contrast the Facebook and Parexel situations/ outcomes.  Be sure to discuss what is meant by “protected concerted activity.”
• Discuss how this term affects union and union-free workplaces.
• How can HRM ensure that they are not violating employees’ protected concerted activity rights?

Bring in at least 4 additional library sources to help strengthen your discussion.

Please upload your paper by the module due date. Paper length: 4–5 pages, not counting cover and reference pages.

Assignment Expectations

Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis of the relevant issues and HRM actions, drawing on your background reading and research.

Information Literacy: Evaluate resources and select only library/web-based resources that provide reliable, substantiated information.

Give authors credit for their work. Cite sources of borrowed information in the body of your text as footnotes or numbered end notes, or use APA style of referencing.

Prepare a paper that is professionally presented (including a cover page, a list of references, headings/subheadings, and a strong introduction and conclusion). Proofread carefully for grammar, spelling, and word-usage errors.