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BUS223
Chapter Six Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Due Process | The right to be protected against the arbitrary use of authority; rules police and courts must follow in exercising their authority over citizens; in the workplace, it is the basic fairness within the scope of employer's authority over employees |
| Just Cause | A standard for terminations or discipline that requires the employer to have sufficient and fair cause before reaching a decision against an employee. |
| Downsize | The reduction of human resources at an organization through terminations, retirements, corporate divestments, or other means |
| Affirmative action | The intentional inclusion of previously excluded groups. Affirmative action efforts can take place in employment environments, education, or other arenas. |
| Child Labour | Exploitative work that involves some harm to a child who is not of an age to justify his or her presence in the workplace. |
| Common-law agency test | Indicator of independent contractor status that provides the employer the ability to control the manner in which the work is performed. The employer need not actually control the work, but have the right or ability to control for worker to be an employee. |
| Diversity | The presence of differing cultures, languages, ethnicities, races, genders, religious sects, abilities, social classes, ages, and national origins of the individuals in a firm. It encompasses the values of respect, tolerance, inclusions, and acceptance. |
| Economic Realties Test | A test by which courts consider whether the worker is economically dependent on the business or, as a matter of economic fact, is in business for him- or herself. |
| Employment At Will (EAW) | Employers are free to fire an employee at any time and for any reason. In the same manner, an EAW worker may opt to leave a job at any time for any reason, without offering any notice at all; so the freedom is theoretically mutual. |
| IRS 20-factor analysis | A list of 20 factors to which the IRS looks to determine whether someone is an employee of an independent contractor. |
| Multiculturalism | Refers to the principle of tolerance and inclusion that supports the co-existence of multiple cultures, while encouraging each to retain that which is unique or individual about that particular culture. |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) | An agency of the federal government that publishes and enforces safety and health regulations for U.S. businesses. |
| Reverse Discrimination | Decisions made or actions taken against those individuals who are traditionally considered to be in power or the majority, such s white men, or in favour of a historically non dominant group. |
| Sweatshops | Any workplace in which workers are typically subject to cruel conditions. |
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