Changes in the social contract between corporations and
employees have evolved how the businesses or employers compensate
and evaluate the worth of their employees.
This is affected by a few basic variables,
- Tenure of the employee: Nowadays, the companies are focusing on
short-term salary-based policy on retaining their employees.
- Performance of the employee: With the employees being upgraded
with better information and skills, the companies have to evaluate
the worth of each employee accordingly.
There are many other programs concerning employees that have
evolved such as paid leaves, Office nursery, maternity leave,
health benefits, etc.
This involvement has certainly benefitted society and the
relationship between employers and employees.
Exceptions to Employment-At-Will Doctrine
- Public Policy: The employees cannot be
dismissed by the company if such action violates the public policy
of the state or statues. The state can follow its own or the
federal policy can be employed.
- Implied Contract: There is an implied contract
between an employer and an employee. Therefore, an employer cannot
fire the employee after this relationship is formed between
them.
- Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair
Dealing: This exception emphasis the good faith in every
employment contract formed between employer and employee. Meaning
thereby, termination of an employee cannot take place if the reason
behind it is the bad faith or malice intention.