In: Operations Management
Indicate whether you think the following situations describe a legal or an illegal dismissal. Provide the reasoning or explanation for your answer.
1. An employee is fired because he or she refuses to do something the employer requests that the employee believes is unethical.
a. Legal or illegal?
b. Why?
2. An employee is fired because he or she refuses to do something the employer requests that the employee believes is illegal.
3. An employee is fired for writing a letter to the newspaper complaining about the employer’s merchandise return policies and general treatment of customers.
a. Legal or illegal?
b. Why?
4. An employee is fired for telephoning the health department about the employer’s food storage and preparation practices.
a. Legal or illegal?
b. Why?