MHA 702 Exam 6 (Chapters 16-18)
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terminations of employment are.. ✔✔inevitable
involuntary termination ✔✔end of employment upon the decision of management;
includes discharges for cause, such as violations of policies or work rules, dismissal for
reasons of substandard performance
layoffs ✔✔traumatic occurences that sever personnel from their employment and
adversely affect the morale and motivation of survivors
discharge ✔✔usually occurs after employees break the organizations work rules or
violate organizational policies
dismissal ✔✔occurs for reasons of job performance, such as failure to pass the
probationary period or failure to meet the minimum standards of the job
what must occur before a termination? ✔✔manager must work with HR and agree on
the terms of the termination and must agree that all required info is complete and
available
terminations involving the least risk to an organization are... ✔✔those for which a good
cause is evident
,most critical dimension of termination for cause ✔✔ensuring the managment and HR
observe all essential steps of the process
pitfalls of a wrongful termination lawsuit ✔✔frustration, costly, time consuming
best protection against wrongful termination charges ✔✔fair personnel policies
consistently applied
the organization must have ______ _____ of employee wrongdoing to support a
discharge ✔✔clear evidence
dismissal relates to.. ✔✔performance, not conduct or behavior
who is eligible for unemployment compensation? ✔✔a DISMISSED employee
what happens when claim for unemployment compensation is not protested?
✔✔compensation is usually granted
constructive discharge ✔✔Occurs when an employer makes working conditions so
intolerable that an employee has no choice but to resign.
when does constructive discharge become an issue? ✔✔when the former employee
registers a legal complaint alleging that the organization made life so difficult that the
individual HAD to resign for the sake of his/her physical and mental well being
"for the record" resignation ✔✔when an individual is allowed to "resign" in lieu of
discharge; looks better for personnel record, however can expose organization to
certain negative claims ("I was forced to resign.")
, reasons for reducing numbers of employees ✔✔-downsizing
-re-engineering
-mergers
-aquisitions
-combo of all
reengineering ✔✔systematic redesign of a business' core activities, starting with desired
outcomes and establishing the most efficient possible processes to achieve those
outcomes
other names for re-engineering ✔✔downsizing, rightsizing, reorganizing, repositioning,
revitalizing, modernizing
healthcare organization statistic with re-engineering ✔✔by 1998, 81% had reduced their
staff through layoffs or attrition and nearly half had laid off managers
what has led hospitals to turn to less costly staff to deliver certain needed services?
✔✔increasing demand for healthcare services associated with decreasing
reimbursement payments for such services
mergers, acquisitions, and other forms of affiliation have become common without
healthcare. what does this usually mean for jobs? ✔✔loss of jobs throughout these
organizations
for-profit organization are more likely to be... ✔✔specialized; they are far less likely to
maintain services that are not profitable
not-for-profit organizations are more likely to... ✔✔carry unprofitible services for the
sake of remaining full serviced to the communities they serve
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terminations of employment are.. ✔✔inevitable
involuntary termination ✔✔end of employment upon the decision of management;
includes discharges for cause, such as violations of policies or work rules, dismissal for
reasons of substandard performance
layoffs ✔✔traumatic occurences that sever personnel from their employment and
adversely affect the morale and motivation of survivors
discharge ✔✔usually occurs after employees break the organizations work rules or
violate organizational policies
dismissal ✔✔occurs for reasons of job performance, such as failure to pass the
probationary period or failure to meet the minimum standards of the job
what must occur before a termination? ✔✔manager must work with HR and agree on
the terms of the termination and must agree that all required info is complete and
available
terminations involving the least risk to an organization are... ✔✔those for which a good
cause is evident
,most critical dimension of termination for cause ✔✔ensuring the managment and HR
observe all essential steps of the process
pitfalls of a wrongful termination lawsuit ✔✔frustration, costly, time consuming
best protection against wrongful termination charges ✔✔fair personnel policies
consistently applied
the organization must have ______ _____ of employee wrongdoing to support a
discharge ✔✔clear evidence
dismissal relates to.. ✔✔performance, not conduct or behavior
who is eligible for unemployment compensation? ✔✔a DISMISSED employee
what happens when claim for unemployment compensation is not protested?
✔✔compensation is usually granted
constructive discharge ✔✔Occurs when an employer makes working conditions so
intolerable that an employee has no choice but to resign.
when does constructive discharge become an issue? ✔✔when the former employee
registers a legal complaint alleging that the organization made life so difficult that the
individual HAD to resign for the sake of his/her physical and mental well being
"for the record" resignation ✔✔when an individual is allowed to "resign" in lieu of
discharge; looks better for personnel record, however can expose organization to
certain negative claims ("I was forced to resign.")
, reasons for reducing numbers of employees ✔✔-downsizing
-re-engineering
-mergers
-aquisitions
-combo of all
reengineering ✔✔systematic redesign of a business' core activities, starting with desired
outcomes and establishing the most efficient possible processes to achieve those
outcomes
other names for re-engineering ✔✔downsizing, rightsizing, reorganizing, repositioning,
revitalizing, modernizing
healthcare organization statistic with re-engineering ✔✔by 1998, 81% had reduced their
staff through layoffs or attrition and nearly half had laid off managers
what has led hospitals to turn to less costly staff to deliver certain needed services?
✔✔increasing demand for healthcare services associated with decreasing
reimbursement payments for such services
mergers, acquisitions, and other forms of affiliation have become common without
healthcare. what does this usually mean for jobs? ✔✔loss of jobs throughout these
organizations
for-profit organization are more likely to be... ✔✔specialized; they are far less likely to
maintain services that are not profitable
not-for-profit organizations are more likely to... ✔✔carry unprofitible services for the
sake of remaining full serviced to the communities they serve
