{"id":1102,"date":"2019-08-26T16:28:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T16:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1102"},"modified":"2024-04-25T01:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T01:40:46","slug":"why-it-matters-employee-rights-and-responsibilities","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/chapter\/why-it-matters-employee-rights-and-responsibilities\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Employee Rights and Responsibilities","rendered":"Why It Matters: Employee Rights and Responsibilities"},"content":{"raw":"<h2><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2341\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4056\/2019\/08\/08233155\/earth-2254769_960_720-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image.\" width=\"350\" height=\"215\" \/>Why learn about rights and responsibilities of employees and their employers?<\/h2>\r\nIn business it is often difficult to determine where one\u2019s rights end and another\u2019s responsibility begins. However, with increasing transparency, empowered workers, and the ability to organize rapidly online, it\u2019s important for businesses to not only identify the line but enforce it. Harassment. Hate speech. Threats of violence. Our workplaces are a microcosm of society. The socio-political divisions and economic pressures that are raising tensions nationally and internationally are also a risk for businesses.\r\n\r\nLeadership Mindset columnist for <em>Inc. Magazine<\/em> Marissa Levin reports that a Harvard Business School study proved that \u201ctoxic employees destroy your culture and your bottom line.\u201d[footnote]Levin, Marissa. \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/marissa-levin\/harvard-research-proves-toxic-employees-destroy-your-culture-your-bottom-line.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard Research Proves Toxic Employees Destroy Your Culture and Your Bottom Line<\/a>.\" Inc. Accessed September 12, 2019.[\/footnote] The research found that the cost of incivility to be in the millions. Specific human resource impacts cited:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees subjected to incivility in the workplace experience \u2018markedly loosened bonds with their work life.\u2019<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly half of employees \u2018decreased [their] work effort\u2019 and intentionally spent less time at work.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38 percent \u2018intentionally decreased\u2019 the quality of their work.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 percent of employees who had been treated with incivility admitted to taking their frustrations out on customers.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 percent left their jobs due to uncivil treatment.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nHuman resource managers have a responsibility to both employees and the business. In this section we\u2019ll discuss the laws that govern employee information and behavior and what laws and guidelines apply to employers.","rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2341\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4056\/2019\/08\/08233155\/earth-2254769_960_720-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image.\" width=\"350\" height=\"215\" \/>Why learn about rights and responsibilities of employees and their employers?<\/h2>\n<p>In business it is often difficult to determine where one\u2019s rights end and another\u2019s responsibility begins. However, with increasing transparency, empowered workers, and the ability to organize rapidly online, it\u2019s important for businesses to not only identify the line but enforce it. Harassment. Hate speech. Threats of violence. Our workplaces are a microcosm of society. The socio-political divisions and economic pressures that are raising tensions nationally and internationally are also a risk for businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Leadership Mindset columnist for <em>Inc. Magazine<\/em> Marissa Levin reports that a Harvard Business School study proved that \u201ctoxic employees destroy your culture and your bottom line.\u201d<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Levin, Marissa. &quot;Harvard Research Proves Toxic Employees Destroy Your Culture and Your Bottom Line.&quot; Inc. Accessed September 12, 2019.\" id=\"return-footnote-1102-1\" href=\"#footnote-1102-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a> The research found that the cost of incivility to be in the millions. Specific human resource impacts cited:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees subjected to incivility in the workplace experience \u2018markedly loosened bonds with their work life.\u2019<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly half of employees \u2018decreased [their] work effort\u2019 and intentionally spent less time at work.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38 percent \u2018intentionally decreased\u2019 the quality of their work.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 percent of employees who had been treated with incivility admitted to taking their frustrations out on customers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 percent left their jobs due to uncivil treatment.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Human resource managers have a responsibility to both employees and the business. In this section we\u2019ll discuss the laws that govern employee information and behavior and what laws and guidelines apply to employers.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1102\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Why It Matters: Employee Rights and Responsibilities. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Nina Burokas. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li><strong>Authored by<\/strong>: The Digital Artist. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Pixabay. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/earth-internet-globalisation-2254769\/\">https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/earth-internet-globalisation-2254769\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/cc0\">CC0: No Rights Reserved<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Pixabay License<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section><hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-1102-1\">Levin, Marissa. \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/marissa-levin\/harvard-research-proves-toxic-employees-destroy-your-culture-your-bottom-line.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard Research Proves Toxic Employees Destroy Your Culture and Your Bottom Line<\/a>.\" Inc. 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