Employer’s Duty of Care Explain whether Jake’s actions are in or out of “his scope of employment”? Scope of employment are the activities of an employee that are in furtherance of the duties that are owed to an employer, where the employer is or could be, the existence of some control wither directly or indirectly, over the activities of the employee. The scope of employee includes all acts reasonably necessary or incident to the performance of work. This includes matters of personal convenience
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2 1. Explain whether Jake’s actions are in or out of “his scope of employment.” “Scope of employment is defined as actions of an employee which further the business of the employer and are not personal business, which becomes the test as to whether an employer is liable for damages due to such actions under the doctrine of respondent superior (make the master answer),” (LAW.COM, 2011). In this video, Jake is the service manager of the Rally
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Employers duty of care Onyinye Nwegbe LEG 500 Submitted to Jennifer Meade Explain whether Jake’s actions are in or out of “his scope of employment”. Jake’s actions are in the “scope of his employment” as is defined by Nolo’s Plain-English law dictionary. Scope of employment can be defined, “as actions or activities an employee might reasonably undertake as part of his or her job. An employer is responsible for actions an employee takes within the scope of employment, which means an employer
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1. Explain whether Jake’s actions are in or out of “his scope of employment.” Jake states that he is doing his job thoroughly and perfectly due to law requirements. Jake’s actions are within his scope of employment. Along with changing oil, Jake is inspecting cars for safety issues for the customer. As a service technician Jake is within his scope of employment to actually check cars during service. Inspecting the car as well is part of Jake’s job function as a mechanic. When Jake implied
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1. Explain whether Jake’s actions are in or out of “his scope of employment.” In the video Jake is a master mechanic that fixes cars and does oil changes at a dealership. The dealership is offering a free oil changes as a special promotion to get customers at the dealership. Ever since the special promotion started Jack has been putting in a lot of hours and working overtime to productively get cars in and out in a timely manner. Jake hurt his hand while on the job doing oil changes. Jake actions
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LEG 500 – Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance February 7, 2012 In order for a business to be successful an employer and employee should have an understanding relationship. The relationship between the two is of the utmost importance. The employee is supposed to follow the laws of the company or that the employer has made known once they have decided to accept a position with the company. The employee is bound by rules and regulations in their place of work and is liable for a penalty
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of care? We all know that corporate officers have a duty of care to the corporation that they are employed by. They have an obligation to perform their duties with the care that a person in a like position would reasonably exercise under similar circumstances (Halbert & Ingulli, 2010, p 52). As a fellow employee down on the totem pole, we are held to the same standard to act in good faith in whatever position that we hold. Our employers also have that same duty to take care of the employees that
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Explain whether Jake’s actions are in or out of “his scope of employment.” Jake’s actions are in “his scope of employment.” Herman is reprimanding Jake for making sure he performs his job correctly and thoroughly. Even though Rally Motors is offering free oil changes, it is important to make sure the basics are checked also. The basics include checking the brakes, tires, and also checking the transmission. Herman seems to think that the oil should just be changed in the cars to get the customers
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Employer’s Duty of Care Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance – LEG 500 Wednesday February 16th 2011 1. Explain whether Jake’s actions are in or out of “his scope of employment.” Working ethically and being compatible with each other in a company is very fundamental in the development of the business. The managers and the employees have to develop a relationship where they agree on a form of understanding within their different levels of the organization and reason out what is needed to
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The topic that the writer will discuss in this paper is employer’s duty of care. The video that is attached to this assignment touched on the topic of employer’s duty of care and issues of compensation. Throughout this assignment the writer will convey to the audience the pros and cons of both men in the video, as well as go into detail on the topic of employer’s duty of care. 1. Explain whether Jake’s actions are in or out of “his scope of employment.” Jake's actions are out of his scope of
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