Old Smoke Dustin McCabe BUS309-011016 11/27/2011 Old Smoke Employee rights arise from federal and state laws that overtime, have established various rules that govern the employer – employee relationship (definitions.uslegal.com, 2011). It includes the right to privacy and freedom from discrimination based on age, gender, race, national origin or religion (employment.findlaw.com, 2011). Having employee rights ensures equal opportunity for all employees, as well as, it makes the employee
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respectful to not smoke while she is in there the residue of the smoke still remains in spite of them opening the window to air out the room. Charles realizes that the law is his state requires him to provide a smoke free environment when the employee desires it. If I were Charles I would provide another area in which Darlene could do the necessary report. Darlene is in titled to have her moral and human rights respected by her employer. She does not have to be subjected to the old stale smoke in the room
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Old Smoke Bus 309 Lynne Anderson Professor Richard Carroll Strayer University February 21, 2012 1. Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. What is Darlene’s personality? Is she a valuable employee with a sunny disposition and the ability to get along with everyone, who happens to have an allergy to cigarette smoke or has other general respiratory problems? Or is she an employee who has a different problem every day, no matter what the circumstances
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Old Smoke Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. If I were Charles Renfold, smoking would be restricted in the workplace areas. He should take in to concern that secondhand smoke is hazardous to your health. Smoking in the workplace has always been an issue. Alice and Frank were always considerate when Darlene came into the file room by not smoking and opening the windows. However, you still have the smell of old smoke. Smoking should not be permitted in the
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Old Smoke In today’s society, tobacco smoke is a concern which has resulted in banning smoking in the workplace, restaurants, and recreational facilities that have sporting events. Numerous studies have found that tobacco smoke is the major contributor to indoor air pollution, and that breathing secondhand smoke is a cause of disease in healthy nonsmokers, including heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, and lung cancer (Model Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking in all Workplaces, n.d.). A smokefree
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“Old Smoke” BUS309 11/23/2011 1. Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. Charles Renfold is put in a tough situation. He is counting on Darlene to help him with a report and last minute was left alone to do it because of the “old smoke” smell that lingered in the filing room. The way Darlene handled the situation was not professional or appropriate. I would have told her that as soon as we were done with the report, I would have done something about the smell
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on bad smells in the workplace; to include old cigarette smell, perfume, and body odor. It will further discuss smoking area solutions and smoking policies for companies. 1. Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. The situation Charles Renfold is faced with is twofold; first he has just received notification from top management on a report due “yesterday” and second Darlene Lambert informed him the odor of smoke in the file room was awful and she refused
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Joseph Lockaby Professor Bill Lolius Assignment #2 Case 8.4 Old Smoke BUS 309 November 27, 2011 Old Smoke This is case regarding smokers and non-smokers in the workplace. Smokers are entitled to smoking rights while non-smokers are entitled to their rights. Can a company infringe on the rights of smokers verses non-smokers and how will this affect the productivity of the workers? This will be discussed in this the questions that are asked in this case and what how smoking and
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Case 8.4 “OLD SMOKE” DONALD HITCHCOCK SHAFIQUR MALLICK BUS 309 BUSINESS ETHICS JANUARY 28, 2012 CASE 8.4 OLD SMOKE 1. Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. If I were Charles Renfold and was confronted about the smell of “old smoke’’ I would listen to the complaint from Darlene and explain to her that the company has not banned smoking at the work place. I would also remind Darlene that she has a job to accomplish in the file room and that this is what
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"Old Smoke" Case 8.4 Michael A. Kidd Professor Jane Bolduc Osburn Business Ethics – BUS 309 February 20, 2012 Explain how you would handle this situation if you were Charles Renfold. When we look at this scenario, I can only imagine how many times this same situation happens in workplaces all over the world. For Charles Renfold, handling the situation will require tact, understanding, and patients
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